Saturday, November 19, 2011

How would you heat and cool a guest house that doesnt have the space for a regular unit?

I have a guest house that cant support a regular vented ac/heat unit. How would you heat and cool it? I am trying to avoid window units. Is there a third option?|||You could try using a ductless AC system. Some of them also come as a heat pump which will do AC and Heat both. If Natural Gas is available, you might want to consider having a nice gas fireplace installed. The Gas Fireplace would best suit an open concept type of guest house. If there are any long hallways leading to distant bedrooms, the fireplace wont work so well. Then maybe try using a few electric baseboard heaters. The ductless AC system is probably right up your alley though. Good luck.|||You can add a ceiling fan, they move the air up to draw out the heat and blow the heat down in the winter. They work in most climates.|||How about a packaged gas electric unit like you might see on a commercial building on the roof?


Their are smaller ones suitable for residences and are available in gas heat/electric cooling and all electric models.


It could mount on a pad at ground level and duct horizontally under the crawl space or up outside wall and into attic.|||I endorse docksrocks's suggestion.





Ductless mini-splits are perfect for your application.


.|||mini split or ptac unit


ptac is a through the wall heat pump system


drawback of mini split is you have to set an outdoor unit


drawback of a ptac is you have to make a hole through your wall


just depends on your set up


ptac http://www.achrnews.com/Articles/Product鈥?/a>


mini split http://www.goodmanmfg.com/Home/Products/鈥?/a>

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