About MiniSplitsHQ

MiniSplitsHQ is an independent guide for people thinking about a mini-split heat pump. We answer the questions buyers ask right before spending one to four thousand dollars: what size do I need, can I actually install this myself, will it heat when it is 0°F outside, and what does a DIY install do to the warranty.

What this site is

We are not an HVAC contractor, an installer network, or a marketplace. We sell no equipment and no installation services. No company pays to appear in an article, and no company reviews an article before it publishes.

The editorial position is simple: installation quality matters more than brand, sizing comes from a load calculation and not from vibes, and some installs should not be DIY at all. We are the site that tells you when the right answer is to hire a pro.

Who writes this

This site is researched and written with AI assistance, and we say so on every page. There is no invented persona and no borrowed field history. No one here claims to have braze-welded a line set or pulled a vacuum on your brand of unit, because no one here has. Every claim traces to a cited document rather than to remembered experience.

A human editor reviews every page before it publishes and owns every verdict. The site is published as an organization, not under a byline, for the same reason: an author credential we cannot back is a trust mark we will not print.

We are not licensed HVAC technicians, electricians, or engineers, and nothing here is professional advice. Articles that touch refrigerant or 240V electrical work say plainly where DIY ends and defer sizing to a load calculation, panel work to a licensed electrician, and permits to your local building department.

How we verify

Specs and prices run on separate tracks. Spec figures come from the AHRI directory, manufacturer engineering documents, and the NEEP cold-climate directory. Prices come from named retailer listings. Every published figure carries the month we checked it, and a figure without a date is a build error on this site. The full contract is on the methodology page; the standards behind it are in the editorial policy.

Anything we could not verify is marked unverified or cut. We do not estimate specs, and we do not smooth over gaps.

How this site is funded

The plan is affiliate commissions on some product links. No program is active yet, and no link on this site currently earns us anything. When that changes, the affiliate disclosure will say so the same day, and the rule stays fixed either way: a commission never changes a verdict, a DIY tier, or whether a product is recommended at all.

Corrections

We publish date-stamped numbers, so a stale or wrong one is our problem to fix. If you find an error, tell us through the contact page with the page and the document you checked it against. Verified errors are fixed within 72 hours and noted on the page, and we credit the reader unless they ask us not to. Corrections from the trades are especially welcome.

Who we are

MiniSplitsHQ is an independent editorial site. We are not affiliated with any manufacturer, installer, or retailer named on this site.