Mini Split Installation in Jonesboro, AR
A new system here will heat from October through April and cool from May through September every year. Tell us about the house, and a licensed contractor who covers Craighead County will get in touch.
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A mini-split here runs almost year round
Craighead County asks a lot of a mini-split. Winter nights average 32°F from December through February, and summer afternoons run near 89°F. That's seven months of heat, October through April, then five months of cooling right behind it, so the system is doing one job or the other all year.
A new mini-split has to be sized for both sides of that, not just the heat or just the cooling. 57.9% of homes here already heat with electricity, so the heat pump side is carrying real load on those 32°F nights, not sitting idle until summer. Any split system heat pump built on or after January 1, 2023 has to meet 14.3 SEER2 for cooling and 7.5 HSPF2 for heating at minimum.
- 7 months
- October through April, your system heats
- 5 months
- May through September, it cools
- 32°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 89°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Arkansas requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The license is held by the contractor, not by the job, so the same license covers this installation and every other HVAC job that contractor takes on. Arkansas also keeps counties and cities from layering their own HVAC license on top, so the state's license is the one that applies here no matter where in Craighead County the work happens.
For a mini-split installation, that license is what stands behind the person doing the work. A mini-split moves refrigerant, and the permit and inspection most local building offices require for this kind of installation is a separate check, done by the city or county after the work is finished, on top of the state's license.
Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing
- Is a mini split worth it?
- For a lot of homes here, yes. A mini split heats and cools without ductwork, and it runs on electricity, which matters since most homes here already heat with electricity. It also needs to work all year, since this area needs heat or cooling every month, so a system that handles both jobs in one unit is worth looking at closely. Whether it makes sense for your house depends on how many rooms you need covered and what's already installed, so a contractor should walk through the specific layout before you decide.
- How many rooms can a mini split cover?
- One outdoor unit can run several indoor heads, so a single system can cover more than one room at a time. Each indoor head is sized for the room it goes in, so a contractor measures every room before deciding how many heads the house needs and what size each one should be. A house with an open layout may need fewer heads, while a house with many closed-off rooms needs one per room to heat and cool evenly.
- Can a mini split heat a whole house?
- Yes, if it's sized and placed to cover every room. Winter nights here average 32°F from December through February, so the heat pump has to be rated to keep up on the coldest nights, not just handle mild days. A contractor sizes the system room by room and checks that the equipment's heating rating fits what this area actually sees in winter, then places enough indoor heads so no room is left short.