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Choosing the best air conditioning solution for your living environment is essential as it’s something that won’t be replaced for several years and needs to fulfill its function optimally while in use. There are two main types of air conditioning systems you can choose from – ducted or multi-split system air conditioning. To know which is best suited to your needs and budget, you’ll need to understand the core differences between them and how they function.

Ducted Air Conditioning

With this type of setup, the entire system is concealed, typically in the ceiling. Air ducts run throughout the house, allowing airflow to be directed to every room, simultaneously. The only indication that there’s an air conditioning system present is the air ducts in the walls. This makes it more aesthetically pleasing, and it will take up less functional room space than a split system air conditioning system will.

The Advantages:

1. Your entire house is kept at a constant temperature, which is ideal for comfort and maintaining a healthy balance within your living space.

2. Ducted air conditioning systems are sophisticated and luxurious, which means it will raise the sales value and marketability of your home.

3. A modern setup gives you the option to control your system via WiFi with your smartphone, from anywhere.

The Disadvantages:

1. Installing a ducted system is expensive and means a rather hefty once-off cost, as opposed to gradually installing split system air conditioners room by room, when you have money available.

2. This option is only available if your home or living space has adequate space to install the air ducts. This means that in cases of most apartment blocks, for example, you won’t have a ceiling or roof space to install it in.

3. This system will cool every room in your home, which some may argue is excessive and unnecessary. If you have a four-bedroom house and only really make use of one or two rooms at a time, you’re looking at a lot of wasted energy cooling or heating rooms you aren’t using.

Split System Air Conditioning

These units exist as two parts: one installed on the outside of the building, with the fan unit installed on an inside wall. These units typically only affect the temperature of one room, while sometimes more than one unit is needed for a larger living space.

The Advantages:

1. It’s a more affordable solution. If your budget doesn’t allow for more than one or two units, you can select the rooms that are most in need of air conditioning and steadily progress to the rest of the house later.

2. It’s ideal for smaller living spaces and apartments, where no other solution is possible.

3. It has lower installation and operational costs than a ducted system and can be set up much quicker.

The Disadvantages:

1. It can only impact a specific area, the size of which depends on the power of the unit you select. A larger space will need a unit with higher BTU, to completely heat or cool the room.

2. External condenser units tend to be large and unsightly unless your installation technician can locate an area to place it where it will be less obtrusive. Should you choose to install more split systems for the rest of your rooms, you’ll eventually end up with several condenser units installed around the outside walls of your house, making it visually unappealing.

3. Split system units are noisier than ducted solutions, which means you’ll have to decide if you – and your neighbours – will find the continuous humming acceptable.

 

Not sure which is best for you? Contact Asset Aircon today for advice. We provide a professional air conditioning repair and maintenance service on the Gold Coast. We service and repair air conditioners from Coolangatta to Currumbin, to Clear Island Waters, to Chevron Island, to Coomera.

When it comes to summer and winter days, if you’re without the means to regulate the temperature of your home, things will be a lot less enjoyable. If you don’t currently have an air conditioning unit or are looking at replacing an existing one, several things need to be taken into consideration if you’re going to buy the right unit for your needs. Here are a few factors to bear in mind when deciding on an air conditioning solution.

1. How large is your living space? To properly heat or cool your room, the unit needs to have sufficient power. A unit’s output capacity is measured in BTU, so for a larger room, you’ll need a system with a higher BTU.

2. To determine how powerful the air conditioning unit will need to be, work out the floor space of your room. You can do this by multiplying the length of your room by the width of your room. If your house or apartment has higher than average ceilings, you’ll need to bear the cubic square meters in mind as well. Provide this information to an air conditioning specialist to help them determine the best unit for your needs.

3. How warm or cold your room typically gets is a factor you need to consider. Larger windows that let in plenty of suns will need more cooling, while higher ceilings make rooms cooler. Carpets versus tiles also affect the efficacy of an air conditioner as they trap and lose heat, respectively.

4. When calculating the space you need to be cooled or heated, if it isn’t an enclosed area (for example, if two adjacent rooms don’t have a door and air flows between them), calculate the floor space for the total area.

5. Consider where you’ll install the unit. If you’re looking at a ducted air conditioning solution, you’ll need to have ample space in your ceiling or roof for the ducts to be installed. If you’re considering a split system unit, you’ll need to consider where the external unit will be installed and if it will affect the visual appeal of your home.

6. Research the latest models and look at what your particular requirements are, aside from just heating and cooling. For example, if you have indoor pets or one of your family members suffers from allergies such as dust allergy or hay fever, it’d be worth looking into units that also purify the air to reduce bacteria and other allergens from circulating.

If you work in an office, you might be aware of the air conditioning tough-of-war. Whilst someone might come into work in a summer dress

and insist on air conditioning being set to 27-degrees Celsius, their male counterpart in long trousers might be more tempted to opt for a 22-degree Celsius setting. But who is in the right?

Commercial air conditioning can be the making or breaking of your office productivity, no one likes to work in uncomfortable conditions, and being too hot or too cold can take the focus off work and onto the great office debate of I’m too hot/cold.

The standard Australian commercial lease will state that the office must be kept at a constant temperature of between 20 – 24 degrees, and whilst this might be a little cold for some, the owner can be seen to be breaking the terms of the lease should they raise the temperate.

By lowering the air conditioning and raising the temperature slightly, not only can it help thaw the staff a little, but it can also reduce bills and your carbon footprint.

Whilst outside might be hot, lowering the temperature inside simply does just that, it lowers the office temperature. So, when you left the house in the morning dressed for summer, you might find that you should have dressed for colder climates.

So, what is the ideal office temperature?

Whilst personal preference does play a part it appears that gender might also play a hand in the perfect temperature. Women tend to be more susceptible to the cold than men, so finding the perfect temperature for all might need some compromise on both sides.

Age and weight also play a part in the most comfortable temperature setting.

Getting it just right

So how do you get the temperature just right so that all sexes, ages, and weights are taken into account? A little trial and error will need to be exercised to find the best temperature for your staff. It might mean some people have to bring in a cardigan and others might want to add a desk fan for their comfort but finding the perfect office temperature is personal to each and every office.

Too hot, too cold, or, just right? Well, that depends on your team.

 Air conditioning that puts your comfort first

At Asset Aircon & Elec, your comfort is our priority. When you need a reliable and quality air-conditioning installation, call the experts at Asset Aircon on 07 5596 1033. We operate Mon-Thurs 7:00am to 4:00pm and Friday 7:00am to 3:00pm.