Installing Senville Central AC/Heat Pump Split System | Building Our Own Home Ep.116 

To those wondering, the s1 S2 connection he did is wrong. S1 S2 outdoor connect to S1 S2 indoor on the circuit board. L1 L2 indoor wire to breakerbox 220 or to aux heat disconnect if equipped.

You two sure make Mondays better. Glad to see you're installing your HVAC system. Split systems are so much more efficient than window units. Ooooooh and it's a dry pour too! Nice.

After being in the HVAC field for 27 years I would have loved to have seen more room between the side of the house and the back of the unit. Specs may have said that was enough room but take my word for it. You can't have to much room when you have to work on HVAC units.

Y’all, Gus has got such a “Ruff” life you need to take it easy on him!

You guys are the "Concrete Dry Pour" MASTERS on this Earth 👍

Wow. That was a job! Where did Jim Learn his skills? It seems like he can do anything he sets his mind to!!❤ Great job!

Look at you two, continuously adding class, entertainment and information to YT. Much appreciated. Blessings for you and your family.

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I am so happy y'all got that unit installed. I'll sleep much better when I ever get there.😁🤣 Ladly's so precious. And the dog didn't mind the dirt bath at all. What a pair! Be well!

A couple of years ago I put in a split system here in northwest Las Vegas where it's 9,000 degrees at midnight in July...yeah, it's a dry heat, but so is the inside of an oven. The desert is literally straight out our back door with the Las Vegas Range and the Sheep Range Mountains just beyond. The split system works really well. We use one side of it to cool two bedrooms and a large bathroom while easing off the thermostat for the rest of the house at night. Then that all that reverses in the daytime. A year ago, we installed Solup solar panels, and we haven't had an electric bill since. Here, it's gas for heating, cooking, hot water, and the dryer, and electricity for cooling. Our heater/blower is in the attic of our one-story house and lays on its side like yours. Our outside units are Trane, and I really can't complain; they're very quiet and very efficient. You have a great family... a hardworking, smart husband with as steady a hand on a saw as I have ever seen, a wife as pretty and well put together as any of the lady dancers down on the strip and a strong, funny, and capable helpmate during all of your construction adventures. Now, many years out from now, whoever marries your daughter is just going to have to get used to living with someone that can outrun, out jump, out swim, outshoot, out fish, and will always be the one at the top of the hill on the dirt bike waiting for him to catch up. At her present age, she is probably the most adorable little angel I can remember seeing ever. Kinda hated seeing the old window unit go...there's something about a machine or animal that has served me well that I always missed when it came time to part company with it, but that's just the nature of living, I guess. I wish you all only the very best of everything. Adios.

You won’t regret this unit. I installed mine 3 years ago and it’s been flawless.

You did it the right way. Vacuum down the lines before letting the gas out. NICE!!

LOL - I was just thinking you should have a drain pan under that. Then you went ahead and said your pan is being built. Whew! Nice job. Thanks for sharing

One of these would be a nice upgrade when my old unit gives up the ghost. Good job guys enjoyed watching.

Good job all of you - i just can't get over how smart you all are - looks great - have a great week - love ya all more !!!

Hello there, working from home today so there is nothing holding me from watching one of my favorite channels and family on youtube, much love to you guys 🎉❤

Can't believe how light that unit is. The concrete slab and the way you guys installed that unit is PERFECT! Nice and clean install. ok, about that "adjustable" wrench. hahahahahaaa... I NEVER KNEW that there was a "Crescent" brand. I've called that a crescent wrench my whole life. I had to google it because I couldn't believe it. It's funny what people notice. OK, I'm not sure I've ever heard a torquing measurement being a "grunt" LOL. And yet, I completely understood what Jim meant. Way to go you guys! That had to be quite a process to get everything installed, even though that unit looks pretty simple. Getting OFF GRID... that truly is the best way!

OH My Goodness! Both of you have done so wonderful. Look where you once was to now. "We are behind you and watching every Vlog you provide. BTW, sorry... I am still watching old Vlogs too. Thank you again from North Fort Myers, FL ~ Charli

good idea to use a micron vacuum gauge which is far more accurate and sensitive than regular gauges.

Wow. Great job and explanation on the installation. Ladly and Gus sure make a great pair.

Those chickens are very cute and they have grown. Ladley is also very cute giving puppy a dirt bath 😅

Wow!! That was awesome!! That is sure a nice and easy ac install!! But of course, we are talking about Ole Jimbo. Here, he is the man with the brains 🧠 but Lydia is the muscle 💪!! But until till next time! I hope yall have a blessed week 🙏🏻

Nice installation. HVAC system when temperatures climb into the 90's and hundreds are a must. The Senville Central AC/Heat pump is going to save a lot of money for efficiency and enjoyable to watch the installation.

If you have not considered it yet, you should think about a whole-house surge protector

You guys know your stuff for sure. Can’t wait to see what is up your sleeve next. Your little girl is being exposed to a wealth of knowledge. North meets South……..best of both worlds.

The first connection you’all made was the power cord. The second one is the communication cord.

You are doing a great job. One thing I noticed on your video was a green ground wire hooked up to the neutral bus bar on your service disconnect.

My daughter needs this for her place. Awesome! Thanks for showing us how it’s done!

You two are a heck of a team !! I like Yalls Getter Done attitude, whata team, yall make it look easy, great work !! keep us posted on how the unit works for Yall !! I enjoy the channel , been watchin a lot here lately!! The first video i seen was where yall did a dry pour out one of doors a good while back . My son is building a dog kennel and mentioned doin a dry pour , i told to look you two up on here , so he could see how yall did it !! Really nice work, Guys !! I think im not far North of Yall, up between Rayburn & Toledo Bend , where i call home . Take Care , Keep up the Good Work !!

Thats the way to go for the size home you have.

Jim, a long time HVAC technician here. I think you’ll find that condensation drain on the air handler to be sluggish. You’ll need to cap that vent installed before the trap. You do not want any air being drawn into the drain line. The water won’t drain out until the unit shuts off. All vents in negative drains should be after the trap. Trust me. 😊

Gonna look into that system I’ve been toying with the idea of mini splits myself but this system might suit our needs even better so thanks for that

You did a great install and you will love that split unit. Just don’t freak out when it gets cold out and your temp starts flashing. These have a built in defrost mode for the compressor. Trust me. I freaked out when it happened to me and my boss had the same thing and called me when we had that big freeze and snow here in Texas. It does what it does and the energy you save will amaze you. We have 2) 12,000 and 1) 9000 btu splits running and my electric bill has gone down compared to using the 20 year old central system that ran all day and all night with hot Texas summers.

Made some major progress today nice job. Glad you pointed out adjustable wrench not crescent like some of less educated people call it, I will sleep so much better now 😅. Have a great day.

Maintenant vous allez avoir de la fraîcheur 🥶c’est une bonne climatisation. Bravo à Jim pour son installation. Bon courage les cousins cajuns👍👍😘👏🇫🇷

I have four Senville units on my property. Great company. You will be pleased with them

You can buy watertight plastic fittings for 3/8 electrical cable and that is what you should use on your condenser unit for your signal cable. Just using the grommet you have there will allow rainwater into the system.

nice to see you on Summer and Gody's wedding day. everything looked very nice and cozy. 🤗❤❤✌

Now you guys are going to be extra cool in those hot summers.

Dry pour pads are amazing and simple.

Very good. Love to see you install emergency drain pan as well.

Please do a follow up after winter and let us know what the lowest temperature was, what you had the thermostat set to and how it maintained that temperature.

I have some HVAC experience and I am more than impressed about how you have tackled this and done this installation yourself. I wondered about the choice of using the entire attic space for your return air plenum versus installing ductwork. But I agree that seems like a reasonable decision. I am curious to know whether you're adjustable wrench was SAE or metric. 😄

Is it just me,or have y'all gotten real FAST on that dry pour concrete 😂❤👍

Southern people call it a Crescent wrench. Don't worry about what others say. You're all good!

Good morning Lydia and JIm. That Senville system is nicely designed and should do the trick for you and be very energy efficient. Nice job on the install Jim, very neat, clean and organized. Good thing you had Ladly there to supervise the job 😉 Give that cutie a big hug. I built a 1500 sq ft shop at my sons house here in Bakersfield 2 years ago. Went with (2) 2 Ton Mini Splits on opposite sides of the shop. They handle the extreme heat and cold of the area nicely and are very energy efficient. I'm sure you will be very happy with your system. My only concern was that it didn't appear that you had any physical barrier betweent dry pour slab and the house siding. Being it appears the unit is locate on shady side and the porous nature to absorb moisture, it could cause problems down the line. You might consider sliding some flashing material down that back edge to act as an isolator from the siding. Have a great week you two. Larry, Central Valley, Ca.

Very cool. I think I'll look into one of those for my next a/c unit. The problem is I keep repairing things until they just can't be fixed anymore. My last HVAC unit lasted 40 years because I kept repairing and rewiring everything on it. The one I have now is only 7 years old so it might be a few minutes before I'm ready for a new unit.

Awesome Video!! Once again look forward to your videos each week, my day was crazy yesterday but finally was able to watch the video tonight. Thank Y’all for the videos! But missed the trip to the beach or to go fishing..I guess Jim had too much work to do in this video.

Ohhhh wow that seems to be an easy set up and also with the machine itself like u said u can put up down sideways whichever cuz it’s made for all of that!!! Awesome job guys!!!!

Im so Happy for you guys, I know how 🔥 it can get ,you're gonna love having Central Air and 🔥

Great job y'all!! Cool in the summer,and warm in the winter,comfort all year long!☺️

Wonderful installation!!! Never thought of using little chicks 🐤🐥🐤to tamp the dirt in the utility trench -- that is totally a Hootis that needs to be patented I just can not imagine the stress you were feeling with BOTH the President and Fore-Ladly on-site during the install

I have 2 split units in my big old house. They work great. Not big units outside. I just love them. I live in Ky where it gets cold. I do have vented Lp gas to back up when it gets way down. Love the low cost heat and air bills. Usually blow 100 $. Hope you enjoy yours!!

Great video as usual guys. Glad y’all got you’re ac in!

Happy to see you family. 💙❤️❤️

Truely fantastic video, i love how you all showed the steps to make it easy for someone to watch this video and install one of these for themsleves!

Great job ya'll! That is a big task to take on and ya'll nailed it!

all i can see is i would rather have it a little farther away from the wall. would help with air flow and cleaning

Well, y’all made that look easy! 👍 Looks very nice against the house.

You are so professional in this area!

Great job on the HVAC unit install. You might want to think about adding a tank to the end of the condensate lines to catch the water. We did and were surprised at how much water is produced by the system. We were getting about 5 gallons/day (your mileage may very). It would be a great resource to water the garden with.

Yes, it is called a Crescent wrench. The name is from a brand of adjustable wrench.

have a mr cool 5 ton mini split with 4 heads 3 9s and a 12 (heat/cool)... after installing, my average elect bill went down 30%. Great system, live in the Arizona desert ....

Hi y'all. Y'all are amazing. Don't know how you do it. But keep it up. Great job. 👍👍❤❤.

Oh my goodness you two are champions!!

Nice job you guy's 👏 Ladley giving the dog a bath was funny..

Definitely need air conditioning with this hot couple 😊❤ Before you said dry pour, I was like do a dry pour pad 😂😅😅 Gus looked concerned you were digging up one of his bones 😂 the out door unit beside the downpipe looks better? Jim the chicken is hinting at the fried chicken 🍗 Happy comfortable home. Until the next video ❤❤❤ 🏡

Nice set up,I have central ac and heater,but mine go thru air ducts,that one is really nice,enjoy!

Great work Captain and Lydia.

Good day. Hope you’re well 😊

you guys are so cool have a good day God bless

Awesome. I have been thinking about installing one for our house, but I seen it was rated to -20 and here it gets colder than that sometimes.

There I was watching Cody & Summer's (Can't Contain Us - YT) Wedding video, when all of a sudden there appeared a woman, interviewing guests, who looked identical to you, Lydia. Was that you? It HAD to be! Art in Calif.🤓

Very cool you made that look easy. You know if they haven’t already, Senville should hit you up as a brand ambassador and sponsor a video. I know you’ve seen it already but the Eve above your window unit looks like you have a bit of a roof leak.

on your condensate line, your vent stand pipe needs to be on the downstream side of your trap, otherwise it'll suck air unless you cap it, then it doesn't vent... this unit is exactly like mine and there is a problem with that t-stat, the company I got mine from sent me a different one free that works perfect

Congratulations Your house is beautiful! and I Love all the imperfections, you say there are that you can't even see.... Lol 🙂

Well done looks like a great system and the dog got a dirt bath too.

Great job. On a side note, Lydia looks amazing in jeans.

Ahhh look at those little chicks!!! Loooove the Color’s of them!!!

Do the hokey pokey your air flow in put your air flow out...❤ 28:33

Looks great. Is there a way that you can revisit this in a few months? Gus loves them dirt baths....lol😂

Nice job I like it I’m going have to look at maybe investing in one of these units for myself.

Oh boy you guys made that look easy

If you happen to get rain , the rubber pads keep it out of the water .

Nice work y'all. That unit will run great once you get off grid.

Hello like your videos, good job on the air conditioner installation however you might want to check the air vent on the condensation line I do believe it is on the wrong side of the P-trap.

Great video, I would have been 3-4 weeks on this type of install. You seem to know a little, now a lot, about a lot of things. I might need one of these in the coming years and might have to hire you to install it. At my age it's hard to each an old dog new tricks. I was told as we have a heat pump it has to have lines run underground but this one doesn't seem to have that.

Great job! These AC guys I know said that you must torque to exact manufacturer's specifications? Leave the line sealed (usually has an inert gas in it) until the exact moment you hook it up to keep moisture out? Don't remember somethin' like that.🦀🐟

See what happens when yall slack on the job. BOTH supervisors had to step in and straighten yall out!! 🤣 That unit looks awesome. Cant wait to see how well yall like it down the road. "Jimbo the chicken whisperer"!! Do I see a new shirt design? 🤣🤣🤣 LOL!! Scalded for calling it a crescent wrench? I thought thats what it was called. Jim, You make this stuff look and sound so easy. Great job on the install. Have a great week, yall!!

Nice install, I went with a 48k mini split with 4 zones in my house. Mr Cool brand so I didn't even have to vacuum the lines, they come precharged. It has dropped my bill by $250 a month!

I thought that said 'senile'-my bad😁Thanks for the video

Great job! Now you’re in business!

Hey and y’all got yer winder back 👍

Looks good i’m glad to see it was easy for you guys to install. I hope you guys get good service Saturday in Unit and I’m glad to see that you are putting a drip pan underneath your heat exchanger.

That was "cool" to watch. 😉. I swear, y'all can do anything!!

you guys should have put some expansion foam insulation between your drypour slab and your siding

Glad to see that you are back! Did the wedding trip wear you out? Hopefully you can get back to your normal routine!

"system" a set of things working together. Jim had me laughing at how many times he said it. 😂 I'm glad this system works for you. You bought a heating/ cooling system, that came as a complete ready to install system. You came up with a system to get it done. No hootis required. Now that's a system. Okay I'll stop talking about the system. Ladly can't help but be cute no matter what she's doing. Nothing like playing with the chicken feed before giving it to them 😊 As always wishing you three the best.

Hi guys! You’ve really got my interest with your AC/Heat Pump installation. It would be great if you could explain more about your ductwork or lack thereof. 😀 One thing for sure that spray foam insulation is really doing its job. Should you need to be concerned about the your house being too airtight?? IDK Really curious because I have always been interested in energy efficient homes. 😊 Thanks!

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