Recently a friend asked me to help him air condition his new attic TV room. My first question is why did you put a TV in your attic? He has an old city house with a walk up attic. He and his wife thought that’s the best place for the kids to watch TV and be out of their hair all in one shot. We checked out all of the possibilities of snaking flexible duct work up to the attic but we could not come up with any way that wouldn’t involve ripping out a wall or two. The only solution I could come up with was a ductless air-conditioner.

Ductless Air Conditioning Systems

If you have never heard or seen a ductless air conditioner, I’m not surprised. For some unknown reason these units don’t get much press, but these systems are often a perfect fit for those that cant make a conventional air conditioner work for their application. These units do not rely on complex duct systems to deliver cooling, and yet they are more sophisticated than your typical window or through the wall air conditioner. » Read more: Adding an Air Conditioner to Your Home