At some point in your homeownership, you may be faced with the decision of what AC unit you want to replace the old AC unit? At this point you may have a choice between ductless air conditioning or ducted air conditioning.
Ductless air conditioning tells you exactly what it is, in the name.
You do not need ductwork to use ductless air conditioning. There is one main unit that sends refrigerant to the air handler to supply air conditioning to the room. If you have several rooms that you are cooling, you will have an air handler placed in every room. The main unit will send refrigerant to every one of these units so it can supply air conditioning. You don’t have air conditioning in any room that does not have an air handler. When you ducted air conditioning, your home has ductwork that is hidden behind the walls and in the ceilings. There is one main air handling unit that has fans inside and the refrigerant. This AC unit is placed outside and connected to the ductwork. The AC unit creates the cool air that is forced into the ductwork with the fan. The cool air is delivered from the ductwork into the rooms that have air vents. The cool air blows into the room from the ductwork. With ductless HVAC, you have the units hanging on the walls inside the house. If you have an inside room, you don’t normally have an air handler in that room since it needs a wall that faces the outside. With ducted, or central air conditioning, the ductwork carries the air conditioning which gives you more airflow and ultimately saves more energy on more money on your energy bills.