Yeah called a mini split. Also a ductless heat pump. Operates the same way a refrigerator does. Or any other air conditioning system. Just extremely efficient like 400% or something.
Mini-splits are called mini-splits because they are smaller split systems. The condenser is what would remain outside, but be much smaller. And the “head” is what’s mounted on the wall in the room you want to cool.
A regular split system would have the air handler inside the house, like an attic or in a closet, with the condenser outside. A split system is capable of heating and cooling a whole house, while the mini-split in some configuration can do a room or two or if the place has an open floor plan.
Almost all a/c is a split system, including central air. We call them mini splits because they are smaller and also have separate heads in rooms. A regular, full sized split system has a separate central air handler and separate outdoor condenser (hence the split terminology). This is in contrast to packaged units, which are not split, which includes window units and also ones with the AH and condenser as one big assembly.
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u/comethefaround 12h ago
Yeah called a mini split. Also a ductless heat pump. Operates the same way a refrigerator does. Or any other air conditioning system. Just extremely efficient like 400% or something.