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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Cooling an enclosed porch or addition.


If you are planning to enclosed a porch or add a room to your home, one of the challenges you face is how to cool the new space.

You could run duct to the new space from your home air conditioning system, but in most cases your home system isn’t large enough to cool the new space.

You could use a window unit, but window units can be noisy and use a lot of electricity, and may not be able to suitably cool a large porch or room.

The answer to the question of how to cool an addition or an enclosed porch is the minisplit or ductless system.

A minisplit is a central air system (either straight cool or heat pump), and can have a capacity as large as 3 tons and an efficiency as high as 18 SEER, so it can cool a very large room or enclosed porch while saving electricity and money.

Most minisplits also have a remote controller which not only serves as a thermostat, but can adjust fan speed and direction to your comfort.

Integrity Air would be happy to answer any of your questions about how a minisplit can meet your comfort needs

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