Senville LETO Series Mini Split Air Conditioner Heat Pump, 24000 BTU 208/230V, Inverter, Works with Alexa, SEER2 18, 2 Ton, White

Bought this for my 1350 Square Foot finished basement. This unit provides AC, Heat and dehumidifying which is exactly what I needed. After a month or more of use, it admirably provides all of that and does so efficiently and quietly! Installation. This is the only Mini-split I have ever installed so there is always a learning curve. I am very familiar with HVAC and I have many of the tools already since I worked on automotive HVAC from time to time and I consider myself to be a pretty knowledgeable on the subject. You will need a set of gauges, evacuation/vacuum pump, you may need a flaring tool, a hole saw 3.5"....and if you were like me, I was going through brick and concrete block so be ready to spend some money on that since masonry bits that size with a drill to go with it are not cheap! If you are going through siding and wood it is a much easier proposition. I would also recommend getting a cover kit for all the piping so you can make it look neat and protect all of that from elements. Power...you will need 220V at 25Amp, with a disconnect on the outside next to the unit and it will need to be accessible for future service and it is hardwired from your box to the outside AC unit. In my case, the air-handler that in on the inside of the home, is powered from a cable that comes from the outside unit so no additional receptacles were required. With this purchase it came with 16' of copper hose (two), a control power cable and drain hose. Depending on your application you may want to shorten the hoses or you may need to add to it. In either case this will require a flaring tool...fittings do come with the system if you need to this. If you need to extend the tubing to over 25' you will also need to add "Freon" so unless you are a licensed A/C contractor, well you may need one for that. 16' was actually perfect for my application. I have a family member who is an electrician, so I had that part installed and permitted to keep everything up and up especially when/if I sell the house. He also helped me install the Mini-Split. It took us about 4 hours to install and we had no issues with the installation and because he is an electrician he had the 3.5" masonry drill bit and 1/2 inch rotary drill that we needed. I can say it was pretty straight forward and there are plenty of YouTube videos where people do step by step installation. The instructions are helpful but confusing at times, so this is where experience is helpful to read in between the lines...since the instructions are for multiple units they sell and they are not all the same!!!! Now that I have done one I feel pretty confident to do another. I would also buy this product again with out hesitation. My only recommendation is if you have to buy the tools to be able to do the job, I would recommend just calling an AC professional and have them install. The cost of the necessary tools you may need may not be worth the investment unless you plan to do more of these in the future. If you do not even have a vacuum pump, gauges, flare tool etc, then you likely do not have experience either, and I would recommend you seek professional installation. Note: I saw on some videos people not vacuuming out the lines and just putting the systems together and releasing the preloaded Freon into the system (avoiding the need to purchase or rent a evacuation/vac pump). This is a bad idea since it introduces air and moisture into the system that will degrade its performance, shorten life span of the components and voids the warranty, plus you need that step to check for leaks. Freon is not cheap! Take a gut check on this. If you are handy and confident with your skills, go for it! If you are not sure, maybe seek someone out who has done it to help, or just call an competent HVAC tech to come out and do it for you.

Excellent Performance & Great Support I installed this Senville LETO mini split in my Pennsylvania basement, and it has performed amazingly well—even through our cold PA winters. Once installed by a professional, the whole setup was a breeze and has been running flawlessly. I own a few other mini splits, and this one definitely holds its own. The heating and cooling power are strong, quiet, and consistent. The only small issue I ran into was with the Wi-Fi kit not working at first, but I contacted Senville and their customer service was great—they sent me a replacement for free until everything connected properly. Now it works perfectly with the NetHomePlus app along with the rest of my units. Overall, extremely happy with this mini split. Great value, great performance, and great support. Highly recommended.

This is a great, high-quality product that functions well. I thoroughly recommend the Senville for quality and performance. The install is a difficult level DIY and should only be attempted after proper research and with proper tools. Physically installing the units is easy. Wiring the units is not difficult but is time consuming, especially accounting for running a dedicated 20A electrical circuit. Line set installation is more involved. I chose to hang the inside unit before attaching the line set because of how I chose to run the refrigerant piping inside the room and then straight through the wall to the outside unit. I made my own wall pass-through sleeve from 3" pvc to give a little more working space. The included sleeve is very thin and flimsy. Line set flare nuts MUST be torqued to spec. I had one nut that failed and had to remove, replace with an included extra, and reflare the connection when I found the leak during the first pressure test. I shortened the refrigerant piping at the outside unit to fit with no looping of pipes. I used an eccentric flaring tool to remake the connection after shortening. Next step of pressure testing with nitrogen MUST NOT BE OMITTED. You will need a HVAC charging manifold, special fittings, a micron vacuum gauge, HVAC leak test soap, a compressed nitrogen tank and regulator, and a vacuum pump. A competent pro installer will do this--but many HVAC techs skip the pressure test step. I pressure tested and found the bad flare nut leak, repaired it, and pressure tested again to 300psi nitrogen. This forces most air and water out of the lines. I left the lines on pressure, applied leak test soap and left the set up for over 1 hour. There was absolutely no leakage according to the HVAC manifold gauge. After pressure testing, a vacuum test was performed using a micron vacuum gauge to make sure all nitrogen, air and water vapor was removed from the lines. You will need special fittings as mentioned, to insure that the lines remain isolated from the pump after evacuating. I vacuumed down to 220microns and let it sit for 30+ minutes. The gauge remained well below 300 microns. (the standard is to remain below 500 microns). This step double checks for leakage and confirms removal of all gasses and water before releasing the factory charge into the system. Next, isolate the gauge from the system using the special fittings, and release the refrigerant charge from the compressor into the system. After a final check for leaks after removing all gauges and fittings, the system was ready to power up and test run. Note: the flare nuts are crudely shaped on the outside (seem to be cast, rather than machined) so normal open ended wrenches do not fit them well. You will have to use adjustable wrenches to adjust them when installing. Using a torque wrench on those flare nuts is difficult because of the non-standard finish and sizing. A $175 adjustable wrench head HVAC torque wrench (made by Yellow Jacket) would really assist here, but I had a standard torque wrench with crow's foot wrench adapters. I made it work... but that's not an easy way to do it. I doubt many techs carry the special torque wrench and will just do the flare nuts by feel based on experience. The test run of the unit revealed no leaks, so I wrapped up the line set at the connection points and finished the install. I used a line set cover flashing to protect the lines where they emerged from the outside wall. Zip ties where needed to secure the wrapping tape. Big HVAC type zip ties screwed to the wall to mount the indoor line set in permanent fashion. double checked the drain line was working properly without restriction by pouring water in the top of the inside unit and verifying full drainage. I left the primary drain line joint uncovered inside so I could have access if there was ever a blockage. The unit heats wonderfully, cooling is great, too, but I will have to confirm how that works on a really hot day this summer. You will have to run the cooling check on manual cool override if temperature is below 62º outside (it was cool here on the test day). The air output on cooling feels ice-cold. Spend the time and money to install it correctly and the Senville will serve you well, I think. If you are not comfortable doing it DIY, then hire a good installer. You will not have factory warranty without a professional installer according to Senville. I chose DIY anyway after researching the process and finding than some installers skip the pressure test. (Senville in fact does not insist on a pressure test in the install manual.) 22 months in, I could not be more pleased. Keeps my garage/workshop comfortable year round (outside temps ranging from 7° to 97°) and has very little impact on my power bill. Just keep the filters and fins clean for best efficiency. So far, I have not needed to clean the blower wheel. No problems with the condensate drain at all.

I enjoyed installing this and it's worked out very well. We're using it to keep the garage cool in the summer and warm in the winter. It's doing a very good job. Installation was straightforward. Proper evacuation and leak-free joints are essential. The Alexa app is good enough but the WiFi one would have been better.

Hi, I am a advance DIY and just finished the install. Did everything by the book. Unit starts (the fan of the indoor unit) but after a few minutes, shows error E1. I’ve recheck everything. Not sure how Senville (or Amazon will handle this)? Edit, Unit is now working perfectly. It was not an easy problem to troubleshoot. It ended-up being the terminal block in the indoor unit having a defective contact when tightening the screw. A new terminal block will be sent next week. If you have issues, call support, they are there to help you. They even proposed to compensate me for the trouble I had with the system! I now added the unit in Alexa and can control the unit. Very happy with my purchase.

This is a great air conditioner easy to install and very efficient and quiet. You can use Alexa with the unit as well which is very nice! Delivery was very quick and faster than expected! All around happy with our purchase

I'm impressed by this units performance. Installed in a 24 x 30 well insulated garage in April. Cooling performance in summer was great. Was expecting this but looked forward to seeing how it performed in heating mode. I'm in Winnipeg, -25c this morning and it was still pushing heat. Crazy. My 8kw hydronic in-floor boiler has yet to fire and its December 7th. Our November power bill was 40% less this year than last.

We installed the 36,000 BTU single zone mini-spit unit in our 1,700 square foot store, and it handles it like a charm. We can easily make it too cold in there! This unit is very quiet, both inside and out, and was a very straight forward DIY install; no proffessional needed You do need a vacuum pump to pull a vacuum on the lines and evaporator, and if you cut the lines, they do need to be re-flared; I chose to just leave them with a little extra.