I did not know that. The Mr Cool Diy advertisers the hell out of self-contained unit. I read reviews of needing a AC guy with others. I just started looking into then so I need to learn some more.
I have no experience with the splitskies. But if you order a normal unit it comes with the full system vacuumed into the outdoor part. Then you install the radiator part and run lines and solder the lines and then open up the valves and that’s all the refrigerant you need.
Yeah. Response is similar to what your opinion is regarding warranty and aesthetics.
Lol. It was 104 in my driveway while I was doing the first unit bearing swap. Waited until now to do the second. [emoji23]
Yeah, wrapped it up last night. Too tired for a test drive but the wheels didn't have play in them anymore so I'm assuming it's all good.
An old guy in the neighborhood I grew up in had two window units on furniture dollies and a sheet of rigid 2" insulation with grooves on the sides for the ac window fins to slide into. Rolled the units into place, dropped the foam between the two units, and closed the door on top. Scooted around the garage on his creeper and had Arctic air blowing on him. I think I was 5 when he paid me to wash the bottom half of his cars. Later, in life, he helped me rebuild the motor in my first motorcycle after some asshat thought it would be funny to drain the oil.