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@burtis did My inspection report requires the installers to come back and insulate and sleeve the pipes as they go through the brick. Did you say you ...
Just want to say that I am in the middle of a very similar situation so i have every sympathy for yours. My installer was with NICEIC for the technica...
Thought it might be useful to update on this. I sent a formal email to the installers requesting they level the unit, insulate the pipes through wall,...
@toodles yes that's what I'd expect. I feel like my installers blame me for having a sloping patio. I don't think they assessed the site or planned th...
@sjn yes, when they come back I want to check if they have it on weather dependent. I read that decibel apps work well on iPhone because mic is at a s...
@toodles thank you. I think I saw that one too. And it says in the manual that it needs to be level. I also wondered about gravel on top of concrete. ...
Hi, Bit of an update. I bought a decibel meter and monitored the sound for an evening. It was one of the warm days so I put the thermostat to 22 as ro...
@sjn i felt exactly like you when I heard my colleagues Samsung revving itself up. The first few I looked at were really quiet so I was convinced I ju...
Thanks for all the responses. The general consensus seems to be that vibration through pipes, compressor noise, noise bouncing off hard surfaces could...
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