Fitted Air conditioning
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Fentalogue chic said:
surveyor said:
The sneaky downpipe install... one of my favourites. I have 3 downpipes going up the gable wall of my house "connecting" to the gutter - only one of them actually carries water. 
I do find it slightly odd that the outdoor parts of these things are so ugly. Surely there's a market for some sort of "heritage" enclosure that would fit in with period properties.
We have a stone cottage in Aberdeenshire so won't be needing air con any time soon but it does make me wince when you see a horrible grey box ruining an otherwise lovely building.
We have a stone cottage in Aberdeenshire so won't be needing air con any time soon but it does make me wince when you see a horrible grey box ruining an otherwise lovely building.
Edited by snowandrocks on Sunday 11th July 14:24
I agree which is why I at least tried to to hide them a little. That side of the house is surrounded by trees so they blend in a little. I couldn’t put them anywhere else as there is a single storey building on that side and the other side of the house is the “good side”.
Our bedroom is on the south west corner of the house with windows to the south and west and is stifling hot in summer. I can’t sleep with the windows open as I suffer from hay fever meaning my eyes would puff up shut if I tried, air con is a god send and I wouldn’t want to be without it.
I would rather have an ugly unit on the wall and a comfortable nights sleep any day.
The indoor units aren’t too obtrusive as we have a ceiling cassette in our room and have painted the wall unit in one of the guest rooms
Our bedroom is on the south west corner of the house with windows to the south and west and is stifling hot in summer. I can’t sleep with the windows open as I suffer from hay fever meaning my eyes would puff up shut if I tried, air con is a god send and I wouldn’t want to be without it.
I would rather have an ugly unit on the wall and a comfortable nights sleep any day.
The indoor units aren’t too obtrusive as we have a ceiling cassette in our room and have painted the wall unit in one of the guest rooms
Edited by 4Q on Sunday 11th July 18:57
We have had a/c installed by a company we found through "Rated People". Decent reviews but turned out to be just a little more "cowboy" than I would have liked. Anyway long story short, the installation took place during January. Other than a demo of how to use it we didn't need the cooling until about the start of May. Turn it on and no cold air. Typical. And now we can't get hold of them. I took the cover off the outside unit to find this:
Any a/c engineers able to say that's the tell tale signs of the refrigerant leaking out? If so how much would I be looking at to get a re-gas and can any a/c company do it?
Any a/c engineers able to say that's the tell tale signs of the refrigerant leaking out? If so how much would I be looking at to get a re-gas and can any a/c company do it?
I'm looking forward to the heat this weekend, feels like some of the best money I've ever spent at the moment.
Even in the milder weather we've been having I stick it on for an hour and it takes all the heat and humidity out of the room. Lovely.
I think it will become more popular as new builds move away from gas boilers too. It'll probably become as commonplace to see an air-con unit on the wall as it is a radiator in a few years time.
Even in the milder weather we've been having I stick it on for an hour and it takes all the heat and humidity out of the room. Lovely.
I think it will become more popular as new builds move away from gas boilers too. It'll probably become as commonplace to see an air-con unit on the wall as it is a radiator in a few years time.
thebraketester said:
Cleverley said:
It’s 24’c outside at the mo’ sat in the lounge @ a nice cool 19’c and got the upstairs unit blowing away to
Remove all the heat before bed later ??
Who needs ac in this Country eh! ??????????
So true. If anything I was too cold today Remove all the heat before bed later ??
Who needs ac in this Country eh! ??????????
Oh……
matt666 said:
I'm looking forward to the heat this weekend, feels like some of the best money I've ever spent at the moment.
Even in the milder weather we've been having I stick it on for an hour and it takes all the heat and humidity out of the room. Lovely.
I think it will become more popular as new builds move away from gas boilers too. It'll probably become as commonplace to see an air-con unit on the wall as it is a radiator in a few years time.
Ours has been on almost every single day since I fitted it. Even in the milder weather we've been having I stick it on for an hour and it takes all the heat and humidity out of the room. Lovely.
I think it will become more popular as new builds move away from gas boilers too. It'll probably become as commonplace to see an air-con unit on the wall as it is a radiator in a few years time.
Without it our south facing bedroom is 26/27 degrees when it's sunny and above 20 degrees outside.
It's up there with one of the best investments I've ever made.
Cleverley said:
thebraketester said:
Cleverley said:
It’s 24’c outside at the mo’ sat in the lounge @ a nice cool 19’c and got the upstairs unit blowing away to
Remove all the heat before bed later ??
Who needs ac in this Country eh! ??????????
So true. If anything I was too cold today Remove all the heat before bed later ??
Who needs ac in this Country eh! ??????????
Oh……
Aslong as they can read and hold a drill.
ChocolateFrog said:
Cleverley said:
thebraketester said:
Cleverley said:
It’s 24’c outside at the mo’ sat in the lounge @ a nice cool 19’c and got the upstairs unit blowing away to
Remove all the heat before bed later ??
Who needs ac in this Country eh! ??????????
So true. If anything I was too cold today Remove all the heat before bed later ??
Who needs ac in this Country eh! ??????????
Oh……
Aslong as they can read and hold a drill.
ChocolateFrog said:
Cleverley said:
thebraketester said:
Cleverley said:
It’s 24’c outside at the mo’ sat in the lounge @ a nice cool 19’c and got the upstairs unit blowing away to
Remove all the heat before bed later ??
Who needs ac in this Country eh! ??????????
So true. If anything I was too cold today Remove all the heat before bed later ??
Who needs ac in this Country eh! ??????????
Oh……
Aslong as they can read and hold a drill.
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