Introduction
At Solanta, we aim to reduce resource consumption and lower carbon footprints. We do so by helping people go solar and electrifying all of their oil and gas appliances.
The truth is: heating and cooling your home uses more energy than any other appliance that keeps your environment comfortable. In fact, it uses more energy than lighting your home and cooking a meal combined.
That’s why we offer mini-splits — also known as heat pump HVAC, ductless HVAC, or air source heat pumps — that serve as an electric heating and cooling system, which moves heat energy from the outside air into a building, or vice versa. Considering all four seasons that northeasterners face, air source heat pumps provide our customers with both heating in the harsh winter months and air conditioning in the uncomfortably hot summer months, making it the perfect investment to be used year-round.
By pairing your air mini-split with your solar system, solar will now be powering your heating and air conditioning instead of oil or natural gas.
Not only are they environmentally friendly, but with petroleum prices increasing every year, air source heat pumps are also cost efficient.
How Do Mini-Splits Work?
Before installing a new appliance into your home, it’s important to understand exactly how it works.
Mini-splits consist of both an outdoor unit (condenser) and an indoor unit (air handler). These units work together to cycle air between condensers and air handlers to heat or cool a room.
Your condenser — or condensers, depending on the quantity of air handlers your building requires — will live outside your home. Based on your home’s current structural layout, you will have the option for the condenser to be placed on a flat, concrete pad, mounted to sturdy exterior building brackets, or installed on flat roof surfaces. On the flip side, air handlers are typically wall-mounted or run through ceiling vents, with one set up in each room that you would like to heat or cool.
Whereas central air systems heat and cool the entire home — including unoccupied rooms — at once, each air handler can operate separately from the others. Additionally, they have the functionality to be programmed to heat and cool on timed increments, improving energy and cost efficiency.
Who Are Mini-Splits For?
You may be wondering if you’re the right candidate to purchase an air source heat pump system. Solanta serves customers all throughout the New York region. Our clients generally choose to convert their existing HVAC to mini-splits because:
- They want to reduce their wintertime fuel bills and their summertime electric bills.
- They want to transition to clean energy, reducing their fossil fuel usage.
- They have an old central air conditioner or window units that need to be replaced and want to upgrade to a system that can provide both heating and cooling.
- They want room-by-room level control of the temperature in their home.
- They want to improve their home’s air quality, seeing that mini-splits are far easier to clean compared to ducted systems. (When was the last time you had your central air ducts cleaned… possibly never. Meanwhile, cleaning an air handler simply requires taking out the filter and rinsing it.)
If any of the above applies to you, you may want to consider an air source heat pump system for your home.
Other Considerations
Transitioning to a more sustainable home requires serious reflection. We know budgets are tight, and investing in home improvements needs to be worth your time, money, and energy.
That being said, we suggest you address the following questions before moving your project forward:
- What type of heating and cooling do you currently have?
- How old is your existing HVAC system?
- How much are you currently paying for heating and cooling?
- Are you looking to cover 100% of your home’s heating/cooling or only get mini-splits in some rooms to supplement your existing system?
Solanta’s One-Stop-Shop
Alongside solar panels and heat pump HVAC, Solanta is prepared to offer you extra services to drive our world towards a sustainable future, one home at a time.
For those who enjoy hot showers to decompress after a long day, Solanta can install a heat pump water heater into your home. Rather than using electricity or propane to heat your shower, laundry, or dish water, you can live stress-free knowing you’re using hot water without disrupting the environment.
For our customers that are lucky enough to have inhouse laundry, Solanta can provide electric clothes dryers. Upfront, electric dryers generally cost less than gas-powered alternatives. If that’s not enough to convince you, the omission of gas burners or complex combustion components means less repairs and maintenance over time.
For our clients that love to cook, we can install induction stoves, as well as electric ovens. Compared to traditional alternatives, electric-powered stoves and ovens deliver faster cooking speeds, higher energy, and safer, more precise temperature control.
And for those that love to drive — but hate paying gas prices and burning fossil fuels — we can set your home up with an electrical vehicle charger. Say goodbye to public charging station lines and detours, and say hello to waking up to a fully charged car for a fraction of the price.
Depending on your needs, Solanta is committed to upgrading your home to be energy efficient, affordable, and future-proof.
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