Stay Cool This Summer with Energy-Efficient Mini-Split Heat Pumps
Presented by RYCOR Heating and Cooling | Winter 2024/2025 | Home Improvement
Last summer, Hudson Valley residents scrambled to find ways to cool off during multiday heat waves with temperatures in the high 90s. With summer already on the horizon, it’s a great time to plan ways to beat the heat—the nearest place to swim, the tastiest frozen drinks, and a trouble-free, energy-efficient cooling system that makes a home a cool, relaxing refuge.
How Mini-Split Heat Pumps Keep Your Home Comfortable Year-Round
Homeowners looking for cost-effective ways to stay cool are increasingly turning to advanced mini-split heat pumps, which deliver whole-house cooling efficiently and quietly.
Unlike traditional air conditioning, heat pumps use a refrigerant loop to pull heat from indoors and release it outside—no bulky window units or expensive ductwork required. And when winter arrives, the same system works in reverse, efficiently extracting heat from even freezing outdoor air and pumping it inside, all without burning fossil fuels.
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The Benefits of Mini-Splits: Quiet, Efficient, and Easy to Maintain
Each mini-split consists of an outdoor compressor and one or more indoor air-handling units with vanes that direct the cooling breeze exactly where it’s needed. A remote control makes it a simple matter to adjust the temperature or the airflow. Annual cleaning of the filter is the only maintenance that’s typically needed for years. Currently, both government and utility companies are offering tax breaks and incentives that can significantly lower the cost of new mini-splits.
Courtesy of Mitsubishi Electric Heating & Cooling
Many customers notice that their electricity usage drops considerably compared to that consumed by multiple noisy window units. When winter comes around again, fossil fuel costs are greatly lessened or even eliminated, since heat pump technology has improved to handle even the coldest nights with ease.
“People think of mini-splits as ‘electric heat’ without realizing that they pull much less power than an old-school baseboard heating system,” says Mike Ihnachak, a New Paltz-based RYCOR Comfort Specialist. “A heat pump uses electricity to power the unit, but not to create the heat. Existing heat is just being transferred in or out of the building. You’re not burning anything.”
The Hudson Valley’s Trusted Mini-Split Experts
As a pioneering company leading the way in introducing state-of-the-art mini-splits to the Hudson Valley, RYCOR has developed the expertise to make an HVAC upgrade as effortless as possible. Energy efficiency experts assess exactly what a home needs to get to next-level comfort and handle all the rebate and incentive red tape as part of RYCOR’s single point of contact “concierge” program, and expert installers operate on a “done-by-dinner” basis that means sleek, powerful heat pumps will be ready to use in just one day.
For more information, and to access the broad and deep expertise that’s brought RYCOR over 800 five-star reviews, visit rycorhvac.com/rycor-academy.
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