{"id":917,"date":"2014-05-23T12:57:06","date_gmt":"2014-05-23T16:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/blog\/?p=917"},"modified":"2014-05-27T13:02:26","modified_gmt":"2014-05-27T17:02:26","slug":"are-ductless-heat-pumps-preferable-to-centralized-heat-pumps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/blog\/heat-pump-service\/are-ductless-heat-pumps-preferable-to-centralized-heat-pumps\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Ductless Heat Pumps Preferable to Centralized Heat Pumps?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ductless heat pumps may seem like recent innovations, but they existed in the commercial HVAC world long before making the leap over to homes. Instead of using a single indoor unit that sends conditioned air through a ventilation system, a ductless heat pump instead works through multiple indoor blower units mounted on walls that send the air directly into rooms.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in ductless heat pump installation in New Hampshire for your home, make sure you consult with professionals to decide if this is the best choice.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Call HB Energy Solutions, where we have delivered quality heating and cooling services to New Hampshire for more than two decades.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>A list of the advantages of ductless heat pumps make them sound automatically superior to any centralized heat pump:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>No indoor air quality issues due to ducts <\/strong>\u2013 Because ducts can collect dust and other contamination, they will eventually affect indoor air quality and require cleaning. Ductless systems remove this hassle.<\/li>\n<li><strong>More freedom with construction and remodeling <\/strong>\u2013 If you are planning to build a new home or extensively remodel your current one, then a ductless system gives you more options because fitting ducts into planning is no longer necessary.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zone control <\/strong>\u2013 Because ductless heat pumps work through separate blowers, you only need to heat or cool down rooms that require it, which leads to significant energy savings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, a ductless system is not always preferable to a standard centralized one. In some cases, you may be better off staying with a familiar ducted system. Here are some considerations that may sway you away from ductless heat pumps.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Your home already has ducts <\/strong>\u2013 Unless remodeling is on the horizon, a ductless system is usually redundant for a house that has a ventilation system.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A heat pump in general isn\u2019t the best choice <\/strong>\u2013 Ductless systems are all heat pumps, and in some cases\u2014such as when a home is difficult to heat\u2014it is better to stay with the combination of an air conditioner and furnace\/boiler for cooling and heating than to switch to a heat pump.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It isn\u2019t cost-effective <\/strong>\u2013 Ductless heat pumps are more expensive to install because of the blower units than hooking up a heat pump to current ductwork. If the other positives of a ductless mini split heat pump aren\u2019t enough to overcome this, than you may be better with a centralized system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you still find yourself torn between going for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/air-conditioning\/ductless-split-heat-pumps\" target=\"_blank\">ductless<\/a> or a central heat pump, you can always <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/about\/schedule-service\" target=\"_blank\">call professional installers<\/a>. They will take into account your home\u2019s construction and your budget plans to advise you which route is the best for you.<\/p>\n<p>HB Energy Solutions will help you with heat pump installation in New Hampshire, whether you end up going with a ductless system or a more traditional ducted one. Whatever heat pump you end up with, we will install it for you right the first time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ductless heat pumps may seem like recent innovations, but they existed in the commercial HVAC world long before making the leap over to homes. 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