Facts About Split System Heat Pumps

When it comes to air conditioning, you have a few different options for your home. The one you pick will depend on your own needs, and what your home already has installed. A split system heat pump could well be what you need to control the temperature and make your home comfortable. Here are some facts about the system, to help you decide if this is the one you need.

What Is A Split System Heat Pump?

Firstly, you're going to need to know what this system is, and how it works. A split system heat pump is a HVAC system that's separated into different parts to work effectively. A regular HVAC system would have a duct system, delivering refrigerated air throughout your home. It works a lot like your refrigerator. It cools air by blowing it over a refrigerated coil, and warm air is pumped back outside the home via the ducts. A heat pump split system is different, as there are indoor and outdoor components to it. The outdoor section is the compressor/condenser, handling refrigerating the air. The indoor section conducts the air around the home.

A Split System Is More Efficient

One of the best benefits about a split system is that it's much more efficient than other HVAC systems. This is because it's a ductless system. About 30% of the energy created by a HVAC system is lost by the ducts, making it quite inefficient. You want to ensure that your HVAC is working hard to cool your home. Using a split system means that you know all the energy created is going where it needs to go.

Keep Each Room At The Right Temperature

When using a split system, you'll find that multiple indoor air handlers can be attached to one outdoor condenser. Each air handler can be attached to a separate thermostat. With this system, you can individually control the temperature of each room. Want to keep the living areas warmer, and the bedrooms cooler at night? Have one room you need to keep cooler than others in the house? Not a problem with a split system.

They Can Be Economical To Install

You have a few choices when it comes to HVAC system installation. You need to be sure you're having the right system installed in your home, in order to make the most of it. If you have a furnace already installed in your home but no HVAC system, then a split system can be the way to go. It's the most efficient way of installing HVAC, using what's already there.

Keep Your Condenser In An Inconspicuous Location

One of the problems with other HVAC systems is that they can be somewhat unsightly. You obviously want to keep your system in an inconspicuous location to keep the outside of your home looking good, and a split system can help you with this. That's because you can place conduit between the indoor and outdoor portions of the system up to 50 feet apart. There's no problem placing the outdoor section in a harder to see a place, keeping your home looking good from the front.

Easier Indoor Installation

When it comes to the indoor sections of your home that need cooling, you've got a lot of freedom when it comes to your air handlers. You can have them installed almost anywhere you like in the room, including high up in the walls or even suspended from the ceiling. This makes them a lot more inconspicuous too. If you have it in a hard to reach a spot, you'll be given a remote-controlled model so you can operate it from anywhere in the room.

A System That's Hard To Beat

If you're weighing up your options when it comes to HVAC, a split system could be exactly what you need. It offers more control over the temperature of your home than any other model, and more flexibility around where the components are installed.

It's also a perfect system if you need to retrofit your home with HVAC, too. Finally, it's incredibly energy efficient thanks to the ductless system it uses.

If you're looking at having a split system heat pump installed, talk to us at HVAC Direct and see what we have on offer.