Are you struggling to stay cool this summer in your Westchester County home? Whether your upstairs just won’t cool down or your cooling bills are skyrocketing, Healthy Home Energy & Consulting can help solve your AC blues with a mini split heat pump system! With the flexibility to be installed either for supplemental heating and cooling or as a full HVAC replacement, mini split heat pumps offer a wide range of benefits to any home.
What Is a Heat Pump?
Heat pumps are an all-electric type of HVAC system that has both heating and cooling capabilities. A heat pump works similarly to an air conditioner by moving heat using a line of refrigerant—the only difference is that a heat pump can also work in reverse to heat your home as well. In heating mode, the line of refrigerant extracts heat from the outdoors—even from temperatures as low as -13° F—to bring combustion-free heat into your home.
Ducted vs Ductless Heat Pumps
While a heat pump can connect directly to your home’s duct system, it’s not necessary. Ductless mini split heat pumps can provide efficient heating and cooling through individual units placed in different zones of your home. Mini splits work the same way as ducted heat pumps, but they are unique in the fact that they can reach areas of your home that ducted heating and air conditioning can’t. Plus, each zone can be set to a different temperature, offering room-by-room controls.
How Mini Splits Can Maximize Your Comfort
There are several ways that mini split heat pumps can help keep your home more comfortable.
You Can Use a Heat Pump All Year Long
Since heat pumps both heat and cool your home, you can get use from them 12 months out of the year! Not to mention, if you replace both your air conditioner and furnace with a mini split system, you’ll only have one HVAC system to maintain instead of two.
Mini Splits Offer More Customization
If you’re constantly fighting with your family over temperature settings, mini splits are probably a good option for your home. With a zoned HVAC system, it’s easy for everyone in your household to be comfortable. Plus, you’ll avoid unnecessary energy costs on conditioning the air in unused rooms.
Heat Pumps Can Improve Your IAQ (Indoor Air Quality)
Combustion equipment in your home can contribute to serious health risks. Since mini splits are all-electric, you won’t have to worry about the pollutants combustion heating systems bring into your home. Heat pumps also filter the air and are effective at managing your home’s humidity levels so you’ll be safe from contaminants like mold.
Mini Splits Maximize Efficiency
What’s more comfortable than saving money on your heating and cooling bills? Since more than half of a home’s energy use is used on heating and cooling, switching to an efficient mini split heat pump could save you more than you think. What’s better? Mini-splits also qualify for several financial incentives, like the Inflation Reduction Act federal heat pump tax credits so you can maximize your savings!
Get Expert Heat Pump Installation With Healthy Home Energy & Consulting
Before making any big change to your home or its performance, we always recommend a Healthy Home Evaluation. Starting with a comprehensive assessment of your home’s insulation, current HVAC needs, and air filtration allows us to properly size your new mini split system and make sure you won’t be losing energy through gaps and cracks in your home.
Once you’re ready for heat pump installation, you can trust the Building Performance Institute (BPI) certified team at Healthy Home Energy & Consulting to get the job done right.
Schedule your Healthy Home Evaluation. Call 914-242-9733 or contact us online.
