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That’s not a bad cost, I am looking for 3 rooms in a few months. Would be interested to here how yours went and what brands were used.
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Nice, where in the country are you? And are they cheaper units without wifi/app connectivity etc?
I'm North West and I went with Midea, the Installer did also offer Mitsubishi and Toshiba for not loads more but the Midea option had more features inc wifi and we preferred the controls and how they looked compared to the others.
I worked out a rough price. Looking online the outdoor unit is about £1050 and each indoor is £270, plus the Trunking outside and other bit's I reckon the Labour is around £800 for install which I don't think is that bad!
Thanks, I'm not too far from Liverpool so I'm hoping for similar pricing, although I may be more willing to pay the premium for Mitsubishi/Daikin etc.
There was a Mitsubishi option from another installer for £2,400. The Daikin ones were quite a bit more though
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What man are you meant to be in?
LOL i read that typo earlier and left it in. Like the men I hang out with
Nice. Do you mind if I ask what manufacturer you went with, and what the ballpark install cost was?Was installed today in the bedroom and office, currently cooling the bedroom
It is Midea, at the cheaper end really but I'm pretty happy with the performance and features so far. The app control is great and works instantly.
These are the indoor units: https://cooleasy.co.uk/products/midea-breezeless-e-system-copy?variant=49450194436380
This is the outdoor unit they used: https://cooleasy.co.uk/products/midea-multi-split-2-head-outdoor-unit?variant=46732667978012
I paid £2,500 in total
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Thanks, just realised I'd already asked you a few posts back
Do we think it likely to get slightly cheaper pricing for quotes/installs in these colder months? I'm likely to be in a position to pull the trigger on two indoor units for our south-facing bedroom and study next month, so hoping it being October/November might mean less demand on installers
Should be the case. I got three separate companies to quote me in February this year and got a 6 room, 2 inverter multi split system installed for just aropund £8.7kThanks, just realised I'd already asked you a few posts back
Do we think it likely to get slightly cheaper pricing for quotes/installs in these colder months? I'm likely to be in a position to pull the trigger on two indoor units for our south-facing bedroom and study next month, so hoping it being October/November might mean less demand on installers
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Was installed today in the bedroom and office, currently cooling the bedroom
Is that unit far enough down the wall, it should be 15cm from the ceiling as a minimum?
Soldato
50mm or more for my units.
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Has anyone used there loft unit as a dehumidifier? Was cold last night so decided to set my unit to run 2.5hrs.
Having been using my system for heating for the last couple of months, I'm struck by the efficiency.
Working from home a lot, I've been using the unit in the home office to heat this room rather than putting the central heating on or using a convection heater.
So, set to 20C and on for maybe 3-4 hours, four days a week.
This has resulted in my electricity usage increasing by only around 5kWh per month. That's like running a 1kW convection heater for only five hours!
I don't feel enough "noise" is made about the efficiency of AC systems, which are basically heat pumps, for heating.
The first reaction of so many I've spoken to about getting it installed is to claim there's no point as we don't get enough hot weather in the summer, yet there are significant savings to be made by using it for heating in the winter.
Working from home a lot, I've been using the unit in the home office to heat this room rather than putting the central heating on or using a convection heater.
So, set to 20C and on for maybe 3-4 hours, four days a week.
This has resulted in my electricity usage increasing by only around 5kWh per month. That's like running a 1kW convection heater for only five hours!
I don't feel enough "noise" is made about the efficiency of AC systems, which are basically heat pumps, for heating.
The first reaction of so many I've spoken to about getting it installed is to claim there's no point as we don't get enough hot weather in the summer, yet there are significant savings to be made by using it for heating in the winter.
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Surely this is going to depend entirely on how it's powered and what kind of tariff you're on? If the heat pump is 300% efficient while heating at moderate outdoor temperatures, then your electricity unit cost needs to be less than 3x the gas unit cost - I don't see how that's the case on most tariffs these days unless you're on something like Agile and can be selective about when you run it. SVR for gas is around 6.5p, electricity is around 25p, meaning the heat pump will need to be 385% efficient just to match running cost.
I'm not comparing it to gas costs as I'm only heating one room, not the whole house. When it gets really cold and/or I want to use the rest of the house, I put the central heating on. When I'm working at home though, and I'm spending most of the day in one room, it's more efficient to heat that room only.
Previously I'd use a small convection heater for that job but the AC unit is way more efficient.