Mini Split Installation in Newnan, GA
A new system here will heat from November through March and cool from May through September every year. Tell us about the house, and a licensed contractor who covers Coweta County will get in touch.
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Ten months of work a year in Coweta County
A mini-split here runs most of the year, not just a few weeks in summer or winter. Winter nights average 35°F from December through February, and summer afternoons average 88°F. Between heating season and cooling season, homes need one or the other ten months a year.
More than half the households in the area heat with electricity, which puts real load on the heat pump side of the system all winter, not just the compressor in summer. Any new unit installed now has to meet the federal minimum for split-system heat pumps, 14.3 SEER2 for cooling and 7.5 HSPF2 for heating. That is the floor, not a feature, so it is worth knowing when you compare what is being quoted.
- 5 months
- November through March, your system heats
- 5 months
- May through September, it cools
- 35°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 88°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Georgia requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The State Construction Industry Licensing Board tests and records the contractor, not each job. So the license on file tells you the person doing the work passed the state's exam and is answerable to that board. It does not mean the board reviewed this particular installation before anyone showed up.
In most cities and counties, installing a mini-split also needs a permit from the local building office, with an inspection once the work is done. That inspection is what checks the actual installation in your home. The license is what stands behind the contractor doing it.
Source: Georgia Secretary of State
- Is a mini split worth it?
- For most homes it is, especially if a room runs hot or cold no matter what the rest of the house does. A mini split heats and cools just that space, so you're not fighting ductwork that was never built for it. Newnan gets five months of heat and five months of cooling each year, so the unit earns its keep nearly year round. A contractor can walk the house and tell you if it fits your situation.
- How many rooms can a mini split cover?
- A single outdoor unit can run one indoor head or several, depending on the system. Multi-zone systems let each indoor head control its own room, so a bedroom and a living room can run at different temperatures off the same outdoor unit. The right number for a given house depends on the size of the rooms and how much heating or cooling each one needs, which is something a contractor sizes room by room.
- Can a mini split heat a whole house?
- It can, if enough zones are installed to reach every room. A mini split is a heat pump, so it works the same way a central heat pump does, just without ducts carrying the air. Winter lows here average 35°F, and heat pumps are built to keep working in that range. Whether whole-house coverage makes sense for a particular home comes down to layout, and that's a call a contractor makes after seeing the house.