FHB Podcast Segment: Sizing a Minisplit for Different Heating and Cooling Needs
In this FHB Podcast Segment, the team discusses how to deal with varying heating and cooling loads when sizing a minisplit in a shop.
In this FHB Podcast Segment from episode 640, Adam from Southern Minnesota asks how to address vastly different heating and cooling loads when sizing a minisplit for his shop. He found he needs 5400 Btu for cooling but 31,000 Btu for heating. His current setup includes a 7500W (25,600 Btu) unit that struggles on the coldest days and a 5000 Btu window AC for humidity control. Adam is concerned that sizing a heat pump for the heating load will result in an oversized unit for cooling, affecting humidity control. He asks if a variable refrigerant flow (inverter) system could handle this range of needs or if there are other solutions for his situation. The podcast crew weighs in!
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