00:00If you've been shopping for an air handler lately, you already know the prices are all over the map
00:04and half the listings don't even tell you what you're really getting.
00:08So I did the digging for you and pulled together the top 5 side discharge air handler deals for
00:12HVAC right now. Real units, real prices, no fluff. Let's get into it.
00:20First up is the PureMind 18 Sear air handler, and this thing is a straight-up workhorse.
00:25It's an inverter heat pump unit running on Air 410A, and it comes in 3, 4, or 5-ton sizes,
00:3124,000 all the way up to 60,000 BTUs, so one product line covers everything from a small home
00:36to a big one.
00:38It's sitting at $2,286.39, with over 3,100 units sold and a 4.6-star rating.
00:46If you want flexible sizing and serious efficiency, start here.
00:51Next is the one I'd call the safest buy of the bunch, a 14- or 18-sear side discharge
00:56split
00:56system air handler built specifically for the North American market, running on standard 230 volts at
01:0260 hertz. That means no weird wiring, no compatibility headaches with your existing setup.
01:08It's $2,284.70, it holds a 4.8-star rating, and nearly 2,800 people have already bought one.
01:17When a rating looks like that, it usually means the thing just works.
01:21Then we've got this North American market top discharge unit, offered in 2 or 3 tons at 18-sear.
01:28The big draw here is right-sizing, if you only need to condition one or two zones instead of the
01:32whole house, this lets you do it without paying for capacity you'll never touch.
01:37It runs $2,351.23, sits at a 4.7 rating, and around 2,270 units have sold.
01:46Honestly a great pick for additions, garages-in-law suites, or smaller homes.
01:51Now, if budget is the deciding factor, you need to hear this one.
01:55It's an R32 vertical air handler with an inverter-driven system and full 18-sear efficiency,
02:01and the top exhaust design keeps the footprint slim enough for tight installs,
02:05thin closets, and utility rooms. R32 is also the newer, lower-impact refrigerant standard,
02:11so you're kind of future-proofing yourself. And the price? Just $1,611.
02:19For a variable-speed 18-sear unit, that's genuinely hard to beat.
02:23And finally, the wildcard. If a full-air handler setup is overkill for your space,
02:29this Mountman 12,000 BTU Mini Split handles heating and cooling for a single zone about
02:34750 square feet at 19-sear-2 efficiency. It's completely ductless, runs on plain old 115 volts,
02:42and the condenser comes pre-charged, which makes installation dramatically easier.
02:48At $319.42 with a 4.8 rating and over 1,600 sold, it's the cheapest way into this entire
02:55list.
02:56So those are my top 5 picks, all 5 are linked in the description below,
03:00and prices on these do move, so check them while they're live.
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03:10Thanks for hanging out, and I'll see you in the next one.
