DUCTLESS HEAT PUMPS What is a Ductless Heat Pump System? How Does a Heat Pump Work? Featured Ductless Heat Pump System
How Much Heat Can $1 Buy? New! For Current Ductless Heat Pump Owners: General Operation Guidelines
Getting the Most Out of Your Ductless Heat Pump What is a Ductless Heat Pump System?
A Ductless Heat Pump is a highly efficient heating and cooling system. As a primary heat source for electrically heated homes, these systems heat and cool homes at a fraction of the cost of baseboards and wall heaters. Ductless Heat Pumps are much safer, quieter, and heat rooms evenly (no more hot or cool spots!).
Ductless systems consist of three main parts: an indoor unit (that mounts to a wall); an outdoor unit (that sits on the ground); and a remote control for the unit.
How Does a Heat Pump Work?
A heat pump transfers heat using refrigerant expansion and compression within a cycle...What does that mean? It means it takes cold air and makes it warm - and takes warm air and makes it cold, when you want it and where you want it! Back to Top
Featured Ductless Heat Pump System   If you heat your home with electric heat, you know how costly those heating bills can be! You many not know that there is an affordable solution to high heating bills...the ductless heat pump. The Mitsubishi Mr. Slim mini split ductless heat pump provides exceptional energy savings, many consumers report savings of up to 40% on their energy bill! Applications for the mini split heating and cooling are: - Home heated with electric heat - The Mr. Slim is an excellent replacement for any home heating with electric baseboard, wall, or ceiling units; wood stoves; and other space heaters (such as propane).
- Remodels and Room Additions - A ductless heat and cooling system is perfect for home additions, remodeling projects, and garage conversions. There is no need for duct work, and the units are easily installed.
- New Construction - Many new homes take advantage of the ductless technology.
Mitsubishi is a leader in split-ductless heating and air conditioning technology. Mitsubishi offers the Mr. Slim brand that's easy-to-use, quiet, and highly efficient. The Mr. Slim is perfect for homes that are heated with baseboard heating, or any other form of electric heat. The Mitsubishi Mr. Slim mini split system is energy efficient, as well as affordable! Call us today at 503.579.2250 and we will help you with the energy rebates that are available.
Back to Top Just How Much Heat Can $1 Buy?
This graph illustrates how much heat is produced with just $1. As you can see, ductless heat pumps emit more heat at a fraction of the cost of electric or gas heat. Just imaging what you could save on your heating bill!
CURRENT DUCTLESS HEAT PUMP OWNERS
Listed below are general guidelines for a current ductless heat pump owner:
General Operation Guidelines
1. Set the system to "HEAT" or "COOL" setting
Your ductless heat pump may have an AUTO mode that allows the system to switch between heating and air conditioning automatically. However, our experience in the Northwest suggests this setting does not provide the most efficient and responsive operation. Instead, try setting the system control to the HEAT mode (or heating symbol) during the heating season and to the COOL mode (or the cooling symbol) when you want air conditioning.
2. Set the fan speed - use the "AUTO" setting
The AUTO fan speed setting (or auto symbol) is preferred over the other settings (usually quiet, low, medium and high) because as indoor and outdoor conditions change, the unit automatically uses the optimal fan speed.
3. Set the temperature
Depending on the location of your ductless heat pump, you may need to set the unit's temperature slightly higher or lower than the desired temperature in the room to find a setting that's comfortable. Think of the temperature set on your remote as a comfort setting rather than the exact temperature that you want.
4. Avoid adjusting the temperature setting
Ductless heat pumps are designed to adjust to changing conditions automatically and efficiently. Once you find a comfortable temperature setting, avoid changing the setting or turning off the unit. The unit will run most efficiently if it is allowed to ramp-up and down to meet your heating and cooling needs.
Getting the Most Out of Your Ductless Heat Pump
Below are a few suggestions to get the most out of this new efficient technology:
1. Determine the "effective zone"
It is very likely that a ductless heat pump can provide efficient heating to more of your house that just the room in which it is located. The total area served by the heat pump is called the "effective zone". In general, a larger effective zone will allow the ductless heat pump to provide more benefit to you by efficiently heating more of your house.
2. Let the ductless heat pump do the work
To maximize the benefits of the ductless heat pump, it should be used as the primary heating system in the effective zone, leaving the existing heating system used primarily as the "back up". In extremely cold conditions, the heat pump may not provide desired comfort levels to all areas of the effective zone. Int this instance, the effective zone should be temporarily reduced by closing doors to unused portions of the house.
3. Understand the Defrost Function
Heating during periods of cold weather will cause the coil on the outdoor unit to accumulate frost. Don't worry, this is normal. To allow continued, efficient operation, the ductless heat pump is designed to "defrost" itself automatically. The defrost mode typically takes 5 to 15 minutes to remove frost from coil. Once the function is complete, the system will return to its heating operation.
4. Multi-Zone Systems
Multi-zone systems provide 2 or more indoor units with the use of only 1 outdoor unit. These systems allow you to set the indoor units at different temperatures. However, the entire system must operate in the same mode (Heat or Cool).
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