My thanks to everyone who has weighed in so far. I was not considering mini-splits, due to concerns about esthetics, and the difficulty of drilling through concrete block walls.
But it seems like the crucial factor is the difficulty of providing for return air ducts. My house has a flat roof, so no attic and no ability to run return air ductwork up there. I'm not part of an HOA, so there aren't constraints about where to locate compressors etc.
So I guess I need to get educated about mini-split systems, and how to minimize the appearance problems. My house has simple stucco'd walls, and having tubing running across them is not appealing.
But it seems like the crucial factor is the difficulty of providing for return air ducts. My house has a flat roof, so no attic and no ability to run return air ductwork up there. I'm not part of an HOA, so there aren't constraints about where to locate compressors etc.
So I guess I need to get educated about mini-split systems, and how to minimize the appearance problems. My house has simple stucco'd walls, and having tubing running across them is not appealing.
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