I'm told that:

mini-split systems handle both heating and cooling.

One condenser unit can supply several evaporator units.

Each evap unit has its own thermostat.


Does this mean that each evap unit thermostat has the ability to change the flow of coolant to
that unit?

Or???

I guess my question is, how does the condenser unit handle differing requirements from the
various evap units?

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croy

On Tue, 24 Apr 2018 14:31:17 -0700, croy
wrote:

I'm told that:

mini-split systems handle both heating and cooling.

One condenser unit can supply several evaporator units.

Each evap unit has its own thermostat.


Does this mean that each evap unit thermostat has the ability to change the flow of coolant to
that unit?

Or???

I guess my question is, how does the condenser unit handle differing requirements from the
various evap units?

Yes to all. These are inverter units and the condenser adjusts the
speed to the load. That is how they can get SEERs up in the 20s.
The evaporator units are usually driven by low voltage from the
condenser so installation is greatly simplified. I guess you figured I
am a fan. We have 2 here in addition to the whole house system and we
end up using the mini splits more than the whole house unit.
In the hurricane aftermath my little generator couldn't bump the big
system over but it ran the mini split in the bedroom with plenty of
power to spare for the other stuff.

On Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 4:31:23 PM UTC-5, croy wrote:
I'm told that:

mini-split systems handle both heating and cooling.

One condenser unit can supply several evaporator units.

Each evap unit has its own thermostat.


Does this mean that each evap unit thermostat has the ability to change the flow of coolant to
that unit?

Or???

I guess my question is, how does the condenser unit handle differing requirements from the
various evap units?
--
croy


The condenser usually has a reservoir for high-pressure liquid refrigerant and the different evaporators will have expansion valves used to control the amount of refrigerant flowing into the evaporator based on temperature. There may also be solenoid valves at each evaporator to shut off the flow of Freon but when the evaporator fan is off, the evaporator temp will drop and the expansion valve may be what stops the flow of Freon. There are different types of compressors and systems to control the amount of refrigerant going to the evaporators so looking at the specs for a specific unit will indicate how it works. A variable speed compressor may not need a reservoir. ^_^

[8~{} Uncle Cool Monster

croy posted for all of us...



I'm told that:

mini-split systems handle both heating and cooling.

One condenser unit can supply several evaporator units.

Each evap unit has its own thermostat.


Does this mean that each evap unit thermostat has the ability to change the flow of coolant to
that unit?

Or???

I guess my question is, how does the condenser unit handle differing requirements from the
various evap units?

Systems differ. Why don't you ask the dealer?

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Tekkie