A new home offers a blank slate to choose whichever heating and cooling system you prefer. Mini-splits are an excellent option because they don’t need ducts, are highly efficient and controllable, and will lower your running costs over the long run.
How much better would your home be if there was no duct work? Consider it, there would be no more creaking or popping with a small outdoor unit. Alongside those benefits, outside units are extremely silent making no more noise than a whisper. Inside units are easy to configure in up to 9 zones and able to run at a distance of up to 165 feet from the outdoor unit.
Benefits of a Mini-Split for a Newly-Constructed Home
There are some essential advantages to using mini-splits in a new home, including potential cost savings and greater efficiency. However, to ensure you get the most from these benefits, you need to understand how to set things up to take advantage of them fully.
Concealing Mini Split Lines
The central air conditioning system in homes is often concealed. The furnace is usually located either in the attic, in the basement or in a dedicated room away from the living space. Ductwork including flexible ducts, registers and grilles is either hidden above the ceiling, under the floor or inside the wall. So, when the central air conditioning system is replaced with mini splits in existing homes, the mini split lines including the refrigerant lines, drain line and wires are often exposed which many people find ugly. But, if a newly constructed home is designed to use mini splits for heating and cooling, the mini split lines can also be concealed in the wall, above the ceiling or under the floor.
One Mini Split Condenser Unit
Homes with a central air conditioning system have only one condenser unit outside the house. Whereas for mini splits, many people often see 4–5 numbers of outdoor units outside the house which they also find ugly. However, the multi-zone mini split system which allows multiple indoor units to be connected to a single outdoor unit can eliminate the need for multiple outdoor units. In existing homes, the multi-zone mini split system is often hard to deploy due to the lack of a suitable place (or rather, nice looking place) to run the refrigerant lines and install the condenser unit. On the other hand, new construction can reserve space for the multi-zone mini split system. Several sets of refrigerant lines, drain lines and wires can be strategically run in the same place towards the condenser unit. This improves the accessibility, serviceability and reliability of the mini split system.
DUCTLESS MINI SPLITS ARE PERFECT FOR ARCHITECTS
With the use of Ductless Mini Splits you eliminate architectural HVAC issues with open floor plans. Mini Splits also offer an unprecedented amount of flexibility and settings. This is a rare example of when design and technology go hand in hand. It used to be that open floor plans were such a nightmare to heat and cool for homeowner. If aren’t enough returns there isn’t enough supply. When using Mini Splits the problem is non-existent. Now HVAC proble
NOT JUST FOR NEWLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES
If you are working on or are going to start working on a “Gut Rehab”, Ductless Mini Split HVAC systems are the perfect solution where space is usually an issue. Going Ductless reclaims more floor space for basement finishing projects as well. For those tackling a historic property, Ductless Mini Splits can be a lifesaver when historical societies dictate that a percentage of the home or building must remain in its “original state”.
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