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my house is old, a cottage, built in 1942. I need new HVAC and am thinking about mini splits. am I overthinking that the anachronism of the

Posted by amanda Sep 25 '19, 08:24

mini splits will be weird in the old house?

like, I don't have competent heat and I don't have AC. I *would* if I got mini splits. does it matter that they're butt ugly?

thank you.

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I googled. That is fascinating. Never heard of such a thing. -- nm - Spawn Sep 25, 08:36 1
- I had to google it also but then realized we use those in our wiring closets at work :) -- nm - oblique Sep 25, 08:38
It would cost 10x the amount of money to retrofit an old house with ducting than it would to buy a mini-split. -- (edited) - Shaun Sep 25, 08:27 9
- I need four in my house. sh*t is expensive. -- nm - amanda Sep 25, 08:28 8
  - How big is your house? -- nm - Shaun Sep 25, 08:29 7
    - it's a massive 1231 square feet. the original house is about 800 SF; it's the two additions/conversions that kill the air flow and make me get four. -- nm - amanda Sep 25, 08:38 6
      - we use fans to blow the air around a bit (blows the air down the hall to the bedrooms) -- nm* - Beaker Sep 25, 08:46
      - be sure to get multiple quotes from multiple vendors cause I wouldn't think you'd need more than 2 -- nm - Beaker Sep 25, 08:45 4
        
        Depends on room configuration. I almost regret not getting a fourth unit in our kitchen even though it’s open to the living room which has one. -- nm* - Super Daddy Princess Sep 25, 08:47 2
        
        ... aren't you doing a refurb now? - Spawn Sep 25, 08:48 1
        
        We’re opening up the wall further and adding some additional insulation which should help. -- (edited) - Super Daddy Princess Sep 25, 08:50
        
        Agreed. 4 would be for like a 5000sqft house. -- nm - Shaun Sep 25, 08:46
They're super common here and most older houses here don't even have a way to put ducts in (mine doesn't). - Reagen Sep 25, 08:26 1
- thanks buddy. -- nm - amanda Sep 25, 08:27
I don’t even notice ours most of the time. -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Sep 25, 08:26 1
- gotcha. -- nm - amanda Sep 25, 08:27

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