What makes Mini-split systems different from traditional systems?
There are many features and benefits that ductless systems have that traditional units do not. First and foremost, you get to decide which rooms to heat or cool. You can also purchase a single-zone unit for individual rooms where temperature fluctuates easily. Wherever you need more temperature control is where a HVAC will come in handy. HVAC units also include Wi-Fi or a handheld remote, giving you access to temperature control without ever leaving your couch. Our more complexed units even include an occupancy sensor with the ability to direct airflow toward or away the people in that room. These benefits are unique from traditional heating and cooling systems.
What makes up a ductless Mini-split system?
A ductless HVAC system is an indoor fan, referred to as the head, and an outdoor compressor unit. The head measures about 11 inches high, 34 inches long and 12 inches deep and connects with the compressor by copper tubing and electrical wiring that’s passed through a 3-inch hole. The compressor looks like a small central air condenser and can cool and heat one or more rooms.
What are Ductless Mini-Split Systems?
Ductless mini-split systems provide the same comfort that central heating and cooling systems do but without ductwork. These systems are made up of two parts: and indoor unit and an outdoor unit. The indoor unit is mounted on the wall inside of your home. The outdoor unit is placed in an inconspicuous spot outside of your home. The two units are connected through electrical wiring, tubing, and the refrigerant line. The entire ductless mini-split system works together to provide heating and air conditioning without ductwork in your North Georgia home.
What is Home Zoning?
Home zoning is one of the many benefits that ductless mini-split systems provide. It’s a term that describes room-by-room temperature control. In other words, placing multiple indoor units in different areas of your home allows you to selectively heat and cool certain parts of your home. This can not only greatly improve your home comfort thanks to the personalization home zoning provides, it can also save you a lot of money.
What are the Benefits of Ductless Systems?
Ductless mini-split systems offer tons of benefits. Firstly, they don’t require ductwork so if your North Georgia home doesn’t already have ductwork, you don’t have to worry about the costly and time consuming process of having ductwork installed. Secondly, ductless systems are very energy efficient which means it takes less energy to heat and cool your home which means your energy bills will decrease. Ductless systems also allow for home zoning and customized comfort. That means if one person in your household prefers their bedroom cooler than the rest of the house, it can be done without fighting over the thermostat.
How Do I Choose a Ductless Mini-Split System?
There are a lot of factors involved in choosing the right heating and air conditioning system. For a ductless mini-split system, you’ll need to keep in mind the size of your home, you and your family’s comfort preferences, how much energy you want to use, etc. Our ductless HVAC contractors here at Climatrol Air® can come out to your North Georgia home for a free estimate. If you are interested in learning more about the benefits of ductless mini-split systems, give us a call today!
Can I heat and cool my entire home with a ductless system?
In most instances, an entire home can be very efficiently and effectively heated and cooled with a ductless system. For larger homes, either multiple single-zone units or a multi-zone unit can be installed with one outdoor unit and multiple indoor units. They can be installed in new homes as the sole source of heating and cooling. They can also be used to completely replace or work in conjunction with an existing ducted system.
How does the price compare to a conventional system?
It is difficult to answer this question because we’re not comparing “Apples-to-Apples”. But to put it as simply as possible – ductless products are generally a bit more expensive than conventional heating and cooling equipment, but the lower installation costs, higher efficiency and advanced features often make ductless systems the more cost-effective option.
How much does a ductless system cost?
The best part of a HVAC system is you decide how much you want to spend. Our Comfort™ series units are the most economical way to heat or cool your space, while still delivering energy efficiency and easy serviceability. These units are budget-friendly and can be purchased in a single or multi-zone system. If you’re looking for a more feature-rich system, our Infinity® series is Carrier’s premium option for temperature control. If you’re somewhere in the middle, we also offer a Performance™ series that delivers both efficiency and affordability.
There are other factors that play into price as well, including the size of your space, the amount of rooms to be heated or cooled, and the features of your ductless system. Obviously, the more spaces you need temperature control in, the more units you’ll need to purchase. Contact us for a FREE quote and estimated pricing.
What is the warranty?
That depends on the model you select. Our Carrier products have a 10-year warranty on parts and 1-year warranty for the labor.
How noisy is a ductless HVAC?
In general, the sound generated by a head is equivalent to whispering in a library (between 21 and 30 decibels). The sound from an outdoor unit is more like normal conversation (60 decibels) but is much less than a conventional air conditioning condenser.
Why We Do Not Use Salesmen …
To be clear, we are not necessarily saying that HVAC companies that use a sales force instead of trained techs to sell their new systems are any less competent or trustworthy than us. What we are saying however, is that when problems arise, particularly in this industry, it is usually directly attributed to a miscommunication between the installers and the sales person.
Our owner, Doug Mazursky, a 29 year veteran in the HVAC industry and a NATE certified tech, notes that the largest problem he finds is when one of the the sales people estimate that your house needed an “example 1” type of system and when in fact it needed an “example2” type of system. When this happens, the process, as well as your comfort, gets delayed. Or worse, the wrong system gets installed anyway and has to be corrected.
This miscommunication usually happens for one of two reasons. The first and most common reason is because of the inexperience of the sales person. The other reason is because the sales person is “selling to their inventory.” This means the their company has too many “example 1” systems or not enough of example 2 systems in stock and they have been told, or incentivized, to “move” example 1 systems. When this happens you may, or may not, get the best system for your home.
At Climatrol Air® we work with a seven day rolling inventory as opposed to a quarterly inventory like the bigger companies. The downside of this strategy is that sometimes, at very busy times, our customer may have to wait an additional day to have their new unit installed. The upside is: we will always install the latest and most up to date system for your home and it will always be the best system for your needs as opposed to a system we need to “move.”
These examples are not uncommon to sales force centric business models. In fact, if you look at the bad reviews for any HVAC company, you’ll see that almost every bad review can be directly attributed to “he said, she said” or the salesperson over-promising and the company under-delivering. Climatrol Air® will never have this problem because we don’t have salespeople. We just have NATE certified techs who quote your job and then install your new system. There can be no miscommunication.