One of the common things homeowners complain about is why certain rooms in their home always seem too hot or too cold. It might be your sunroom, the room above the garage, or a room on the upper floor that just is too warm for comfort. Or maybe you have a finished basement, and the room always feels clammy in some way.
It’s something that we hear pretty often, and luckily something that we know how to fix. Each home is unique, and keeping your home comfortable can be a challenge. Certain homes, especially older ones, were not designed with HVAC in mind. Even when an HVAC system was installed, it could be a challenge for the conditioned air to make it to every space in the home.
One of our favorite supplemental solutions are ductless mini splits. This article will tell you a little more about what ductless mini splits are, and why they are a perfect solution to fix a problem room in your home.
Consider A Ductless Mini Split
There are plenty of solutions for this kind of problem, but one of the best is a single zone of Mitsubishi ductless heating and air conditioning, often called a “mini-split”. These systems are called mini-splits because they have two main parts- an outdoor condenser unit that is connected by lines to an indoor, often wall-mounted unit. They also have state of the art sensors that help monitor the temperature and humidity in a room. These sensors allow the system to make small adjustments and distribute the hot or cool air throughout the space as needed to keep the whole room perfectly comfortable.
How Do Mini Splits Work?
Mitsubishi ductless mini-split systems are high-efficiency heat pumps, that take advantage of the heat in the surrounding air to help either remove heat from your home, cooling it, or add heat in from outside, making it warmer. These systems are up to 70% more efficient in heating than other solutions like baseboard heaters, and 30% more efficient than window air conditioners in cooling- and they don’t take up your window for half the year!
In addition, these systems are super quiet- whisper quiet- around 19 db. Unlike other solutions, you’ll barely hear when your system is on- all you’ll notice is the comfort. And these systems are designed to help distribute the air evenly through your room as well, getting rid of those hot and cold spots. Because these systems are often mounted on the wall, there’s no risk of kids or pets bumping into it, like they could with a space heater, and getting hurt.
Improved Efficiency Means Savings
Ductless mini-split systems are so efficient they qualify for rebates from most energy companies and tax credits up to $2,000 under the Inflation Reduction Act, making installation of a permanent, safe solution to your heating and cooling issues even more affordable. But the real savings will be to your energy bills. You’ll be able to get the exact comfort you need, right where you need it most, and you won’t have to try to adjust the heat and AC for the rest of the house to get the comfort you want.
Easy Controls
Mitsubishi ductless systems can be controlled from the Kumo Cloud app or even be hooked up to your Alexa at home, allowing you to control your system from wherever you are. That means adjusting the comfort level to where you want it even before your feet hit the floor on a cold morning, or adding a little additional cooling if you wake up in the middle of the night, all from a convenient remote or from a smart phone app.
Flexibility
These systems don’t require air ducts, so they can be placed in almost any home and in any room. That’s why they are popular as a supplemental heating and cooling system for those problem areas of a home. You don’t have to rework your whole ducted heating and cooling system, or worry about the capacity of your current system to make the problem room comfortable. And if you are in an older home without ductwork, this is a perfect solution, and one that doesn’t sit in a window, obstructing your view for months of the year, and is difficult to install and store in the off-season.
Ductless Mini Splits For Cape Cod Homes
If you are looking for permanent, cost-effective and efficient solution to those hard to heat and cool areas of your home, consider a Mitsubishi mini-split system from McDonnell Mechanical. And with current tax credits and rebates, this solution can be more affordable than ever. Just give us a call, and we’re happy to come out and see whether a mini split is the best solution for your home or business.