When you’re looking to save money on your heating and air conditioning utility bill, it certainly makes sense to consider mini split HVAC options. HVAC here stands for Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning.
While mini split HVAC systems were introduced to the US in the 1970s, they are still not widely used and only recently have split HVAC’s energy savings and low noise qualities come to the fore.
We will list here the circumstances and the spaces in which a mini split air conditioning system is an especially solid and recommended option. When one or more circumstances apply to you, you know better that looking further into the split drive system installation makes sense.
Split units are great modernization add-ons
Due to the minimal invasiveness in the wall or window structure, split units are good upgrade add-ons. For example, older and smaller houses where the ducts would take up too much space. Also, when quiet in a space is of the utmost importance, split units make a lot of sense. Places like hospitals, churches, and community spaces benefit from split HVAC systems.
Split units work well for small apartments without ducts and additions
When introducing duct extensions is impractical, such as in small apartments and house additions, introducing a split HVAC unit or split mini heat pump makes perfect sense. Think sunrooms, bedrooms, workshops, and home offices. In industrial settings, IT offices and warehouse stations are successfully using split-system HVAC units.
First Floor Apartment Units
Split units make perfect sense for first floor apartments where a portable unit ventilates or even window units pose a security risk due to the need to have the window open at times when a portable unit is used.
Homes in milder winter climates
In milder climates, like California, HVAC mini split units can be used effectively as air conditioners and as heat pumps to reduce cooling bills in the summer and heating bills in the winter.
When people living together prefer different temperature settings
In homes where people with different preferences for temperature settings live or work in the same space, you can judiciously place the mini split cooling unit on the wall at mid-height or close to the ceiling. You can suspend it from the ceiling or install it on a false ceiling, or even place it on the floor. By correctly choosing the location and direction of airflow from a mini split HVAC unit, you can satisfy the preferences of multiple different “temperature personalities” in the same space.
Single-family homes with up to four bedrooms
Lastly, homes with up to four rooms or “zones” are suitable for mini split HVAC use, as one outdoor unit can typically accommodate up to four indoor units. You will save money each month compared to choosing a central air conditioner due to greater control over individual temperatures in the “zones”, as well as because there are no leaks in the ducts.