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Old 04-29-2020, 05:13 PM   #115 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Ecky View Post
We put in a mini split a few months after moving in, which nicely handles half of the house. I want to say it was around $2000 for a unit with a 40 SEER rating, and the heat really cranks even when it's subzero outside. Couldn't be happier. Central ducted units are for the birds.
I'd probably do the same thing assuming I bought a house without central air. A new build needs to incorporate it though. I'd probably consider separate variable speed air handlers for each floor. It does annoy me that generally HVAC is meant to operate in all rooms, with all registers open. I would have thought we'd have solved that problem by now and only need to condition those spaces we need to.
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