After living in a small rental with a ductless mini-split system, we bought an old home with a central HVAC replacement.
Unblessedly, it wasn’t quality HVAC because it died a month after we moved in.
The cooling specialist who had been doing the a/c tune-up for a month before we gave up on it told us we needed an alternative a/c. We got a brochure from the local cooling business with several systems we could option from, and that has how we ended up with an electric heat pump. Our main goal was to save on energy since we already had a mortgage to pay. There were several options to help with indoor comfort, however having a ductless system was also a priority because we wouldn’t have to do various construction projects. The other digital thermostat we got from the indoor comfort business for each room was an additional feature we knew would work in our favor since our previous component had them, and they were absolutely helpful with temperature regulation. We still got other tips from the a/c worker at the indoor comfort business. I did not expect that we would have to do some of the service separate from calling the a/c professional for a/c service. The nice news is that we wouldn’t have to do it if we did not want to because routine service could really cover it. I was thrilled that we wouldn’t have any ducts to scrub up, and the cost of service, though more frequent than we were used to, was affordable for us. We have not had any trouble with it since replacement.