The pre-charged kits are fairly inexpensive and surprisingly easy to put in, but you’ll need about $400 in extra shit.

My extra shit list:

Disconnect box

Surge suppressor

Liquid-tight whip

Lineset chase

20A breaker

Various holesaws

12/3 wire

Caulking

Duct seal

Extra insulation

Wall mount or concrete paving block

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      8 days ago

      They include a drainage tube that you bundle along with the lineset, making sure to keep it on the bottom of the bundle all the way and through the wall.

      I was pretty careful to make sure I had a constant slope so it didn’t leave a belly to collect condensate, and I taped the joints in the tubing. I did have to go through a dead space over my basement stairs so I’ve left an access panel to be able to check that periodically. Ideally, you’d just mount it on an outside wall and there wouldn’t be any place at risk other than through the wall itself, but I didn’t have a place close enough to mount the pump unit where it wasn’t ugly.