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You did it.?
As in, installed yourself?
Where was best to buy the stuff from.?
Associate
Yeah myself. Kit from Saturnsales.
oh, nice -it keeps saying on their website that you haev to be f-safe gas registered or something?
Caporegime
Yes, you are unable to install them yourself anymore.
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How were you able to order it? I enquired not long ago and they said they need evidence of a F-gas certificate from the installer.
It must be hurting their sales as they were quite DIY friendly before, providing howto instructions, and even offering to rent out a vacuum pump.
I think you could still install the system yourself, but get an installer to comission it i.e. releasing the refrigerant/checking for leaks.
Well that in itself is barking mad, propane being highly flamable and explosive.
Yet they don't permit individuals to work on R32, which is flamable but much less so. (Yes I know it's more to do with the Ozone depleting aspects of the refrigerant).
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Did it all in 2020, so I guess since then they've tightened up. Got the vacuum pump from them too.
I did my propane based system about 3 years ago, the indoor unit comes pre-fitted with enough pipework to ensure any user made connections are made outside of the property. That way if you fail to make airtight connections then any refrigerant escape is harmlessly lost to the atmosphere.
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Getting an fgas cert costs less than £1k, looks like the installers are making almost that much per install.
Maybe I should start a business, demand seems to be ever increasing
Maybe I should start a business, demand seems to be ever increasing
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I was wondering this as well yesterday even if just for my own install. Taking into account annual servicing it could make it worthwhile, and another income/career option if ever needed.
and then some based on some of the quotes I'm receiving.
£8k for a multisplit system with three units attached!
I'll stick to portable units at that cost!
Ouch. I thought the "going rate" was supposed to be around £1500/unit when getting a split systemand then some based on some of the quotes I'm receiving.
£8k for a multisplit system with three units attached!
I'll stick to portable units at that cost!
and then some based on some of the quotes I'm receiving.
£8k for a multisplit system with three units attached!
I'll stick to portable units at that cost!
Ouch. I thought the "going rate" was supposed to be around £1500/unit when getting a split system
I paid £2700 last year in August for a split system with a single outdoor unit and 2 indoor units. He said to me that when you go up to 3 units the cost increases significantly (well over £4k). He also said equipment costs were going up at the start of 2023.
This is one outdoor unit and 3 indoors. Looking into detail at the quote though, they seem to have massively over-engineered it. e.g. the outdoor condenser is a 5-unit system, but I only need 3 and will never need more than that. The equivalent 3-unit system is over £1000 cheaper ex.vat
I need to get my calculator out and work out what sized units I need in each room too, my guess is they've overdone those too.
I was expecting something closer to £4k, not £8k!
If your house is reasonably well-insulated, then external shutters/blinds/shades on any south-facing windows will keep most of the heat out. I'm investigating it for my house, but thinking of making a new topic. Works well in Europe, so should work very well in the UK.