Keeping your home cool is an essential part of staying comfortable and safe in the summer's high temperatures. Here are some recommendations to help you optimize the comfort of your home and energy efficiency with the right type of ductless home air conditioning system.

Evaluate Your Home's Situation

Before you can choose the type of mini-split air conditioner system for your home, you need to evaluate the setup of your home and its own specifications. When you choose a mini-split air conditioner, you have the ability to cool specific areas or up to a full inclusion of your home's total air conditioning. This allows you to cool and condition-specific areas of your home where they need it most. For example, if you have one side that faces south that is always warmer than the rest of your home, you can install a high-capacity mini-split for that room or side of the home. Then, in the other rooms, you can install a smaller cooling mini-split in the other areas of the home. 

You can also evaluate your home's insulation levels within your home, and choose a mini-split to compensate for areas of your home that have lower R-value insulation. So, for example, if you have added a home addition onto your home and the insulation is not as thick, you will need a higher capacity mini-split to adequately cool this area in relation to the rest of your home.

Then, don't forget to look at the climate in your area when you choose an air conditioner system. If you live in an area and climate that does not have extremely hot summers, but more mild summer weather, look at installing an air conditioner that is a lower capacity.

Choose Cooling System Location

Once you have determined what air conditioner capacity you need for your home's cooling, you can choose the type of mini-split system and how many indoor units you want to install on one outdoor unit. You can customize each indoor cooling unit for the specific size of room or space that it needs to cool. You can install one larger indoor unit in your main open living and kitchen area, then install smaller units in each of the upstairs bedrooms. Your basement space may only need one medium capacity unit to cool the entire space to a comfortable temperature. 

When you choose the size of the unit for your cool space size, look at the indoor unit's BTU, which are British thermal units. The higher the BTU, the more cooling capacity your mini-split has and the larger the space you can cool. So, for example, if you are looking to cool that upstairs bedroom that is on the south-western side of your home, a higher BTUis preferable to mini-splits in other rooms of your home.

To learn more, contact a company that provides mini-split cooling systems.