When I first bought a home, I really should have had the HVAC system inspected. The home inspector did a decent job and was able to provide me all the information I needed about the house. Basically, the house was in great condition, the roof was only 10 years old and was in great shape. He did advise me to reach out to an HVAC expert, but I just assumed that everything would be just fine because the HVAC system did work when we tested it out. Well, during the first fall season, I had an HVAC expert come out to tune up the heating system. He gave me some alarming news at that time, that even if the system was tuned up, it looked like it was going to struggle pretty badly through the winter. He suggested that I have a new heating system installed, and while I was at it, I might as well hook up an energy efficient cooling system as well. I didn’t have a lot of money left over after investing in a new house, so I felt like I was stuck. I got a quote for a new installation and it looked entirely undoable. I now had to figure out if I wanted to take my chances with the old HVAC getting through the winter, or go with something else. Fortunately, my buddies had my back. They told me about ductless mini splits that are DIY and how we could install it all for a fraction of the cost. I was weary about doing this, but I was desperate. Surprisingly, it wasn’t too hard to install, and suddenly I was covered through the winter with perfect heating and I can’t wait to see how well it does next summer.