Ductless mini splits in Beverly Hills
Cooling and heating room by room, for apartments, condos and houses where ducts were never an option.
More than half of Beverly Hills homes are in buildings of five units or more, and many were built without central air.
By the Census count, 52% of the city's homes are in buildings of five or more units and 59% are rented. In those buildings a window unit is often the only cooling, and there is no attic for a duct. A ductless mini split puts a quiet indoor head on the wall, fed through a small hole to an outdoor unit, with its own control in every room.
Where ductless fits in Beverly Hills
Apartments and condos
Apartment and condo units, from the Golden Triangle outward, where the building has no central system.
Houses in the Flats
An upstairs bedroom, a converted garage or a sunroom that the central air never reaches.
One room or the whole unit
One head for one room, or several heads on one outdoor unit.
Heating too
Every mini split is a heat pump. It can take over from an old wall furnace or electric heater.
Tenant-occupied buildings
If the building is rented, the city's permitting guide asks for a Rent Stabilization Office check on the means-and-methods plan where it applies. We plan the work so each tenant knows when we will be in the unit, and we keep to the construction hours. Owners of condos should check the association's rules for where an outdoor unit may go; we will work from the drawings the association approves.
Mini splits run on electricity: Southern California Edison delivers it, with Clean Power Alliance as the city's default supplier, so rebates are checked with SCE before you buy. For a whole house with ducts already in place, compare with central AC installation.
How we plan a ductless system
Walk the rooms
Which rooms need cooling and heat, the wall space and the outdoor spot.
Layout and quote
Number of heads, one outdoor unit or two, the line set route, permit and price.
Install
Heads mounted, line sets sealed and covered, vacuum pulled, system charged and tested.
Care
Filters rinsed every few weeks in use, a yearly service. If a head stops cooling, our repair team handles it.
Ductless questions from Beverly Hills
Can a Beverly Hills apartment get a mini split?
Usually yes, with the owner's or association's approval for the outdoor unit location and a city mechanical permit.
Does a mini split also heat?
Yes. It is a heat pump, so it heats in winter as well as cooling in summer.
Is there a rebate for a mini split in Beverly Hills?
Rebates come through Southern California Edison programmes and change during the year. Check the current terms before you buy; we give you the model numbers to check.
Thinking about ductless for an apartment or a hot room? We will lay it out for you.
Comfort without ducts
Call us, or send the form and we will call you back, every day, 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
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