AIR CONDITIONER PLACEMENT

IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN : 

• Your Wife’s Birthday*
• Rotating your tyres
• The footy score
• Climate Change
• Returning your rent a car

Your house is hot. You need an air conditioner. Before you rush out and buy the biggest baddest split system you can find, please put some thought into where it might go. Air conditioner placement is very important. Not as important as feeding the dog, but very close to it. Specifications for Mitsubishi split systems are listed in multiple places on this site, but we will go through specifics here. Most split systems on the market are about the same size, so this page will help with almost any split system you buy.

The first thing you need to know about split system air conditioner placement, is that the ideal spot for your head unit is on an external wall of your home. That means a wall which has the outside world behind it.

For small systems up to 5kw you need 900mm of space

For large systems 6 – 9kw you need 1200mm of space

These are your minimum requirements. You should ideally have space either side of the unit horizontally and you must have space above all split system air conditioners for air to flow through into the coil.

If you look at the height measurements – please add an extra 150 mm above your head unit. This is non – negotiable. Any less than that will restrict the airflow and reduce it’s ability to cool. I am guessing you want this thing to actually work.

A : Standard install covered fully by our listed prices

B : Standard Install covered fully by our listed prices

C : Slightly more than A and B, usually extra $100

D : Up Over is a maximum $300 extra, but usually $200 

As you can see, even difficult installs won’t break the bank. When people ask where should air conditioner be installed – the best place is A or B for energy efficiency. But if you don’t have an easy location, we will consider a C or D. 

With this quoting structure there’s no need for us to drive around all summer admiring peoples homes. If you want us to do the job – fine, please just guess which one resembles yours the closest. Tell us on the phone.

Being up front and honest about difficult installs actually makes yours cheaper because we send more guys, with more gear and we’re mentally prepared for a difficult job. If you tell us it’s an A or B and we arrive to find out it’s a D, then it changes the game. We may need more materials or more labour, or both.

If we have to leave site to get materials, it will cost more. Best to tell us up front.

PHYSICS OF LIQUID ON PLANET EARTH

Please take a close look at the diagram opposite. The locations marked E in particular. You’ll notice that this is almost the centre of the house. No external wall, not even close. We may be able to get pipes to that location – but we cannot get a water drain to that spot.

A : Standard Price Install

B : Standard Price Install

C : Extra charge around $150

D : Extra charge maximum $300 usually around $200

As you can see, even difficult installs won’t break the bank. When people ask where should air conditioner be installed – the best place is A or B for energy efficiency. But if you don’t have an easy location, we will consider a C or D. 

With this quoting structure there’s no need for us to drive around all summer admiring peoples homes. If you want us to do the job – fine, please just guess which one resembles yours the closest. Tell us on the phone.

AC PLACEMENT :

THE GOLDEN RULE 

Please take a close look at the diagram. The locations marked E in particular. You’ll notice that this is almost the centre of the house. No external wall, not even close. We may be able to get pipes to that location – but we cannot get a water drain to that spot.

PHYSICS 101 : Water flows downhill, powered by gravity. If we try to fight gravity with a pump, and force the water up through the roof and out – then gravity will win in the end. The result is inevitable. Water will leak and it will ruin your carpet or plaster. Please do not ask us to install at any E locations because you might hear ‘Yes, ok, we just need to get something from the car’… This will be followed by the sound of screeching tyres and a cloud of smoke as we drive away very fast.

You need to call an air conditioning man who has ambition, but very little common sense. He might do that job for you but we won’t. 

If you’re still unsure about the best place for your new split system air conditioner, there are other methods to work it out. You only need to select one of these options, and only then if you are still unsure. 90% of jobs are standard installs and we do not need to see the photos or plan unless it is particularly difficult.

1. Tell us what you hope to achieve, whether you want to cool the whole house, an area or just one room. Take some photos, one of the room in question and where you’d like to install it, both inside and out. I will mark up the photos with some ideas about your air conditioner placement and send them back. I can tell just looking at the pics whether the job is feasible. This saves us a drive out to your place to admire your walls. You don’t have to pay us twice so we can keep our prices low

2. Send us a floor plan in PDF or JPEG. I will mark it up and send it back. Plan is often better than room pics but either will do

3. Type your address into google and click on the realestate.com.au listing for that address. Nearly every house in every city now has one of these listings and I can see into nearly any home at any time. From there I will mark the best locations to install air conditioning, and send it back. This power to peer into people’s homes will no doubt be misused by someone in the future, but for now, it’s a handy tool to quote air conditioner placement.

You can text or email anytime. But if you want to call, please do so during business hours. Business hours are 7am – 6pm Monday to Saturday unless you’re family*

*In which case business hours are 1pm – 2pm Tuesday

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