There are a number of air conditioning systems on the market, so which one is best for you? This depends on your budget, preferences, house design and location.
Are you air conditioning a room, a few rooms or the whole of your house?
Does your house have structural issues to consider such as a raked or cathedral ceiling?
The thermal performance of your house is another consideration.
Consider these types of air conditioning systems:
- Split
- Multi Split
- Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF)
- Energy Recovery
- Ducted
These systems can be connected through WIFI to operate on your electronic devices.
Indoor units can be wall mounted, in-ceiling mounted or concealed in an attic space, bulkhead or false ceiling.
Split
- Single high wall indoor unit connected to a single outdoor unit
- Efficient, low heating/cooling loss from refrigerant lines
- Good for narrow ceiling space
- Low-cost option for air conditioning a single room
Multi Split
- Multiple indoor units with one outdoor unit
- Serves multiple rooms
- Efficient, low heating/cooling loss from refrigerant pipes
- Choice of indoor units: high wall, concealed & in-ceiling cassettes
- Good for narrow ceiling space, concealed indoor units need bulkheads
- Good option for 2 or 3 rooms
Ducted
- Cost-effective way to serve many rooms
- Ducting runs in ceiling, bulkheads or underfloor
- Not as efficient as the options above, heating/cooling loss through ducting
- Electronic duct dampers needed for room zoning
- Requires ceiling space of at least 300mm
Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF)
- Multiple indoor units with one outdoor unit
- Efficient, low heating/cooling loss from refrigerant pipes
- Optimises refrigerant flow in short or long pipe runs
- Choice of indoor units: high wall, concealed & in-ceiling cassettes
- Good for narrow ceiling space, concealed indoor units need bulkheads
- Good option for more than 3 rooms
Contact Us for advice about air conditioning systems and what may be best for you.