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[Biggd]

You saved $1500 on oil, how much did you normaly spend in a winter on oil?

Originally Posted by CowTimes

We installed Mitsubishi mini splits in our house and it was the best money we could have spent. We had (and still have) central a/c on the second floor, and had just a wall unit a/c on the first. We couldn’t do central on the first floor without massive work for ducts. And I was concerned as well about the appearance. But you get used to it and they’re not as bad as you think they will be. When the 2nd floor system goes, we’ll replace that with the mini splits. That’s how much we like them.

They are so much better than central air. They don’t come on and off like the central does—instead just a steady amount of air to maintain the temperature. You don’t even hear them or the outdoor unit at all. And we save probably $1,500 a season on oil heat (after factoring the electricity cost) by using them as our primary heat and only use the oil if it gets really cold, below zero.

I don’t know the dealers up at the lake, but if you do the Mitsubishi, go on the website and find the “diamond dealers” in the area (I think it means they are certified by Mitsubishi). I forget the details, but if their diamond dealers install them, you get a longer warranty, I think it was from 10 to 12 year warranty, so an extra two years.

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[CowTimes]

Originally Posted by Biggd

You saved $1500 on oil, how much did you normaly spend in a winter on oil?

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We were paying $500-700/month for oil in winter for the coldest months, and now our electric bill is $100-250 higher than it otherwise would be. That was when oil was $3.50/gallon and we have a decent size house to heat. But even with current oil prices we are saving probably $1,000/year or more.

[RUGMAN]

Mitsubishi mini split hands down the most efficient , quiet. We had had for five years no issues, I clean filter in spring and fall , we use all year long for heat and cooling. Have the Kumo cloud wireless control so I can turn on with my cell phone
when I am heading up for the weekend so houses cool or warm when we arrive.

[TheTimeTraveler]

Are these Mitsubishi mini splits made by the same company which make the Mitsubishi Automobiles (not that we see many these days) ?

[bobkatfly]

Originally Posted by TheTimeTraveler

Are these Mitsubishi mini splits made by the same company which make the Mitsubishi Automobiles (not that we see many these days) ?

Yes and no. The mini splits fall under the Mitsubishi Electric division and the cars under the Mitsubishi Auto division.
It's an extremely diversified conglomerate organization where the divisions are loosely tied together but operate independently.

See here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi