Split Air con

b0rn2sk8 · Monday at 20:22

inline condensate pump and pipe that will follow the route of the refrigerant lines.

tamzzy · Monday at 20:24

any recommendations for installers? wanting a 4-unit split system
west mids based preferably

LiE · 2026-07-28T22:22:59+0100

Had an email this morning to say the external unit has arrived and they are installing on Thursday/Friday.

They still don’t have the external unit for my garage/home gym yet.

Scuzi · 2026-07-28T23:00:27+0100

LiE said:
Had an email this morning to say the external unit has arrived and they are installing on Thursday/Friday.

They still don’t have the external unit for my garage/home gym yet.

My external Bosch unit has to be replaced with two smaller Bosch units to bring it into compliance with MCS020a. Ordered 2 weeks ago, original ETA was September, now December. Considering had I ordered them a month earlier I'd have had them next day, the spike in demand is insane.

LiE · 2026-07-29T07:45:49+0100

Scuzi said:
My external Bosch unit has to be replaced with two smaller Bosch units to bring it into compliance with MCS020a. Ordered 2 weeks ago, original ETA was September, now December. Considering had I ordered them a month earlier I'd have had them next day, the spike in demand is insane.

Ah that sucks! I assume your current unit is too loud and fails noise compliance? I had the same concern with my 10kW external unit but the neighbours nearest window is over 7m away across the shared drive and also a bathroom window.

I think my order was played 23/06 so not too bad at 5 weeks. I didn’t hang about during the first heat wave getting booked in.

Scuzi · 2026-07-29T10:01:28+0100

LiE said:
Ah that sucks! I assume your current unit is too loud and fails noise compliance? I had the same concern with my 10kW external unit but the neighbours nearest window is over 7m away across the shared drive and also a bathroom window.

I think my order was played 23/06 so not too bad at 5 weeks. I didn’t hang about during the first heat wave getting booked in.

Yeah, unfortunately just slightly over. Had it been installed earlier this year it would have been compliant with the older standard (MCS020). Considered retrospective planning permission but that particular neighbour is hostile so it was only going to go one way. In reality it is actually quite quiet and certainly not at the threshold of being a nuisance, but 'thems the rules'. So I'm replacing it to avoid a planning enforcement, although the long lead time for the new units might lead to one anyway in the meantime.

R.C.Anderson · 2026-07-29T15:31:16+0100

Anyone got experience of ducted AC?

We're considering AC over the next year or so, and we like the idea of ducted AC, as it means you don't have a bulky unit mounted on the wall. Anyone had them installed & can give their thoughts? Worth it over standard units (I'm assuming it'll be more expensive)? Any particular thoughts to consider?