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Smokeyjojackson
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Hey John looking for some help again.
Room info:
12x16x8 (walls are rigid insulation)
4 air cooled Raptor 8's 1kw (4kw)
2 open batwing style x1kw (2kw)
(All ballasts are outside the room)
4 burner Co2
70 Pint Dehumidifier (off when lights on)
4 18" oscillating fans
24k BTU Mitsubishi Mr Slim
12k BTU Window unit (through the wall w/homemade plenum)
I cant get the room below 84
The issue I am having is that the air coming from the air handler on my Mitsubishi is nowhere near as cold as the air coming from my window unit. The mini split is set to 59 and the window unit is set to 61.
I suspect there may be something wrong with the mini split. I know the fan inside the air handler unit looks filthy. I feel like it has been struggling for awhile and probably should have been able to handle the room as it was but the temps were always in the low 90's sometimes higher.
For the last week I have had no issue keeping the room whatever temp I wanted 78-85. The window unit would cycle on 2/3 times per hour and the room was great. As of today both the Mitsubishi and the window unit both seem to be working full time and struggling to get the room below 84. I haven't heard the window unit cycle off in hours....
Is there potentially something wrong with my mini split unit?
How would you begin to tackle this situation if you were me?
Would cleaning the handler fan help?
Would that cause the air to be noticeably warmer than my window unit?
I have access to a trusted AC guy but his knowledge of mini splits is somewhat limited compared to yours but he has all the required tools and would be able to help me with whatever needs to be done. He made the initial connection etc.
I am hoping you can help me figure out if my mini split is running up to par or what direction I should go to remedy this predicament.
Thanks for your time,
Smokeyjojackson
Room info:
12x16x8 (walls are rigid insulation)
4 air cooled Raptor 8's 1kw (4kw)
2 open batwing style x1kw (2kw)
(All ballasts are outside the room)
4 burner Co2
70 Pint Dehumidifier (off when lights on)
4 18" oscillating fans
24k BTU Mitsubishi Mr Slim
12k BTU Window unit (through the wall w/homemade plenum)
I cant get the room below 84
The issue I am having is that the air coming from the air handler on my Mitsubishi is nowhere near as cold as the air coming from my window unit. The mini split is set to 59 and the window unit is set to 61.
I suspect there may be something wrong with the mini split. I know the fan inside the air handler unit looks filthy. I feel like it has been struggling for awhile and probably should have been able to handle the room as it was but the temps were always in the low 90's sometimes higher.
For the last week I have had no issue keeping the room whatever temp I wanted 78-85. The window unit would cycle on 2/3 times per hour and the room was great. As of today both the Mitsubishi and the window unit both seem to be working full time and struggling to get the room below 84. I haven't heard the window unit cycle off in hours....
Is there potentially something wrong with my mini split unit?
How would you begin to tackle this situation if you were me?
Would cleaning the handler fan help?
Would that cause the air to be noticeably warmer than my window unit?
I have access to a trusted AC guy but his knowledge of mini splits is somewhat limited compared to yours but he has all the required tools and would be able to help me with whatever needs to be done. He made the initial connection etc.
I am hoping you can help me figure out if my mini split is running up to par or what direction I should go to remedy this predicament.
Thanks for your time,
Smokeyjojackson