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My main problem with mini-splits is that they are just ugly. I can't get past it. Neither can my wife nor others I've talked to. My engineer brain loves the ide

by mdeeks 4y ago

My main problem with mini-splits is that they are just ugly. I can't get past it. Neither can my wife nor others I've talked to. My engineer brain loves the idea, but I just don't want them on my walls nor do I want five different remotes laying around. I suspect thats a problem for many others too.

turtlebits 4y ago
You can get ceiling cassettes as well as radiator style floor mounted air handlers. They just cost more.
kayson 4y ago
My wife (who invested heavily in the aesthetics and interior design of our home) shared the same concern. We decided to do it anyways, and though they're certainly a little ugly, they blend in and just sort of go away. It helps that they're fairly close to the ceiling. The remotes aren't lying around. They all have wall mounts that we placed near the light switches and ceiling fan remotes. With the units being programmed, though, you don't often have to mess around with them anyways. Unless you're the sort who likes fiddling with the temperature and fan speed.
synctheship 4y ago
Have you looked at cassette style mini-splits? Nothing on the wall's you'd just replace the vent in your ceiling. They are quite a bit larger than your standard vent though. As far as remotes, there are a bunch of universal remote control options and smart (wifi/bluetooth) based controllers.
skellington 4y ago
You can get mini-splits that don't have protruding wall units, but the real downside of mini-splits is indoor air quality. They don't have good filters and they basically recirculate the air in the same room. For a very tightly built house, you need to bring outside air in continuously, ideally through an energy recovering ventilator (ERV), and then you want to filter that air with a MERV 13 filter (or whatever target you want), plus you want to move and filter all the house air in general, plus you often want to control whole house humidity. Mini-splits can't do any of the above.

by mdeeks 4y ago

turtlebits 4y ago

You can get ceiling cassettes as well as radiator style floor mounted air handlers. They just cost more.

kayson 4y ago

My wife (who invested heavily in the aesthetics and interior design of our home) shared the same concern. We decided to do it anyways, and though they're certainly a little ugly, they blend in and just sort of go away. It helps that they're fairly close to the ceiling. The remotes aren't lying around. They all have wall mounts that we placed near the light switches and ceiling fan remotes. With the units being programmed, though, you don't often have to mess around with them anyways. Unless you're the sort who likes fiddling with the temperature and fan speed.

synctheship 4y ago

Have you looked at cassette style mini-splits? Nothing on the wall's you'd just replace the vent in your ceiling. They are quite a bit larger than your standard vent though. As far as remotes, there are a bunch of universal remote control options and smart (wifi/bluetooth) based controllers.

skellington 4y ago

You can get mini-splits that don't have protruding wall units, but the real downside of mini-splits is indoor air quality. They don't have good filters and they basically recirculate the air in the same room. For a very tightly built house, you need to bring outside air in continuously, ideally through an energy recovering ventilator (ERV), and then you want to filter that air with a MERV 13 filter (or whatever target you want), plus you want to move and filter all the house air in general, plus you often want to control whole house humidity. Mini-splits can't do any of the above.