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Ductless heat pumps, planned room by room.
For Everett houses heated by electric baseboards or wall heaters, and for offices and shops without ductwork: how we decide where heads go, where the outdoor unit sits, and what stays as it is.
Which rooms, really?
A ductless system is a small outdoor unit and one or more indoor "heads", each heating and cooling its own space. The plan starts with how the house is used, not with a product.
- Open living areas
- Usually one head can serve a connected living, dining and kitchen space.
- Bedrooms
- The ones you sleep in often get their own head — for quiet and for summer cooling.
- Small rooms
- Bathrooms, offices and guest rooms often keep their baseboards.
- The coldest days
- Baseboards left in place are a sensible backup.
Where the lines and the outdoor unit go.
Every head connects to the outdoor unit by a small bundle of refrigerant lines, a drain and a cable, usually through one small hole in the wall behind the head. Outside, they run in a cover to the outdoor unit.
- We agree the head positions and the line route with you before drilling anything.
- The condensate drain has to run downhill — it decides some head positions.
- Outdoor units go on a stand or wall bracket, clear of snow and roof run-off, and away from bedroom windows where possible.
Offices, clinics and shops without ducts.
Older storefronts and small offices around Everett often have no ductwork at all. Wall heads, ceiling cassettes that sit flush in a drop ceiling, or a small ducted unit hidden above a corridor can heat and cool them without a rooftop unit.
- Wall heads
- Simplest; suits small offices and treatment rooms.
- Ceiling cassettes
- Flush in a drop ceiling; spread air in four directions.
- Concealed ducted
- A slim unit above the ceiling serving a few rooms through short ducts.
Looking after it
Ductless heads have washable filters behind the front cover. Cleaning them every month or two — more often with pets or smoke — keeps them quiet and efficient. We'll show you how at handover, and service the coils and drains once a year.
Start with one room.
A walk-through and a written plan for your house or business.