Mini Split- Wall mount or pad

[Bob Borzelleri]

Well, my mini split install just hit a roadblock. Costco shipped the MR Cool in two boxes; both are 10 days overdue and UPS has now declared them lost. While they were at it, UPS also declared a new bowl tool rest and $200 worth of salmon and beef tenderloin lost, too. I am guessing that UPS will happen upon the lost food sooner than either the mini split or the tool rest.

0 for 4 is easily as bad as I have ever seen from UPS.

[Walter Mooney]

Yes Bob, the Mr Cool units come in two boxes — the indoor unit in one and the exterior unit in the other.

[Jim Becker]

"Composite" as in...what?
I was reading about the different pads, and they all seem to be styrofoam (polystyrene/EPS) coated with a cement like material.
Is yours like that or it something else, something a bit more substantial than polystyrene?
And I noticed unit is bolted to the pad, so I'm thinking it's not polystyrene (but I may be mistaken)

It's a plastic of some kind. These are common, commercially available equipment pads. The HVAC company that installed the unit at my old shop used an identical one.

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[Jim Becker]

Well, my mini split install just hit a roadblock. Costco shipped the MR Cool in two boxes; both are 10 days overdue and UPS has now declared them lost. While they were at it, UPS also declared a new bowl tool rest and $200 worth of salmon and beef tenderloin lost, too. I am guessing that UPS will happen upon the lost food sooner than either the mini split or the tool rest.

0 for 4 is easily as bad as I have ever seen from UPS.

When I ordered my unit from Costco, it came on a pallet and was delivered by a common carrier with a lift gate. It was a direct ship from MrCool. I don't see how the compressor would be UPS shippable unless it's UPS Frieght; way too heavy for the normal brown truck. Both boxes were on the pallet and the compressor, itself, was on a second small pallet on top of the first, lashed down.

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[Bob Borzelleri]

Interesting. One of the lost boxes weighed in at 88 lbs. and the other was 37 lbs. The unit is a 12K 120V model. Guessing that yours is considerable larger.

[Jim Becker]

Interesting. One of the lost boxes weighed in at 88 lbs. and the other was 37 lbs. The unit is a 12K 120V model. Guessing that yours is considerable larger.

Yes, mine is a 24K BTU and (I think) it's the same larger external unit "in general" that they use for the larger 36K unit with the exception of some parts. I could not lift it myself; I had to use the Big Orange Power Tool for that, but was able to "fine tune" the position on the pad easily because it could slide.

[Kris Cook]

I have two Pioneer units. Wall mounted with their mounts and isolating foot pads/mounts. There is little noise from the units themselves. They do vibrate the wall just a bit and my straight edges and GCS rails that hang on that wall will sometimes rattle about a bit. We live in town but in a sort of "horse country" community. This means we keep critters so standing them on a pad was not a good option. If you can, I would stand them on a ground pad.

I would echo Glenn's comment. I have two units, one of which I have yet to install. I was planning to mount both of them on the wall. The one in use is mounted on the wall and was rattling my 4' by 8' picture window under some loads. I finally managed to stop that with wooden shim strategically placed in one of the offending sliders. I have already mounted the brackets for the second unit but will be mounting it on a raised pad when I get around to it which unfortunately will require me to buy another (longer) lineset. My building is 6" walls and is pretty stout.

[Alan Lightstone]

Living on the Gulf of Mexico, hence in a flood zone, mine is mounted on the outdoor cinder block / stucco about 6 feet up. Never notice any noise from it. Seems to be a total non-issue.

[John Lifer]

Another alternative is a stand. I ended up putting down a cheap 2 bag pad as the ground drops too much and I wanted it to be level. The stand comes with 4" diameter feet, so brick or smaller pad under it would work. also.
Crap picture out my window.
I also put 4 bolts in concrete to bolt it down rather than the feet.20230308_094032.jpg