Based in Edgewood, NM · serving the Albuquerque metro and the East Mountains
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Wright Flow Plumbing and Heating
Mini Split Installation in Edgewood, NM
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Mini Split Installation in Edgewood, NM

Mini Split Installation · Edgewood, NM

Ductless heat and cooling for rooms without ductwork

Some rooms never get comfortable. The back bedroom stays cold in January. The garage is too hot to work in by June. A ductless mini split heats and cools one room at a time, and it needs no ductwork. Wright Flow Plumbing and Heating does mini split installation, and mini split repair when a unit quits. We work out of Edgewood, across the Albuquerque metro and the East Mountains.

A mini split comes in two parts. A small outdoor unit sits on a pad or a wall bracket. An indoor head mounts on the wall inside, and a line set runs between them through a small hole. That makes it a good fit for a mountain home on baseboard and radiant heat that has never had cooling.

What We Handle

  • Ductless mini split installation for an addition, a casita, a garage shop or a converted attic
  • Single zone systems for one room and multi zone systems that run several heads off one outdoor unit
  • Sizing by room, checked against the equipment maker's altitude tables for the mountains and the metro
  • Wall mounted indoor heads, line set routing, and a pad or bracket for the outdoor unit
  • Condensate drains and condensate pumps so the indoor head does not drip down the wall
  • Scheduling with a licensed electrician for the dedicated circuit and the outdoor disconnect
  • Startup, a leak check on the line set, and a walkthrough of the remote and the settings
  • Multi zone layouts planned so every head gets its own line set back to the outdoor unit

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Where does a ductless mini split make sense?

Mini splits solve rooms the rest of the house cannot reach. Think of an addition off the back, a casita, a garage shop, or a bedroom above the garage. That room bakes in July and stays cold in January. One indoor head handles it without touching the rest of the house.

Older homes in Albuquerque and the East Mountains are the other common case. Many heat with a boiler and hot water baseboard, so there is no ductwork in the walls. Some cool with an evaporative cooler, which does less once monsoon air turns muggy. A mini split adds real cooling to a room without adding ducts.

One outdoor unit can run a single indoor head or several. A single zone system covers one room. A multi zone system runs two to four heads, and each head has its own remote and its own setting. Multi zone costs more to install, because every head needs its own line set back to the outdoor unit.

What mini split installation involves

Sizing comes first. We measure the room, then look at the windows, the insulation and which way it faces. Altitude counts here too. Edgewood sits near 6,700 feet and the Albuquerque valley sits near 5,300 feet.

Thinner air moves less heat across the coils, so equipment makers publish altitude tables for their units. We size against those tables instead of a sea level chart. Getting that wrong is how a room ends up with a unit that runs all day and never catches up.

The indoor head mounts high on an outside wall. The outdoor unit sits on a pad or a bracket, clear of snow and roof drip. A small hole through the wall carries the refrigerant lines, the control wire and the condensate drain. Condensate has to run downhill and outside, or a small pump moves it there.

Mini split heat through an East Mountains winter

Winter up here is the real test for a heat pump. Cold climate models publish their heating output at low outdoor temperatures, down to 5 degrees and below. A unit picked for a mild winter will fall behind in Edgewood in January, so we size for the cold, not for the catalog page.

Where the outdoor unit sits matters as much as the model. It needs clear air on every side, a stand or bracket that keeps it above the snow, and a spot out of the roof drip line so ice does not build on the coil. The indoor head goes high on an outside wall with a drain that runs downhill.

Once a system is in, the filters wash out in the sink and the outdoor coil wants a rinse each spring. When a unit stops heating, ices over or drips down the wall, that is mini split repair, and we work on units we did not install. We are the same plumbing and heating company that handles your water heater and your drains.

Mini split outdoor unit installed on a pad beside a stucco wall, with the line set cover and the disconnect box mounted above it Mini split indoor head mounted on the wall of a living room

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How We Work

How a Job With Wright Flow Plumbing and Heating Runs

From the first call to the final test, here is how it goes.

1

You call

Call (505) 306-8285 and tell us what is happening and where. We ask a few questions so we bring the right parts.

2

We get you on the schedule

Emergencies go first. Everything else gets a day and a window that works for you.

3

We look at the job

We find what is actually wrong and explain it in plain words. Then the estimate goes in writing before any work starts.

4

We do the work

The repair or the install, with the parts it needs. Where a permit or an inspection is required, we handle that paperwork with you.

5

We test it and clean up

We run the water or fire the unit and check it. Then we clean up and tell you how to keep it working.

FAQ

Mini Split Installation Questions, Answered

Common questions about mini split installation across Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Corrales, the East Mountains and about 70 miles around Edgewood. If yours is not here, call and ask.

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Will a mini split heat my house through an East Mountains winter?
It can, if the model and the size fit the climate. Cold climate models publish heating output at low outdoor temperatures, down to 5 degrees and below. We size for the room, the altitude and the cold. If a mini split is the wrong tool for your whole house, we say so.
How much does mini split installation cost?
It depends on the system and on the house. The big drivers are the number of indoor heads and the size of each one. Line set length, wall type and the electrical work add to it. Where the outdoor unit can sit matters too. Our guide to mini split installation cost shows the market ranges and the New Mexico rebates. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing before any work starts.
Do mini splits cool as well as heat?
Yes. The same unit runs both ways. In winter it pulls heat out of the outside air and moves it into the room. In summer it runs in reverse and moves heat out of the room.
Do I need ductwork for a mini split?
No. That is what ductless means. The refrigerant lines run through a small hole in the wall instead of through ducts. It is why they fit old block homes, additions and mountain homes on baseboard heat.
Who does the electrical work for a mini split?
A licensed electrician handles the dedicated circuit and the outdoor disconnect. We set the equipment, run the line set and the condensate, and start the system up. We line up the schedule so both parts happen in order.
Can you repair a mini split another company installed?
Yes. Mini split repair covers units we did not put in: no heat, no cooling, an iced coil, water at the head or an error code. If it needs a part, we tell you before we order it. A mini split runs on power alone, so a casita with no gas line can still get heat this way.
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Why Choose Wright Flow Plumbing and Heating

Built for Plumbing and Heating in the Albuquerque Metro and the East Mountains

Plumbing and heating in one company

Drains, water heaters, water softeners, gas lines and sewer work, plus boilers, furnaces, radiant heat and mini splits. One call covers the water and the heat.

24 hour emergency service

Burst pipes, sewer backups and dead water heaters do not wait for Monday. Call any hour and we will get you scheduled as fast as we can.

Homes and businesses

Houses, manufactured homes, rentals and small commercial buildings. Landlords and property managers keep us on a maintenance schedule.

Based in Edgewood, working the metro

We run about 70 miles out from Edgewood, into Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Corrales and down to Los Lunas. The East Mountains are home.

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Of all the plumbers I called for help, this is the only company that could fit me in same day. David came out within an hour of me calling and fixed the issue. He stayed on it until it was done, and I am so grateful that he was there when I needed help the most. He didn't charge an arm and leg, which was so appreciated in my situation. I will definitely be calling him in the future.

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David always has a solution, I am an active real estate investor and he has been there from boilers, plumbing, sewer, septic systems, shower valves and more. Great Job and as always thank you

Justin LeDoux2 years ago · Google review

I have been using Wright Flow Plumbing. for years. What I have always said if you show up on time and do what you say your gunna do that is the key to running a successful business. Wright Flow always shows up on time and always does what they say what they're gunna do in a timely manner. I always refer them to my friends and family. I highly suggest you giving them a try as well.

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