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19th June 2007, 11:31 PM #1Senior Member
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split air cons
ok have been offered a very ( what i think is ) good deal on some split system reverse cycle air conditioners ( buying 7 for 2 houses ) fitjitsu brand not that i really like air conditioners but i think most pple do so future sale of house would be a good point and also as some of the walls at monent are unlined will be easier to run pipes etc and the installer is working out a price for the instalation as well cheap
but some questions about them do they need to be run ( like car units ) every few weeks / months to stop seals driying out etc as i can see them being rarely used
are they really ecomical on the heat cycle ? compared to other forms of heating or would just cooling ones be as good with small heaters for when its cold ? ( its down to 6 degress to night and i am freezing , joys of living in nth qld ,you get so use to it being warm )
can the oiutside units be installed under the houses they are about 1.5 to 2 mtrs of the ground and have a good air flow under them as this would also cut down on the pipeing etc ?
and i am sure that someone had post about installing them your self but is it as easy as it sounded or would it be better left to the pros ?
thanks for any info
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20th June 2007, 01:02 AM #2Member
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They are extremely economical on heating, compared to other forms of electric heating. All other forms of electric heating give one kilowatt of heat for one kilowatt of power. A reverse cycle air conditioner will output up to 3 kilowatts of heat for one kilowatt of power, due to the refrigeration process.
Do they need to be run frequently? A good question, I wouldn't leave them sitting for years, but as a fully sealed unit there are no seals etc to be lubricated, therefore it's not a big deal as it is in a car air-con situation.
Can they be installed under a house? It's not recommended, but if there is a huge air flow under the house then maybe. I just re-read your post, are the houses on stilts? if so then under the house is fine.
Installing yourself? Unless you have a vacuum pump, refrigeration flaring tools (They are different angles to plumbing/gas flares) and an CFC licence then no. You could run the pipework (Be sure that it is refrigeration grade copper), prepare a level slab or similar to sit the outdoor units on, and perhaps pull through the inter-connecting wiring, but at that point would be time to call a sparky/fridgy.
Here in Tassie, a lot of electricians have a cfc licence and their own tools so that they can do AC installs themselves. Generally works out a bit cheaper than getting two different tradesmen in.
I take it your houses are in construction stage. Be sure that the sparky allows for the load of them in your mains wiring.
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