Replacing Baseboard Heating In Glade Springs, VA
When it seems like your monthly bills just seem to go up and up, what can you do to try to keep those bills under control? Sometimes, the best place to start is to look at where you’re spending the most money. For the homeowners of this ranch home in Glade Springs, it was clear that their energy bills were costing them a fortune. Despite switching to more energy efficient lighting, and taking other steps, it was clear their energy bills were high because their home depended on electric baseboard heating.
Electric baseboard heating is relatively inexpensive to install, but it is really inefficient, meaning you spend a lot of energy in order to generate enough heat to be comfortable. The homeowners came to us to see if there were any alternatives that might help bring their costs under control.
Problem: Ranch home in Glade Spring was using electric baseboard heating, and the energy bills were huge! They were looking for options that would give them greater comfort and bring down their monthly energy costs.
Solution: A Mitsubishi electric ductless heating and cooling system will help keep this home comfortable year-round!
Heat Pumps and Mitsubishi Ductless Heating & Cooling
When the homeowners called us, we came out to take a look at their current system and to see what might work best. The home did not have ductwork, so we started to think about whether a Mitsubishi ductless heating and cooling system might be the answer they were looking for.
Mitsubishi ductless systems are high-efficiency heat pumps that can both heat and cool your home through one unit! They are also called minisplits, because they consist of two main parts- an outdoor condenser, and an indoor air distribution unit, sometimes called a head or a cassette.
Minisplits don’t require any ductwork in your home, and one outdoor condenser unit can power multiple indoor cassettes, with each one being able to be controlled separately. That means you could have a unit in your bedroom and another in the main portion of the home, for example, and set the comfort level differently in each space. You could even turn the system off if you weren’t using that area of your home.
In addition to being able to create separate zones of comfort, Mitsubishi ductless systems are modular. You can choose to use a wall mounted unit, ceiling mounter, or a floor mounted system, like these homeowners chose, as you can see from the pictures. The floor mounted unit looks almost like a cover for an old-fashioned radiator, but this “box” also has state of the art sensors that can help monitor the temperature and humidity in the room and adjust it to make sure you are always comfortable. The multi-direction vanes also help distribute the heated or cooled air evenly through your space, eliminating hot and cold spots as well.
Ductless Is Quiet And Energy Efficient
One of the great things about ductless systems is that they act as heating and air conditioning. And unlike window air conditioners, these systems are whisper-quiet- only 15 db. That means you’ll barely notice anything but the comfort when the system turns on.
Mitsubishi ductless systems are up to 70% more efficient than electric baseboard heating and up to 30% more efficient than window air conditioners, meaning the family will spend MUCH less on energy bills every month, no matter what the weather is outside! The systems have inverters and are able to use the smallest amount of energy needed to keep your home consistently comfortable- kind of like cruise control on your car. This means using less energy for more comfort, and this variable speed option is something you only see on expensive higher end heating and AC systems for homes with ductwork.
Rebates For Efficiency
Mitsubishi ductless systems are so efficient that they qualify for rebates through your local energy company and while in effect, tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act, making installing these systems even more affordable.
Our homeowners got a system that not only drastically lowered their monthly energy bills, but added air conditioning as well, and allowed them to get rid of their old window AC units. And best of all, the home now has better comfort throughout.
Flexible HVAC Options For Homes
If you are spending more than you want on your energy bills, give us a call here at Complete Comfort. We’ll be happy to take a look at your system and see whether an energy-efficient heat pump system will work for you. And because of the modular nature of Mitsubishi ductless systems, they also do a great job at heating and cooling the problem areas of your home- sun rooms, garages, bonus rooms and the like- spaces where you want more comfort but can be hard to heat and cool.
Give us a call at (276) 690-9222 and we’ll be happy to help you get the Complete Comfort you deserve!