Get long-term, energy-efficient A/C with ductless mini-splits.
How has your home felt the last couple of summers? If you’ve been dealing with inconsistent home cooling — possibly because you depend on bulky, inefficient window air conditioners — then it might be time for an A/C upgrade.
At Mirabito Energy Products, we can help you enjoy efficient, reliable whole-home comfort all summer long, even if your house lacks the ductwork to accommodate central A/C. The answer might be to install ductless A/C equipment in your home.
How Does Ductless A/C Work?
Ductless A/C, also known as a ductless mini-split system, involves two primary pieces of equipment that are connected via copper piping that runs along the outside walls of your home. There’s an outdoor condenser/compressor unit and an indoor air handling unit. Depending on the number of areas that you are looking to cool, multiple air handling units can be connected to one outdoor unit.
In the summer, the system draws in heat for your home and expels it outside. This process cools down your living spaces and lowers humidity, too.
What Kinds of Homes Benefit from Ductless A/C?
Ductless A/C is especially useful for houses that use a boiler for heat in the winter and, therefore don’t have ductwork. Ductless mini-splits are a huge step up from the window units these households often end up relying on.
Even homes that have central A/C can take advantage of ductless mini-splits. These products are particularly useful for cooling sunrooms, attics, guest houses, detached studios or other spaces that might not have central A/C vents.
Are Ductless Mini-Splits as Effective as Central A/C?
Absolutely! They free you from the ugly, bulky window units that stick out of your home and block sunlight. The Mirabito team can help you determine how many air handlers you need to cool every part of your home. These sleekly-designed, unobtrusive systems even have some benefits over many central A/C systems:
- Energy Efficiency — With a central air system, you typically cool the whole house to one temperature, even unoccupied rooms. But ductless A/C has “zoned cooling,” allowing you to cool down some rooms but not others. Also, with these systems, you don’t need to worry about air escaping through leaky ducts, which can account for over 30% of a home’s A/C-related energy consumption.
- System Lifespan — With annual maintenance by a professional technician, your ductless mini-split system can run efficiently for 20 years or longer, often outpacing central A/C equipment.
- Supplemental Heat — Many ductless systems can reverse their process in colder months, drawing heat for outdoor air and transferring it indoors. This supplemental heating capacity can lower your dependence on your furnace or boiler.
How Is Ductless A/C Installed?
There is another fantastic benefit of ductless A/C — its relatively easy installation process.
Adding mini-splits to a home can take as little as one day. It involves mostly drilling to mount equipment and run refrigerant lines. Plus, when you come to Mirabito Energy Products, we can make the process stress-free. We’ll look at your home and develop an estimate based on precisely the amount of equipment you need to ensure sufficient, affordable A/C. Then, we’ll install your ductless system promptly and make sure it’s running efficiently.
Say goodbye to window units and hello to energy-efficient, permanent A/C without the ductwork. Contact the Mirabito team today to get a FREE quote.