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Originally Posted by jarodrig (Post 2345126)

DEhumidifier……

Typo, I’m sure …..:)

Thank you, too many things going on at once, I will correct.

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Originally Posted by villagetinker (Post 2345204)

Thank you, too many things going on at once, I will correct.

Thanks and I was tracking what you meant. Many Thanks,

Yes, about double the cost.

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Originally Posted by Pilgrim (Post 2344602)

We will be enclosing our lanai and adding a mini-split, but I am considering having them install a dual zone for our lanai as well as our garage. So that would be two inside units with one condensing unit. I am tracking that I need to insulate the lanai and garage ceiling, etc. Has anyone else here done that and if so how has it worked out and did the extra unit double the cost? Thanks
Pilgrim

I had this quoted in May by M&S with both ceiling cassette and wall mount in the lanai, and wall mount in the garage. It was around 8K for the lanai, or 16K to do both (wall mount). Substitute a ceiling mount in the lanai and it was about 2K more.

We went with wall mount in the lanai only and didn't do the garage. We ended up going with Munn's who was slighty cheaper but didn't get the garage quoted by them.

By the way, Munn's was up front with us about an expensive service required for ceiling cassettes. Apparently the blower wheel needs to be cleaned every 18 months or so and they said it would run about $900. I guess they have to get into the attic and disassemble the unit to do the service. As a result of this we decided against the ceiling unit.

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Originally Posted by Accidental1 (Post 2345354)

Thanks so much for sharing your experience and decision making process. I have been debating the ceiling cassette or wall mount but I was not aware of the maintenance that you mentioned. I really appreciate you sharing that and I think a wall mount is definitely in our future. I am originally from Leesburg and I worked for Munn's many years ago and I know the family and I trust them. When you said that they were upfront about the required maintenance and cost I thought, that is the integrity of the Munn family. Thanks so much.