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Old 06-04-2018, 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by larrycox8ball@gmail.com View Post
Unless your lanai is HUGE and has no attic over it, it seems to me that a contractor could simply add duct work from your existing system to handle the lanai. Installing a split system for just one room is very costly and would require a second outside unit and expensive electrical work.
We have this and I have added R50 insulation above the lanai. It is a compromise approach. The previous owners installed it.

It helps, although you should have no delusions that the lanai will be the same temp as the main structure. Unless you leave the slider to the lanai open.