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In response to "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 " by amanda

It would cost 10x the amount of money to retrofit an old house with ducting than it would to buy a mini-split. -- (edited)

Posted by Shaun (aka bigshaunu) Sep 25 '19, 08:27

We have one and it's awesome.

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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

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