Sometimes people want to install central air conditioning in the buildings that weren’t designed with such a possibility in mind. For example, in old houses the walls are very thick and the joists spacing of the floors are quite irregular.
If you have an old house as described you may want to consider installing a ductless air conditioner because of its numerous benefits. The most crucial reason for installing one of these Mini split air conditioners is outstanding energy efficiency. This can be quite easily explained. The common air conditioners that use ducts need to first send cold air down and then drive it up throughout the room space. In ductless air conditioners the unit is placed very high, usually almost near the ceiling. This way, the cold air travels downward throughout the room naturally and doesn’t need any outside interference. As gravity provides such a great possibility to bypass any fans, you will surely notice significant savings on energy.
Often, a Ductless mini split air conditioner has two parts - inside and outside units. The compressor unit is placed outside. Two pipes lead into the building through a wall thus furnishing the interior unit with coolant. Having a ductless air conditioner installed means you can leverage the possibility to have several internal units instead of one. This in its turn means that you can cool down only a couple of rooms in the house depending on your will. For instance, you can choose to condition only living areas during the daytime and leave the units there on, while the bedroom space doesn’t need to have cool air. The same energy saving scheme can be applied for ductless heat pump systems as well.
Since the cold air comes from a unit that is placed near the ceiling the floors won't too cold allowing you enjoy fresh air without freezing your feet. Besides, with the ductless air conditioners the air in the building will become cold much faster than with the central conditioning. It happens because ductless air conditioning systems and ductless heat pumps normally provide much colder/warmer air.
Another advantage of ductless air conditioners is numerous useful attachments such as an air cleaner or the device that allows reduce air humidity keeping the temperature on the same level. There are also devices that move to evenly distribute cooled air in the living space. And of course, if you want to feel warm even in the coolest weather you should definitely install a Ductless heat pump.