View Poll Results: Air con - which do you have?
Portable unit
1
0.97%
Wall mounted reverse cycle
24
23.30%
Ducted system (reverse cycle)
59
57.28%
Ducted system (non reverse cycle)
3
2.91%
Evaporative
15
14.56%
Gas ducted heating
1
0.97%
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Air Con - Which is best?
Mar 30th 2007, 7:21 am
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Mar 30th 2007, 7:26 am
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Dec 1st 2007, 2:07 pm
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Dec 1st 2007, 2:08 pm
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Re: Air Con - Which is best?
If you can't trust a fat ex-cricketer then who can you trust?
Dec 1st 2007, 2:14 pm
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Dec 1st 2007, 2:33 pm
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Re: Air Con - Which is best?
air con is a big con in the uk you pay to heat your house,yes thats good becbuse in the uk is ****ing cold.
but in oz its not cold (so y pay to cool your house) thers just no point
but in oz its not cold (so y pay to cool your house) thers just no point
Dec 1st 2007, 6:34 pm
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Re: Air Con - Which is best?
Where we are it's a *lot* colder in winter than the South of the UK.
Dec 1st 2007, 6:45 pm
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Re: Air Con - Which is best?
hi Tia,
I would go for Ducted reverse cycle.
There are some greater soft start and inverter models on the market now.
We are having the final on our ducted be done this tuesday lol ( been living in house 6 mths )
We have the Daikin, non inverter. With 8 zones, and climate / independant control in each room.
Make sure you tell the guys, that the drip tray is absolutely level. Also that ( if you are on tank water ) dont discharge the evaporative water to your gutters.
Also put the outdoor unit on the shadier side of the house.
< air con installer but i dont do ducted
Good luck Ste
I would go for Ducted reverse cycle.
There are some greater soft start and inverter models on the market now.
We are having the final on our ducted be done this tuesday lol ( been living in house 6 mths )
We have the Daikin, non inverter. With 8 zones, and climate / independant control in each room.
Make sure you tell the guys, that the drip tray is absolutely level. Also that ( if you are on tank water ) dont discharge the evaporative water to your gutters.
Also put the outdoor unit on the shadier side of the house.
< air con installer but i dont do ducted
Good luck Ste
Dec 1st 2007, 7:01 pm
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Re: Air Con - Which is best?
VRV is the way to go... But not if you've already built... 
Dec 1st 2007, 9:33 pm
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Re: Air Con - Which is best?
Out of all those who have air con, could you say which you have from the list (or something different if I have missed anything out) and also what you feel the advantages/disadvantages are i.e efficiency/cost effectiveness, how good it does the job etc.
We will be moving into our new house around September time, and all it will have is batt insulation, which I know for a fact will not be much good for cooling/keeping the place warm.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated, as at the moment we have an idea of what we may go for, but need to look at other options,
TIA
We will be moving into our new house around September time, and all it will have is batt insulation, which I know for a fact will not be much good for cooling/keeping the place warm.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated, as at the moment we have an idea of what we may go for, but need to look at other options,
TIA
Get ceiling fans and sleep in wet PJs instead !
Dec 1st 2007, 10:10 pm
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Re: Air Con - Which is best?
So its not too exy for us. It's a backup incase we don't get around to lighting the fire, and with 2 babies we needed it.
Dec 2nd 2007, 12:41 am
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Re: Air Con - Which is best?
Like Wol said, depends where you are.
We are SW WA, it gets cold here at nights in winter, OK not to -3 like it did in the UK but it still feels cold. We will be getting ducted gas heating installed for next winter, cant stand another one like we just had...
Dec 2nd 2007, 1:56 am
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Re: Air Con - Which is best?
Our heating was on this morning - second day of summer...........