Perhaps among the best products ever invented was the ac. Nothing beats the luxury of being able to sit inside on a blistering hot day as the ac bursts forth super cooled air to cool your house. For many years, our only solution was the window unit acs. These loud and often quirky pieces of equipment assisted cool you down but were sometimes inefficient in cooling larger areas. You either had to install several units or deal with part of your home being uncomfortably warm. Central acs were a great development and they do a fairly effective job at cooling the entire home. These days, they are quite standard in several newly build houses. But, there is a new child on the block in the world of air conditioners and it is called the mini split.
A mini split represents a totally new idea in air conditioning technology in that they're ductless. The desires for ductless air conditioning looms large as many houses do not have any space for incorporating the large and bulky duct systems needed for implementing a conventional central ac system. Try to adjust an existing house that does not have space for ducts can be extremely expensive and sometimes result in a cumbersome final design. Mini splits require extremely little space and are much simpler to install.
While traditional central air systems have one unit inside and one unit outside that work jointly to cool air and force it through the duct system, mini splits feature many units throughout the house. Rather than relying on ducts, mini splits feature refrigerant lines that run from a single unit outside to each the extra ones inside. These refrigerant lines cool the air and the indoor unit distributes the cool air throughout the house. Some homes can do well with just one unit while other bigger houses may incorporate up to 3 and often even more zones to full cool the house.
So, while the overall cost can be much inexpensive than central air systems, you do need to content with many indoor units. While they are small, this can be viewed as a negative by some. So far as cooling economically, however, you aren't likely to find any negatives here. You see, traditional duct systems can be extremely inefficient because the cooled air is forced through a very big duct system where much of the cooling is lost during its travel to the register in a specific room. With min splits, the coolant travels through very efficient refrigerant lines straightly to the units that expel the cooled air. Not only will your mini split cost less to install, your ongoing bills should be cheaper too.
If your home is woefully without ac, then taking a while to explore mini splits a little more may be just the solution to your sweat covered brow. In one day, and for lot cheaper than the expense of a full central air system, you can be chilling in style due to a newly installed mini split air conditioning system.
When purchasing a mini split air conditioner also keep in mind that until December 2010, you will qualify for a 30% tax credit on the unit and labor if that has a SEER rating over 16. One very solid new brand that has hit the market are the Shinco Mini Split. We'd highly suggest either a 9,000 BTU Mini Split, or 12,000 BTU Mini Split.
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