Mini Split Articles

For most Florida bedrooms, home offices, and straightforward retrofits, a wall-mounted mini split is the practical choice. For a larger open living area with suitable ceiling space, a ceiling cassette may distribute air more evenly while keeping the walls clear. Neither style controls humidity better simply because of where it mounts. Correct sizing, steady operation, […]

Yes, some multi-zone mini split systems allow a wall-mounted head, ceiling cassette, floor or floor-ceiling console, and concealed ducted unit to operate from one outdoor condenser. The deciding factor is not the appearance of the indoor units. It is whether the manufacturer lists those exact indoor and outdoor model numbers as a compatible combination. A

Yes, you can mix different BTU indoor heads on the same multi-zone mini split condenser—but only when the manufacturer approves the exact combination. A 9,000 BTU head and a 12,000 BTU head may work on one outdoor unit, while the same numbers from another brand, series, or refrigerant platform may not. The safe rule is

A multi-zone mini split is designed to give different rooms independent temperature control. So when one room is warmer than the others, the problem is usually not that the entire system has stopped working. More often, that zone has a different load, weaker airflow, a setting problem, a placement issue, or less available capacity while

One of the main reasons homeowners choose a multi-zone mini split is the ability to control rooms separately. But that creates a common question: can you run only one indoor unit while the other connected heads remain off? In most properly installed residential multi-zone systems, yes. You can normally turn on the indoor unit in

Choosing between a 4-zone and 5-zone mini split may look simple: count the rooms and buy a system with the same number of indoor heads. In a larger home, however, the correct choice depends on much more than whether you have four or five doors to close. Each room has its own heating and cooling

A three-zone mini split can heat and cool three rooms from one outdoor condenser, but choosing the equipment involves more than adding the rooms’ square footage together. Each indoor head serves a separate space with its own cooling and heating load. The outdoor unit must then support the exact indoor combination and provide enough usable

Sizing a two-zone mini split is not as simple as calculating the total square footage of two rooms and dividing the outdoor unit’s BTUs in half. Each room has its own cooling load, so each indoor head must be sized for the room it serves. After sizing the rooms separately, you must select an outdoor

Choosing between a single-zone and multi-zone mini split is not only about how many rooms you want to cool. It is also a long-term financial decision involving equipment, installation, electricity, maintenance, repairs, and eventual replacement. So, which one costs less over time? For one room or one open area, a single-zone mini split is almost

If you need about 24,000 BTUs of cooling, should you install one 24,000 BTU mini split or two smaller units that add up to the same capacity? The short answer is: one properly sized larger mini split is often the more efficient and affordable choice for one open area, while two properly sized smaller units