When I bought a historical home, I was cheerful with the high ceilings, sizable windows & hardwood floors.
The wide front porch, intricate moldings & broad staircase are gorgeous features. I didn’t realize how taxing the home would be to heat & cool. Because it was constructed in the mid 1760s, the residence lacks conventional ductwork. The former owners got by with a combination of electric baseboard heaters, box fans & window a/cs. This assortment of unit took up quite a bit of space, detracted from aesthetics & couldn’t keep up with demand. Nearly every room in the home was chilly in the winter season & hot in the summer. I wasn’t willing to accept an uncomfortable residing environment just about all year round. I started looking into options. I was unwilling to tear down the plaster wall & ceilings & deal with the mess & expense of implementing an entire duct system. I wasn’t glad with the option of ductless heating & cooling because of the separate indoor air handlers. I finally came across high-velocity systems. The luck of this type of temperature control innovation is the mini-ducts. The system uses stretchy ductwork that is only two-inches in diameter. It can be snaked through the walls & ceiling & accommodate plumbing, studs & electrical lines. The replacement process causes no disfigurement. The actual unit is small enough to fit into a closet. I am so undoubtedly blissful with the high velocity system. It works through a process of aspiration that provides undoubtedly rapid increase or decrease in temperature.