Ductless Minisplit- Page 3 of 6
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The Carbon Footprint of Minisplits
Is heating with a minisplit heat pump really ‘greener’ than heating with fossil fuels?
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Ductless Minisplits May Not Be As Efficient As We Thought
New England researchers find that minisplits have lower air flow rates and lower COPs than expected
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How To Buy a Ductless Minisplit
This cheat sheet is intended for designers and builders who are confused by available equipment options
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Net-Zero Homes Show Signs of Convergent Evolution
Double-stud walls insulated with cellulose, triple-glazed windows, and ductless minisplits
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Can Solar Electricity Trump a Ductless Minisplit?
A GBA reader calculates that PV systems are now cheap enough to displace a high-efficiency air-source heat pump
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Minisplit Heat Pumps and Blizzards
Outdoor units that are mounted near grade can get buried by snow
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Rules of Thumb for Ductless Minisplits
How to design a house that can be heated with one or two ductless minisplits — and how to operate the units once the house is occupied
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Designing an HVAC System for a Cold Climate
An owner-builder weighs two options for heating with an air-source heat pump
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Heat Losses Are Way More than Planned
An owner/builder in Ontario feels deflated after heat-loss calculations come in much worse than he expected — but numbers are not always what they seem
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Looking for the Best Minisplit Option
Planning a new house, two GBA readers decide that conventional ductless minisplit installations are unappealing, and suspect that filter changes would be a hassle
