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RE: Have you considered mini-splits?

Our first one is a Fujitsu 12K BTU with a wall mount, works well for a 500 sq ft room and is barely audible unless the fan is on full blast. For the main house, we went with Mitsubishi for a 4 zone system. Two bedrooms use 24x24" ceiling units. Our bedroom and the family room uses an attic units, 12K & 18K, with vents. The bedroom has 3 vents in the ceiling and the FR two with another in the kitchen. All zones have separate controls with programs. The ceiling units do make noise, but not much more than a fan. I can't hardly hear the attic units at all, but those are more expensive and require the normal HVAC ducting and vents and custom manifolds.

The nice thing about the mini-splits is the condenser isn't anywhere near as loud as a normal AC unit. I can be standing outside 10 feet away from my office unit and hardly hear it over the neighbor's typical AC unit 100 feet away. Using the mini-split for AC and the gas furnace for heat is the most efficient.

-Rod


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