Mini Split Installation in Shreveport, LA
A new system here will heat from November through March and cool from May through October every year. Tell us about the house, and a licensed contractor who covers Caddo Parish will get in touch.
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Eleven months of work a year in Caddo Parish
Only one month here asks nothing of a mini-split. It runs heat from November through March, when nights average 38°F, then switches to cooling for May through October, with afternoons averaging 93°F. That is eleven months of either mode, with barely a break between them.
A new unit sold today has to meet the federal minimum for a split-system heat pump, 14.3 SEER2 for cooling and 7.5 HSPF2 for heating. More than half of homes here heat with electricity, so that heating side matters as much as the cooling side does. Caddo Parish also sees its share of damaging wind and winter storms, and with power outages common across Louisiana, a mini-split that comes back on by itself once power returns is worth asking about.
- 5 months
- November through March, your system heats
- 6 months
- May through October, it cools
- 38°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 93°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Louisiana requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors tests and records the contractors it licenses. That license is tied to the contractor, not to any single job, so it covers this installation the same way it covers every other job that contractor takes on.
For a mini-split installation in Caddo Parish, that state license is what stands behind the person doing the work. Most cities and counties also require a permit from the local building office for this kind of job, with an inspection once it is done, and that inspection covers the work itself, separate from what the license covers.
Source: Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors
- Is a mini split worth it?
- For the right house, yes. A mini split heats and cools without ducts, so it works well in a room addition, a garage, or a home that never had central air. Shreveport homes need cooling six months a year and heat another five, so a system that handles both jobs well earns its keep here. Whether it makes sense for your house depends on how it's built and what you're heating or cooling now, and a contractor can walk through that with you.
- How many rooms can a mini split cover?
- A single outdoor unit can run one indoor head or several, depending on the system. Single-zone systems cover one room or open area. Multi-zone systems tie several indoor heads back to one outdoor unit, so a mini split can cover a whole house room by room if it's sized and laid out for that. How many zones your house needs comes down to square footage and layout, which is something a contractor works out during the visit.
- Can a mini split heat a whole house?
- It can, if there's a zone for every room that needs heat. A multi-zone mini split puts one indoor head in each room, and each head has its own thermostat, so the whole house gets covered without ducts. Shreveport winter nights average 38°F, well within what a mini split heat pump is built to handle. Getting even heat through the whole house still depends on placing enough zones in the right spots, which a contractor sizes to the house.