Mini Split Installation in West Memphis, 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 Crittenden County will get in touch.
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West Memphis asks for both heat and cooling, most of the year
A mini-split here works ten months of the year, heat from November through March and cooling from May through September, with only a short break between the two. Winter nights average 34°F, so the heat pump side is doing real work, not just taking the edge off. Summer afternoons average 90°F, and the same unit carries that load day after day.
Any new mini-split installed now has to meet the federal minimum for split-system heat pumps, 14.3 SEER2 for cooling and 7.5 HSPF2 for heating. That standard applies whether the unit is ducted or ductless. Arkansas also sees enough power outages that it's worth asking your installer how the unit comes back on once power is restored.
- 5 months
- November through March, your system heats
- 5 months
- May through September, it cools
- 34°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 90°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 issued per job, so it is the company and the people it sends to your house that Arkansas has tested and put on record. Cities and counties in Arkansas cannot layer on their own HVAC license on top of that, so the same state license applies whether you are in a small town in Crittenden County or anywhere else in the state.
For a mini-split installation, that license is what stands behind the person doing the work, but it is not the only check on the job itself. Most cities and counties still require a permit for this kind of installation, with an inspection once it is finished, and that inspection is what confirms the mini-split was actually put in correctly.
Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing
- Is a mini split worth it?
- For most homes, yes, especially if you're heating or cooling a room your main system doesn't reach well, like a converted garage, a bonus room, or an addition. West Memphis needs heat from November through March and cooling from May through September, so a mini split here earns its keep most months of the year. Each indoor head has its own thermostat, so you're only conditioning the room you're using instead of the whole house. A contractor can look at the room and tell you what size unit it needs.
- How many rooms can a mini split cover?
- That depends on how many indoor heads you connect to the outdoor unit. A single-zone system heats and cools one room. A multi-zone system links several indoor heads to one outdoor unit, and each head has its own thermostat, so a bedroom and a living room off the same outdoor unit can sit at different temperatures. The right number of zones comes down to the size and layout of the space, which is something a contractor should walk through room by room.
- Can a mini split heat a whole house?
- It can, but it takes a multi-zone system sized and placed to cover every room, not just one or two heads. Winter nights here average 34°F from December through February, so the system has to keep up through real cold, not just mild stretches. A contractor can work out how many indoor heads a house needs and where they go so no room gets left out.