Ductless Air Conditioning

[ChrisandShelley]

I say Silverspoon mention this in another thread. This is something we are considering doing for a couple of our rooms. Our downstairs AC is going on 40 years old, so it is inevitable that it will conk out, most likely at the worst time, like the weekend. I was thinking about putting a ductless system in the two downstairs rooms. Then if it goes out, we can cool the dining room with the window unit that is already there until we can get another unit installed. Plus it will give the guests in the two downstairs rooms the ability to control their own AC.
I think I read where you get a tax break for installing these? Is it worth it? I think I priced $6000 for a 2 unit mini-split.

 

[muirford]

We have these in our new house as the main source of heating and cooling. They work like a champ for air-conditioning. Plus the ability of guests to control it is great, and they are much quieter than window or wall units.
They are less good at heating once you get to 15 degrees (where we are now) and we have a wood pellet stove in the living room and radiant floor heat in the baths, but if you only want the AC they work really well.

 

[Silverspoon]

We installed two units a couple of years ago and just completed the installation of 2 additional units in the guest cottage and one in our own bedroom. They work great for efficient cooling and consequently guests tend to love them...and use them instead of opening up the windows. (hopefully instead of and not in addition to opening the windows!)
We will get a $750 rebate from the manufacturer since they were installed in 2015. I am not sure what the 2016 situation is. I am fairly certain that the federal tax credit for these heat/cool units is less in 2015 than it was in 2013. So I assume they are gradually phasing out the tax benefit. But you should ask your accountant about the pros and cons of the timing.
Nonetheless, they will pay for themselves in time. We have gone up in our rates as a result of the added value. I just booked returning guests for a week in the cottage and they are thrilled to hear of the new AC. They did not blink at paying $300 more for the week.

 

[Generic]

We have them, but we won't give the guest full controls. They screw them up all the time! So instead we found programmable remotes on eBay and have them programmed to turn it on and off and to run A/C at standard temperature. We have a button for lower and a button for higher, but they temperature display is off. The lower puts it down one degree from normal and the higher puts it up one degree from normal. But it never exceeds that. We had too many people who didn't understand and instead of 21c or 20c or 22c would set it to 0c or put it on heating and set it for as high as it would go. So we gave up and simplified it.

 

[TheBeachHouse]

We have them, but we won't give the guest full controls. They screw them up all the time! So instead we found programmable remotes on eBay and have them programmed to turn it on and off and to run A/C at standard temperature. We have a button for lower and a button for higher, but they temperature display is off. The lower puts it down one degree from normal and the higher puts it up one degree from normal. But it never exceeds that. We had too many people who didn't understand and instead of 21c or 20c or 22c would set it to 0c or put it on heating and set it for as high as it would go. So we gave up and simplified it..

Sunday night's guests had the electric fireplace on full and the windows cracked and ceiling fan on. They were obviously confused people. (Lobster eating vegans).

 

[Ice]

We have them, but we won't give the guest full controls. They screw them up all the time! So instead we found programmable remotes on eBay and have them programmed to turn it on and off and to run A/C at standard temperature. We have a button for lower and a button for higher, but they temperature display is off. The lower puts it down one degree from normal and the higher puts it up one degree from normal. But it never exceeds that. We had too many people who didn't understand and instead of 21c or 20c or 22c would set it to 0c or put it on heating and set it for as high as it would go. So we gave up and simplified it..

Sunday night's guests had the electric fireplace on full and the windows cracked and ceiling fan on. They were obviously confused people. (Lobster eating vegans).
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Sunday night's guests had the electric fireplace on full and the windows cracked and ceiling fan on. They were obviously confused people. (Lobster eating vegans).

Ha!

 

[Generic]

We have them, but we won't give the guest full controls. They screw them up all the time! So instead we found programmable remotes on eBay and have them programmed to turn it on and off and to run A/C at standard temperature. We have a button for lower and a button for higher, but they temperature display is off. The lower puts it down one degree from normal and the higher puts it up one degree from normal. But it never exceeds that. We had too many people who didn't understand and instead of 21c or 20c or 22c would set it to 0c or put it on heating and set it for as high as it would go. So we gave up and simplified it..

Sunday night's guests had the electric fireplace on full and the windows cracked and ceiling fan on. They were obviously confused people. (Lobster eating vegans).
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I have units that are one compressor to two rooms. You can't set HEAT and COOL on at the same time. But I never thought that people would be that stupid. Yup. They are. But then again, I still can't figure out why people think that a lower temperature is going to make something work faster. They only have one output temperature.

 

[Silverspoon]

We have them, but we won't give the guest full controls. They screw them up all the time! So instead we found programmable remotes on eBay and have them programmed to turn it on and off and to run A/C at standard temperature. We have a button for lower and a button for higher, but they temperature display is off. The lower puts it down one degree from normal and the higher puts it up one degree from normal. But it never exceeds that. We had too many people who didn't understand and instead of 21c or 20c or 22c would set it to 0c or put it on heating and set it for as high as it would go. So we gave up and simplified it..

We had wall thermostats installed along with restrictions for minimum high and low settings for the units in guest rooms. I have a wireless over-ride unit displaying temperature in each room that allows me to monitor each unit from our space and raise, lower, or turn off each unit if guests are using them improperly...like running the AC with the windows open.

We have removed all remote controls from the guest rooms so guests have to go to their wall thermostat to adjust the temperature.

 

[Generic]

We have them, but we won't give the guest full controls. They screw them up all the time! So instead we found programmable remotes on eBay and have them programmed to turn it on and off and to run A/C at standard temperature. We have a button for lower and a button for higher, but they temperature display is off. The lower puts it down one degree from normal and the higher puts it up one degree from normal. But it never exceeds that. We had too many people who didn't understand and instead of 21c or 20c or 22c would set it to 0c or put it on heating and set it for as high as it would go. So we gave up and simplified it..

We had wall thermostats installed along with restrictions for minimum high and low settings for the units in guest rooms. I have a wireless over-ride unit displaying temperature in each room that allows me to monitor each unit from our space and raise, lower, or turn off each unit if guests are using them improperly...like running the AC with the windows open.

We have removed all remote controls from the guest rooms so guests have to go to their wall thermostat to adjust the temperature.
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I've actually contemplated having switches on the windows that break the circuit if a window is open.

 

[Silverspoon]

We have them, but we won't give the guest full controls. They screw them up all the time! So instead we found programmable remotes on eBay and have them programmed to turn it on and off and to run A/C at standard temperature. We have a button for lower and a button for higher, but they temperature display is off. The lower puts it down one degree from normal and the higher puts it up one degree from normal. But it never exceeds that. We had too many people who didn't understand and instead of 21c or 20c or 22c would set it to 0c or put it on heating and set it for as high as it would go. So we gave up and simplified it..

We had wall thermostats installed along with restrictions for minimum high and low settings for the units in guest rooms. I have a wireless over-ride unit displaying temperature in each room that allows me to monitor each unit from our space and raise, lower, or turn off each unit if guests are using them improperly...like running the AC with the windows open.

We have removed all remote controls from the guest rooms so guests have to go to their wall thermostat to adjust the temperature.
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I've actually contemplated having switches on the windows that break the circuit if a window is open.
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Great idea if you can manage it. We are small enough that I can monitor them and only a few guests abuse them. Most folks understand that opening a window while the AC is running is self defeating.

 

[Copperhead]

I love these units! My utility bill took a dive once they were installed which made me love them all the more.
They work well for heat down here but can see how that it would not be the best in frigid climates. On the flip side, the AC works very well in the humid hot south!
I know regs are different in every state but if I were you I would look at buying the units yourself then having them installed by a pro or DIY like hubby did. I know our units were well under $1000 each, that was back in 2011 or 12.

 

[Samster]

They work very well for A/C, but much like an electric heat pump as Muirford said, they don't do well when the temps even hover around freezing.
I'm in the Deep South and have several friends who have installed the split units in separate guest houses or garage apartments at the rear of their historic properties. Even though they sized the unit properly for the cubic feet of cooling/heating space, they don't work that well in the cold temps and run constantly even at a reasonable setting and with the proper installation. Cooling does work great, even in our humid climate.
Check them out and get the opinion of an HVAC person who is educated on the units. Good luck!

 

[garysaragosa]

I think its worth but are you using central air conditioner or only window air cooling systems.According to me using more than one window air cooling systems,using central is better. To get services visit website.

 

[MSDouglas]

Hello everyone, ductless air conditioners are the great choice if you want some zoned air since here extending or installing distribution ductwork is not that feasible. If you plan to install a ductless AC system, then you better contact a good air conditioning company NJ since to judge the best location for its installation is very necessary.

 

[michaelnewman]

Great idea. I have heard about it from my neighbor they had made setup of similar kind with help of amtek air professionals. I'm your plan can work if executed well.

 

[LouiseManley]

Great!

 

[LouiseManley]

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[caseygreene]

I am planning to install central HVAC unit. The central HVAC unit is best modern invention. My cousin installed central heating unit last year with the help of furnace installation NJ technician. As she is very pleased to get it installed in the proper manner by the professional team she suggested me the same. And I found that installing central HVAC is the best way to make your home a comfort zone.