Ductless Mini-Split Installation & Service for San Fernando Valley Homes

Room-by-Room Comfort Without the Ductwork

A ductless mini-split is a compact heat pump: a small outdoor unit connected by refrigerant lines to one or more wall-mounted indoor heads, each cooling and heating its own zone. Because there are no ducts, there are no duct losses — the air is conditioned in the room where you feel it, which is a big part of why mini-splits are such an efficient way to cool and heat a home while keeping energy use down. We handle the full scope: single-zone installations for one problem room, multi-zone systems covering a whole house, plus repair and maintenance on existing units.

Mini-splits solve problems that are everywhere in Valley housing. The converted garage in Panorama City with no ducts at all. The ADU behind a Reseda house that needs its own independent system. The bonus room over the garage in Woodland Hills that bakes every afternoon. The 1950s Sherman Oaks home where adding ductwork would mean tearing into plaster ceilings. In each case, a mini-split delivers full heating and cooling through a three-inch hole in the wall — no demolition, no attic work, no compromise on comfort.

Installation starts with a free on-site estimate. We look at the rooms you want conditioned, their sun exposure and insulation, and where the indoor heads and outdoor unit can mount cleanly, then size each zone to its actual load — an oversized head short-cycles and controls humidity poorly, so bigger is not better. Most single-zone installs are finished in a day. The work is done under our CSLB C-20 license, we pull the required permits, and the finished system is covered by our warranty along with the manufacturer's equipment coverage.

Because every mini-split is a heat pump, one system replaces both a window AC and a space heater — and runs far more efficiently than either. Inverter-driven compressors ramp up and down smoothly instead of slamming on and off, holding the room within a degree of the setpoint while sipping power at part load. For homeowners weighing a mini-split against extending central air, the honest answer depends on the house: if the ductwork is sound and the addition is small, extending may win; if there are no ducts to extend or the existing system is already maxed out, the mini-split usually comes out ahead. We'll walk you through both during the estimate.

Where Mini-Splits Make Sense

• Garage conversions, ADUs, and guest houses
• Room additions the existing ducts can't reach
• Home offices and bonus rooms with big temperature swings
• Older homes with no ductwork and no easy way to add it
• Server or equipment rooms that need dedicated cooling
• Whole homes, using a multi-zone system in place of central air

What Installation Involves

A typical single-zone install: mount the indoor head high on an exterior or interior wall, set the outdoor unit on a pad or brackets outside, connect the two with refrigerant lines and a condensate drain through a small wall penetration, wire the dedicated circuit, then vacuum, charge, and test the system. Most single-zone jobs are done in a day; multi-zone systems usually take two. You get a firm timeline with your free estimate.

Keeping a Mini-Split Healthy

• Rinse or replace the head's washable filters monthly in heavy use
• Keep the outdoor unit clear of leaves, dirt, and storage
• Watch for water dripping from the head — a clogged drain line
• Have the coils and blower wheel professionally cleaned yearly
• Call us if a zone loses capacity; low charge means a leak, not a top-off

Frequently Asked Questions