Floor-Mount Mini-Splits

Floor consoles sit low on the wall like a modern radiator — and they're quietly the cold-climate favorite. Heat pours out at ankle level where you want it, the units fit under big windows and knee walls where a high wall mount can't go, and clearing filters doesn't require a step ladder. Fujitsu and Mitsubishi dominate the category, usually paired with their best low-ambient compressors. The tradeoffs: you give up the floor/wall space a high-mounted head would free, short furniture placed in front of one kills its airflow, and the form factor carries a price premium over the same capacity in a standard wall unit.

The catalog has 6 floor-mount consoles from 5 brands, priced from ~$1,400 to ~$4,364. 3 are rated to keep heating down to -22°F, the least expensive being the Senville AURA 12,000 BTU Floor-Mounted Console.

Senville AURA 12,000 BTU Floor-Mounted Console

Senville · Floor Mount

~$1,400

Senville AURA 12,000 BTU Floor-Mounted Console

Attic rooms, window-walled spaces, and cold-climate cabins where low, radiator-style heat beats a high wall unit.

BTU/h
12k
Volts
230
Refrig.
R-454B
SEER2
25
HSPF2
10.5
Heats to
-22°F
Fujitsu AGUH12KUAS Floor Console 12,000 BTUSeries photo

Fujitsu General · Floor Mount

~$3,156

Fujitsu AGUH12KUAS Floor Console 12,000 BTU

Basements, sunrooms and rooms without wall space where a console is the only fit.

BTU/h
12k
Volts
208/230
Refrig.
R-32
SEER2
25
HSPF2
11.2
Heats to
-5°F