When my brother was talking about installing a ductless mini split in his apartment by himself, I thought he was crazy.
He was getting a four zone ductless mini split which I thought looked appreciate a lot of work.
He worked on everything as well as got the first zone hooked up along with the power. He was surprised when he turned it on as well as it didn’t seem to be working correctly. He said he was sure that you could operate the ductless mini split separate from having the rest of the zones hooked up just yet. I thought that didn’t sound right so I looked into it myself. When I looked into it as well as found his unique make as well as model, I l earned that it was possible to install just a couple of zones instead of all of them. If you choose to go that route, I don’t know you can add another zone at a later time, however I could be wrong about that. I guess you would be able to but you might have to add extra refrigerant to the lines. It was a close call because I know he could have ruined his condenser for sure. It even said on the condenser not to run the unit separate from opening all the refrigerant lines, including the master line which he overlooked. All the videos he watched were for units that were single zone, but the multi zones were a little odd with that master valve. He ended up installing the rest of the zones which was a lot of work, as well as then he had perfectly cool air from all the units when he finally opened all the refrigerant lines. He thanked myself and others for looking out for him, however I still worry that his component could be disfigured. I also assume his warranty is void because he is not an Heating as well as A/C professional.