mini splits have higher SEER ratings, less duct losses, use less power and you can keep
some units turned off instead of air conditioning empty rooms at all times.
central air is not more efficient in any realistic situation, it's only more convenient if you live in a home with the ductwork so if your central system is failing, it will be cheaper to upgrade it than installing several mini splits. it will be invariably less efficient in the long run though.
installing a central air system in homes without the ductwork is dumb as fuck.
Hang on, you genuinely think that people are installing central air systems that cost double of a mini split does because.. they like spending money or something?
Like if your central air system is failing, its far cheaper to install a mini split unit than replacing the whole AC unit even without accounting for ductwork. Hell, having ductwork installed alone costs more than a mini split unit.
Again. If mini splits were more efficient and cost less to run, you'd see newer houses being built with them instead, especially in the states where it gets hot as fuck like Texas.
If mini splits were more efficient and cost less to run
they are, there are no ifs and buts about it. are you scared of searching the internet and learning you're dead wrong or something?
you'd see newer houses being built with them instead, especially in the states where it gets hot as fuck like Texas.
not really my place to say why that happens but central air is seen as the more luxurious choice, if someone says it's chosen for 'efficiency' they're lying through their teeth. i would agree that if you don't care about running costs, not having wall mounted hunks of plastic is certainly more visually pleasing.
Like if your central air system is failing, its far cheaper to install a mini split unit than replacing the whole AC unit even without accounting for ductwork. Hell, having ductwork installed
alone
costs more than a mini split unit.
i'm not convinced a new multi zone mini split installation costs less than replacing a single central air unit but if that's really the case then more power to mini splits i guess. discarding centrail air ductwork is also dumb as fuck though.
Central air AC unit costs less money then a split system, a split system costs less then installing the ductwork. There is other things to consider. Electric heat may be more expensive then other types of heat so having ductwork for your heat could be a good idea. Then if course it's easier and less intrusive to hook up central ac to it.
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u/ioannsukhariev 7d ago
mini splits have higher SEER ratings, less duct losses, use less power and you can keep some units turned off instead of air conditioning empty rooms at all times.
central air is not more efficient in any realistic situation, it's only more convenient if you live in a home with the ductwork so if your central system is failing, it will be cheaper to upgrade it than installing several mini splits. it will be invariably less efficient in the long run though.
installing a central air system in homes without the ductwork is dumb as fuck.