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Is a Ductless Mini-Split Sufficient for Heating?

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Is a Ductless Mini-Split Sufficient for Heating?

Heat pumps are very versatile devices. Not only do they offer both heating and cooling, they can operate with several types of systems, including ductless systems. However, there can be some question as to whether or not a heat pump can sufficiently heat your home during the winter months. We’ll explain more about this below, but for any heating needs you may have, including the installation of a ductless mini-split heating system in Springfield, call the people with over 37 years of experience: Wm. Henderson Plumbing & Heating Inc.

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Heating with a Heat Pump

Heat pumps work by transferring heat from one location to another. During the winter months, the heat pump absorbs the heat in the surrounding air, concentrates it, and distributes it to your living spaces. The issue that can develop when the air temperature drops below freezing is this: the amount of available heat in the air starts to diminish, which can force the heat pump to work harder and cause a challenge to properly heat your home. However, a heat pump system can be supplemented by another type of heating system. As such, if you are concerned about a heat pump’s ability to adequately heat your home during the winter months, you can arrange to have a back-up system for those very cold days.

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Benefits of a Ductless Mini-Split System

Here are few of the benefits a mini-split system can offer you:

  • Energy efficiency – there are two way a ductless system is very energy efficient: first, heat pumps use only a small amount of electricity to operate and no fossil fuels; second, the individual indoor blowers allow for customized heating, which can help reduce the amount of heating you use.
  • Long lifespan – the average lifespan for a heat pump is 20-25 years as compared to that of a combustion heating system, which is 15-20 years.
  • Easily installed – a ductless system has an outdoor unit that holds the compressor and condenser and indoor blowers. A single outdoor unit can support up to 4 indoor blowers. The blowers are connected to the outdoor unit via a small conduit drilled into an exterior wall. Blowers can be mounted flush against walls or hand from ceilings; all they need is to be connected to the outdoor unit.

So is a heat pump sufficient for heating a home? It most certainly is!

Call Wm. Henderson Plumbing & Heating Inc., today and schedule an appointment with one of our installation experts.

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