Split air-con

doggles · 2 Jun 2017 at 21:55

so... it's hot

I'm sweaty and my wife's grumpy...

So have you had a split air con system installed, before I start getting people round I wanted some idea of costs. I've had a google and can see the general price of units. So I'm looking for an idea of installation costs really or how much it all cost you.

Any advice appreciated

Cheers!

doggles · 3 Jun 2017 at 20:45

Thanks

doggles · 4 Jun 2017 at 08:21

It's like to be three rooms bedrooms basically. I saw you can get pre-gassed units & hoses.

After looking around there seems a relatively high variety of prices. Guess I'll bite the bullet and give some installers a shout and go from there See what they quote & decide if I wanted to pay that

doggles · 4 Jun 2017 at 10:43

a1ex2001 said:
Have you considered/tried a ceiling fan?

Yea considered but if I'm going to mess about with things like that I may as well just go the whole hog and get ac.

doggles · 4 Jun 2017 at 16:20

Entai said:
Also ceiling fans don't warm the rooms in winter.

AC will.

And saves running house central heating to only warm one or two rooms.

Next point would be are you looking at separate split air for each room or a central system with one outdoor unit and separate indoor units in each bedroom?

Separate systems for each room are easier and cheaper to do, but then you gave to find room for three outdoor units.

Central AC is more aesthetic with only one outdoor unit but far costlier and complicated to install.

As for instalation, you get loads of cowboys who will say we can do that, will be one day all sorted.

That is a blatant corner cut and will result in a bad system.

A competent qualified installer doing it to regulations will take 2 to 3 days to fit one room split air, a central unit for multiple rooms you are looking at a week's work really, to do it correctly to all regulations.

Thanks very informative and helpful