Recommended Split System for Heat

We are doing a very close to gut reno in Crown Heights. 3 levels in a 19×37 townhouse with the bottom floor to be a rental. It’s been recommended by 2 hvac guys that we install a mini split system to use for both cooling and heat, to avoid having to fully install hot water radiator system as well (would have to get a new boiler). Reading through the site I can see that people don’t recommend relying just on a mini split for heat…. my question is why would the hvac guy and our contractor be recommended it??? It sounds like it should just be a back up option for heat. Did anyone have a split system and use it for heat this winter and survive? Should I be pushing for the hot water radiator system? Any opinions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

janaeliuk

in Heating and Cooling 10 years ago

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bliz | 10 years ago

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Get the hot water radiant installed.