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   bfw577 | Mar 10, 2021 07:02am | #1

   Even if they are configured properly 1 to 1 splits are significantly more efficient and have much better lower minimum capacities.

   It looks like your outdoor unit is the same as a recent poster. The minimum capacity is 22k which is going to be ridiculously oversized under any low load conditions.

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   Akos | Mar 10, 2021 08:03am | #2

   I would put the PEAD-A24AA7 on its own outdoor unit ( https://ashp.neep.org/#!/product/34519 ) and put the remaining two zones on a MXZ-2C20NAHZ2 ( https://ashp.neep.org/#!/product/29016 ).

   This will make the largest unit fully modulating (multi splits don't modulate as well as one-to-one) thus more efficient.

   The BOM cost is a bit less since you don't need a 4C unit with a branch box and install cost is a bit more, even than it should be cheaper. You would get a much better setup this way for about the same money.

   If you are in snow country, make sure all your units come with a pan heater. Usually built in, but sometimes this is an accessory.

   P.S. I would doublecheck the load on the 24k unit, most likely this can work and has even better modulation:
   https://ashp.neep.org/#!/product/34564

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   Aston01 | Mar 17, 2021 04:05pm | #3

   So you think the following would provide better modulation for about the same money?

   1.) PEAD-A24AA7 and PUZ-HA24NHA1
   2.) PEAD-A09AA7, SEZ-KD09NA4R1.TH and MXZ-2C20NAHZ2

   Is the primary difference between the PUZ & MXZ outdoor units that one is for a single zone and the other is multizone?

   BTW - Unfortunately, I think the 24k unit is sized pretty close so there isn't much room to downsize on that one (I attached a pic of the Manual J on that zone)

   
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   charlie_sullivan | Mar 17, 2021 10:15pm | #5

   I'm not sure what your design temperature is, so I'm not sure how much room you have to downsize for that zone. The 26,000 BTU/h listed at 47 F is more than 1.4X the load, but presumably the design temperature is lower, where the heat output is less.

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   Akos | Mar 17, 2021 09:21pm | #4

   One to one setups always have much better modulation. There is a lot of threads on here with people with multi splits with excessive power use. Sized just right they can work, just never as well as dedicated units.

   Looking at your man J, your cooling is above heating loads, which generally means milder climate. You can probably also save some money by not going with hyper heat units, or not all hyper heat. Even in colder climates you can do this for something that would be heating rooms on the 2nd floor.

   If you do need the 24k of cooling, there is also an SUZ-KA24NA2 or SUZ-KA24NAHZ that can be paired with the PEAD-A24 that is lower cost.

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   Aston01 | Jun 07, 2021 11:39am | #6

   Just an update.

   I ended up going with your suggestion of
   1.) PEAD-A24AA7 and PUZ-HA24NHA1
   2.) PEAD-A09AA7, SEZ-KD09NA4R1.TH and MXZ-2C20NAHZ2

   Once they were up and running I could see the benefit of leaning towards 1:1 configurations. From an installation footprint standpoint I couldn't have gone 1:1 on the 9k btu units without taking up too much wall space in my situation, so that trade off was a workable compromise.

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   Akos | Jun 07, 2021 01:52pm | #7

   Lot of times design is about making compromises. The impartant part is that you ended up with a much better system than the original design.

   Would be interesting to see how the system performs over the winter months.