3 Reasons You Should Consider a Ductless Mini-Split Unit for Your Home

As a Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, homeowner, one of the largest conundrums you will likely face is how to keep your home comfortable throughout the year. Did you know that in an average home with a forced-air HVAC system up to 30 percent of the total costs spent on heating and cooling gets wasted when treated air escapes through leaks in ductwork? If you’re frustrated with your home’s energy bills, discover how a ductless mini-split unit can reduce home energy costs, improve your indoor air quality, and make zoned heating and cooling possible.

Reduce Home Energy Costs

Ductless mini-split units have a condenser unit located outdoors and an air-handling unit indoors, which has an evaporator or cooling coil. The air-handling unit is generally installed in a wall or ceiling and looks much like a room air conditioner. Instead of having to make holes in the walls for installation or connect to ductwork, this unit requires only a power connection, refrigerant tubing, and other lines to connect the air-handling unit with the condenser.

Since this system doesn’t rely on ductwork, you can reduce your home energy costs without having to worry about ductwork leaks.

Improve Indoor Air Quality

Traditional forced-air heating and cooling systems send treated air through ducts to reach the rooms inside your home. But if the ductwork itself isn’t clean, this treated air could pick up contaminants before it reaches its destination. Thanks to the direct connection between the condenser and the air-handling unit, a ductless mini-split unit delivers unadulterated treated air to your interior rooms and improves your indoor air quality.

Make Zone Heating and Cooling Possible

Without the need for ductwork to function, a ductless mini-split unit offers you the power of zoned heating and cooling. As a result, you can control temperatures precisely in different areas of your home.

Now that you’re familiar with the benefits of a ductless mini-split unit, isn’t it about time you considered its installation? Our Air Doctor Services, Inc. team members are professionally trained to install and service ductless mini-split air conditioners or heat pumps. Learn more by calling us at 843-305-8824.

Image provided by Shutterstock