Mini Split Installation in Texarkana, AR
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 Miller County will get in touch.
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Ten months of work for a Texarkana mini-split
Your mini-split runs ten months a year here, cooling through summer afternoons that average 92°F and heating through winter nights that average 36°F. May through September it's carrying the heat load. November through March it's carrying the heat pump load in reverse, pulling warmth out of cold air. Only a couple months off in between.
A new unit installed today has to meet 14.3 SEER2 for cooling and 7.5 HSPF2 for heating, the federal minimum for split-system heat pumps built from 2023 on. With this area's storm history, six winter storms and 57 damaging wind events over the last ten years, and close to a quarter of Arkansas households losing power for a day or more in 2024, it's also worth asking your installer how the system handles a power interruption and how it restarts once power is back.
- 5 months
- November through March, your system heats
- 5 months
- May through September, it cools
- 36°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 92°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Arkansas requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The state license is held by the contractor, not issued per job, so it covers this contractor's work generally rather than this specific installation. Arkansas also does not let counties or cities layer on their own HVAC license, so the same state license applies no matter where in Miller County the work happens.
For a mini-split installation, that license is the thing accountable for the work. On top of it, most cities and counties still require a permit from the local building office and an inspection once the installation is done, separate from the state license itself.
Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing
- Is a mini split worth it?
- For most homes here, yes, especially in a room that never gets right with the main system. Texarkana needs heat or cooling ten months out of the year, from November through March and May through September, so a mini split earns its keep working almost year round instead of sitting idle most months. It also runs on electricity and keeps heating through winter nights that average 36°F. A contractor can look at your specific rooms and tell you whether it makes more sense than extending ductwork.
- How many rooms can a mini split cover?
- A single outdoor unit can run one indoor head or several, depending on the system. Single-zone systems cover one room or open area. Multi-zone systems split the output across several indoor heads, each with its own thermostat, so a bedroom and a living room can run at different temperatures at the same time. How many zones make sense for your house depends on the square footage and layout, which a contractor will need to see in person.
- Can a mini split heat a whole house?
- It can, if it is sized and placed for that job, but most mini splits go in to heat specific rooms rather than a whole house. A multi-zone system with enough indoor heads can cover every room, and since these are heat pumps, they keep working through winter here where nights average 36°F from December through February. Whether a whole-house mini split makes more sense than your current setup depends on how your house is laid out now, which a contractor will need to walk through with you.