Senville Mini Split Review

Does it use 110 v or 220 ?

thanks great review i was thinking about getting a 12000 btu for my upstairs area

First rule, get a Mini Split with enough BTU'S to cool BUTT as big as a TUB.

what does the symbol po mean,thanks

Senville also has ducted models so you can have one unit with vents to several rooms just like traditional hvac

Thanks for a great honest review Walt!! Like you i purchased a Senville mini split 5+ years ago (12000 btu Aura) $1000.delivered at the time but it cost another $3000.00 ++ to have it installed by a very good contractor after 5 years working perfect like day one 5 stars for Senville!
We just purchased another Seville 12000 btu for basement hobby room,looked at many u tube videos looks like easy install ,but like you qualified installers don't want to unless unit is purchased from them anyway this new one is 6 ft away from electric 1st one was 40 feet away...
Electrician friend called me and will help with install sure hope it will last another 5+years without problems like first one. Thanks again for your very easy to understand video very helpful indeed!!!

That was an extremely high price for installation $1000 should of been the max.

Jesus Christ. Just got my installed for 450 with licensed AC dude

Great review. I hope to try one some day. 👍

Thanks. This is so helpful. I am considering the 24K BTU for a sunroom. I have a professional willing to install it if I buy it. I just want to make sure it will be enough BTU. I noticed Senville responded to your video, so maybe I will ask them. Good to know they proactive with communicating.

Still to pay way to much

So how's it working for you in the winter time? I just bought a 9,000 BTU Senville and installed it in a 148 sf bedroom (mobil home). I'm in the Phoenix metro area and the temps are in the mid 40's. I set the heat at 78 but disappointed to find out that the floor temp is only 70 degrees. The mini is installed around 8 feet so the difference in the temp is 1 degree which makes the temperature of the bed at only 72-3 degrees. So much for the mini-split hype.

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BTW, I saw your follow up video about a part in the unit failing and needing to be replaced. I just noticed in this video you said you went a bit larger. As I understand it, going larger can result in short cycling which can cause parts to go bad quicker. Could it be you went too large?

Thanks for the honest review Walt.
I just bought a Senville, Oct 2022, SEER is 25.5 and it goes down to -30C(-22F) which is important in my cold climate. We'll see how it goes but looking at the install manual and hearing reports from buyers it looks like a solid company - we'll see. I'm not an HVAC tech but I built, plumbed and wired my own home and I'm an electronic engineer so I should be okay installing it.

Clean the filters dude or wait and see what happens.

I already have a minisit install in garage. I have the outside unit on 4x4 on floor. I wanna mount it a few inches high on wall since they are pouring concrete on floor. Us there a way to do this without disconnecting any hoses?? Thank u

That is a crazy price for a split for a garage? you can get a whole has central air ac for that. all these units come with pre filled with gas. Pioneer has units under for about $1000. for 12 BTU's come primed and with a help of a friend. you can install in about 2 hours.

That alot of money man my one ton cost me 0 dollar installation and unit 300 bucks for 12000 and am gonna upgrade to 24000 easy labor 2 to 3 gourd installation

Anyone on the fence about senville, I would do it! I bought my first senville back in 2015! It was a 2 zone(2 indoor unit) 36,000 btu model, and it works amazingly and still does 7 years later! I installed it myself since I like to diy, and buying the proper tools was about 1/3 the cost of an installer. Since then O have installed 2 additional senville units at my business shop( one was a 3 zone 36k btu unit in 2017 and the other was a single zone 36k btu unit in 2019) they all work amazingly. From my research, it looks like pioneer is the same as senville with just rebranded plastic shells. I have also installed blueridge minisplits as well, and they work great, but I'm partial to senville since I have seen proof that it can last 7years+. Also, the price of senville includes all the line sets and everything you need to install the unit, but the blueridge requires you to buy those separately. These units a whisper quite and really put out the cold air when needed! I will probably never go with a traditional duct system in a house ever again. With those cassette air handlers they have now you can install them in the ceiling which makes it so much more attractive in your house!

The ductless air conditioners are a great concept. However the Chinese electronics inside are a disaster waiting to happen. With no schematics available, a failure means you need a replacement circuit board. Good luck finding one. A traditional air conditioner uses standard parts and can be repaired easily and cheaply. I installed a 24000 btu system a few years ago, but last year a power surge killed it. No luck finding parts and I even tried to fix the board in my electronics lab. Gave up. Almost a year later I lucked out when a customer needed his Daizuki (Gree) system replaced and I ended up with the old one. It does work but the inside unit makes a noise from the fan motor and put out a foul odor. He bought the home and the unit was there. I disassembled the inside and outside units and cleaned them before reassembling. Installed it and it is working for now. The motor noise inside is really not that bad but eventually I think I can find a replacement motor. This is a 36,000 BTU 18 seer so I have to see how much more power it would use. As you said these ductless systems work fast, I can get from 90 degrees to 72 in 30 minutes. I clean my filters weekly because it is so much of a pain to clean the unit if it ever becomes clogged. When that happens water will start leaking from the condensate tray. I have never had to use the heat function because around here heat is free outdoors.

the senville app has pretty bad reviews, are you using that app? I see a ton of other AC apps. Are you able to connect other apps to the AC?

2k to install? It’s not that hard really…

Hvac guys want to sell you the whole package because they earn a huge mark up on the equipment. If you ask them to install your purchased equipments, some of them will openly and shamelessly tell you they will charge you a lot more than it should cost.

Also for the warranty to be valid, you only need the professional to do the last steps of the installation. that is when they pressure test the linesets for leaks, add more refrigerant if needed, and safely start up the unit. So technically you can do the trivial parts of the installation which is setting up indoor and outdoor units, connecting them with line sets and comm cables. Do electricals as well if you are comfortable and aware of the local codes of wiring. Hire a pro HVAC guy to do only the last steps that are testing and startup the system.

Just install it yourself. It really isn’t that hard. The hardest part in my opinion for your average DIYer would be pulling a vacuum on the system, especially since they don’t really stress the importance of this in the installation instructions, but honestly even that is way easier than it looks. You can get some cheap gauges from harbor freight, and then you need a 410a adapter and some basic hand tools, but you don’t get ripped off that way. $7500 is an absolute rip off. These companies are taking advantage of you.

Edit: oh you also need a vacuum pump. This doesn’t have to be expensive. I bought a vacuum pump for $14. FYI, the gauges from harbor freight really stink and I don’t recommend them, but they’ll serve for a one and done situation. No reason to drop a couple hundred on a set you’ll only use once.

Also, don’t wait a year to clean your filters. I’m not just talking out of my butt here. The worst thing you can possibly do to an HVAC system, which a mini split basically is just in mini form, is not clean the filters. I’ll tell you what can happen if you don’t clean your filters. I’ve seen it several times in the bigger versions of these systems. Your unit will start running all the time. It’ll be way less efficient. It’ll start costing you a lot more money to use. That is only the beginning though. The strain can cause the capacitor to get hot and explode or rupture. Once this happens, it can cause the fan or compressor to quit running and then you have no functionality to your system. I’ve also seen it fry the terminals on the compressor itself. I’ve also seen it kill the compressor completely simply because it is working all the time and overheating. Just like anything else electronic, heat is the enemy. I’ve seen it fry motherboards too. Inversely, don’t ever run it without your filters. If you do, you’ll clog your coil up with dirt. This is also a serious problem, because the coil is how the air is “conditioned”. If air can’t pass through a coil because the coil is clogged with dirt, then at the very least, you ain’t cooling. At worst, any number of the above things can happen, and then you will have to find a way to clean the dirt off the coil before the system will work again. While you are probably right in that every two weeks is probably excessive, I’d check those filters once a month to be safe. I definitely wouldn’t exceed 2 months. Just fyi. This is just some friendly advice for what seems like a nice guy and those that may be interested from a man who has installed several ac systems over the years

I can't believe how expensive these are for you guys. I just got an equivalent model installed for $3500NZD ($2200USD). The install only took 3.5 hours.

Thank you for your honest review! What I would like to know is the name of the app you're using? I just got mine installed, 18K BTU in an uninsulated garage converted to an office and laundry room and it was an amazing change!

Thanks for a honest review, definitely gonna keep this brand in mind. I am gonna insulate my garage in a few weeks and install a mini split unit.

Lol I wish 85 degrees was a hot day

You spent what???? Holy crap man!

So this was a heat pump version or the true AC version?

We just installed two head units - one wall mount and one floor mount. We are having issues with the floor model heating to the desired temperature (eg., 21 C as set). The system seems to turn on AC fine, but when we switch the mode to HEAT, nothing happens. Any ideas? The temperature in the house is say, 19, and the outside temp may be say, 16...so I would think the unit would turn on and heat? My installer suggests we have to supplement the heat pump with our baseboards or gas fireplace...but I disagree. I bought the heat pump to replace at least the baseboard use.

Why would a warranty be void if you do it yourself?

Fantastic review Walt! I think this really sums the experience for most customers. We usually recommend going your route when it comes to installation. Some customers are more technical and like to go the DIY route to save more. While the warranty won't be covered if you install it yourself, most replacement parts are quite affordable and we do our best to help out all of our clients. Really appreciate the kind words and hope this review is helpful to others.

Installation is so expensive! How long did it take the guy to do it?