Thousands of Burbank homes were built before central air was standard — and many still have no ductwork at all. Ductless mini splits solve that without tearing open walls and ceilings: efficient heating and cooling, room by room, with only a small line running through the wall.
Three big local use cases. First, the classic pre-1960 Burbank home with wall heaters and window AC units — a mini split replaces both with something dramatically quieter and more efficient. Second, ADUs: Burbank has seen a wave of garage conversions and backyard units, and a single-zone mini split is the standard way to condition them (and often what plans require). Third, the one problem room — the back bedroom that bakes every afternoon, the home office over the garage. A single-zone unit fixes the room without touching the rest of the house.
An outdoor compressor connects to one or more indoor wall-mounted units through a small refrigerant line — no ducts. Each indoor unit conditions its own zone with its own thermostat, so you cool the rooms you're using instead of the whole house. Modern mini splits are heat pumps, meaning they heat in winter too, and inverter-driven compressors let them sip electricity at part load. They're also quiet — the indoor units run at a low hum you'll stop noticing in a day.
A single-zone system (one outdoor unit, one indoor head) is the simple, affordable answer for an ADU or problem room. Multi-zone systems run several indoor heads off one outdoor unit and can effectively replace central air in a no-duct house. The right layout depends on your floor plan and how you actually live in the house — we'll map zones to real usage, not just square footage.
Single-zone installations typically run $4,000–$7,000 depending on capacity and mounting complexity. Multi-zone systems for whole homes range widely — usually $9,000–$20,000+. Itemized quotes always.
Yes — modern mini splits are heat pumps and handle Burbank winters easily. Many homeowners retire their old wall furnaces after installing one.
They're the standard solution — compact, quiet, efficient, and no ductwork needed. We install them in ADUs across Burbank.
Fast diagnosis and repair for AC units that won't cool, won't start, or keep tripping the breaker.
New central air and full system replacements, sized correctly for Burbank homes.
Furnace and wall heater repair for the Valley's cold winter nights.