18000 BTU Cold Climate Mini Split Heat Pump · SEER2 23.5 · R-454B

17,800 of 18,000 Btu/h at −15 °C. Ninety-nine percent of rated output at the temperature an Atlantic January actually sits at – and it keeps running down to −30 °C.

A unit that drops to 11,000 Btu/h at −15 °C is not doing the same job as one that holds 17,800 – it is handing the difference to your baseboard at roughly three times the running cost. The VY-18 is the size that replaces the most electric heat in a typical PEI or Nova Scotia bungalow, on one head, without a backup strategy.

Sizing. Roughly 700–800 sq ft of cooling, or 450–600 sq ft as the only heat source in a well-insulated space on PEI or mainland Nova Scotia.

Why this unit

• 99 % of rated output at −15 °C. 17,800 of 18,000 Btu/h, and 9,800 still available at −30. The whole point of a cold-climate machine is that it does not quit when you need it.
• One head beats two zones. Installers in cold zones increasingly choose several single-zone units over one multi-split, because a single-zone compressor holds a far steadier minimum output in deep winter. The VY-18 is the size where that choice pays for itself.
• SEER2 23.5, HSPF2 8.8. 8.8 Btu per watt-hour across the season against baseboard’s 3.41 – roughly 258 % seasonal efficiency on the same meter.
• Certified to the thresholds the rebate programs are built on. AHRI-certified ratings, ENERGY STAR certified for the Canadian market.

Which size – and why not the bigger one

Pick by the heating load, never the cooling load. In an Atlantic winter the heating side runs out first, and an oversized unit short-cycles: it blasts, stops, blasts again, never reaches steady state, and pulls almost no moisture out of the air in a humid July. Undersizing costs you comfort on six days a year. Oversizing costs you comfort on all of them.

If one head will not cover the space, two single-zone units will almost always hold a steadier minimum output in deep winter than one multi-split. We will tell you that even when it means selling you one box instead of two.

What’s in the box

• Wall-mounted indoor unit with mounting plate and drilling template
• Inverter outdoor unit with base-pan heater fitted as standard – not an option box, it is how every Cold Climate unit we bring in is built
• Infrared remote control with wall holder
• Drain hose and connection fittings
• Installation and owner’s manual, English and French
• Ten-year compressor warranty, five-year parts warranty

What is not, and we will say so before you ask

• Line set – tell us the run length at order and we supply a matched set
• Wall sleeve, line-set cover, condensate pump, outdoor stand or wall bracket
• Electrical disconnect, breaker and wiring
• Installation. R-454B is an A2L refrigerant; in Canada it must be handled by a technician holding a valid refrigerant handling certificate. We do not install, and we will not sell a unit to a buyer who tells us they plan to charge it themselves.
• Wi-Fi module and app control – optional, ask at order

Key specifications

Certification – and why it is money, not paperwork

Canadian rebate programs match on brand and model, not on specification alone; our own brand listing is in progress and we will tell you exactly where it stands before you quote a job on it. A unit without them cannot be rebated – which is how a cheaper box ends up costing more.

The electrical safety mark and the NRCan verification are issued against the production run. You will get the certificate number and the mark on the rating plate in writing before the balance falls due. We do not describe a unit as approved before that number exists.

How to buy

The gap is not a discount. Five units in one movement cost us one pick, one invoice and no shelf time; a single unit carries the cost of landing it and holding it until you need it. Choose by how many you need and when.

Deposits on the Container Run are working capital for the order. They are not held in trust and they are not insured. If that is not acceptable to you, buy a single unit from stock instead.

Delivery and lead time

Container Run. The order closes when the container is full. Production and ocean freight run about fourteen weeks from close; the container lands in Charlottetown in February 2027. Collect from Charlottetown, or we arrange freight within Atlantic Canada at cost.

Single unit. Lead time is confirmed in writing at order, before any money changes hands. We do not quote a date we cannot hold.

Rebate paperwork. We supply the invoice, the AHRI number and the model and serial record in the form the provincial programs ask for. We do not file on your behalf and we cannot promise a rebate outcome.

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