Air Conditioning Options?

Not looking forward to sweltering through another summer without air conditioning? Or dealing with the cold in winter? There is an option for every situation and below is some information to help you choose the one that’s perfect for you. What are the benefits of a Split System or a Whole of House Ducted System? What’s best for your type of home? And what even is a Multi-Split System?

At Joondalup Air we offer design a system to best suit your needs and situation. If you are just looking to Cool/Heat one room, multiple rooms, or want the ultimate in climate control over your entire home, we can assist with it all.

Please see below the three most popular types of domestic Air Conditioning solutions:

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1. Split System Air Conditioning

Split Systems are ideal for:

• Heating and cooling individual rooms in your home
• Compact spaces

What’s a Split System? A Split System Air Conditioner is designed for individual areas in your home. For example, you may only want to air condition your master bedroom, or maybe the main living area where you sit down to relax? Or perhaps your newborn babies’ room, for those cold restless nights. With a Split System, the compressor (Outdoor Unit) is located outside your house, with the Fan Coil Unit (Indoor Unit) generally wall mounted on an external wall. There are a number of different options of configurations, with varying custom installation available to suit any house type with the outdoor units located in alternate locations.

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What are the advantages of a Split System?

Below are some of the benefits of these units:

• Split Systems have excellent energy/star ratings and are more economical than other types of Air Conditioning systems.
• Systems can be supplied and installed one unit at a time, meaning the total cost of air conditioning a whole house can be staggered to suit budgets.
• These systems are small and discreet.
• Replacement systems for existing inoperable systems can utilise some of the existing infrastructure keeping new installation costs to a minimum.

2. Multi Split Air Conditioning Solutions

Multi Split Systems are ideal for:

• Heating and cooling up to 5 rooms
• Homes with limited space for ducted air conditioning
• When you want to control room temperatures individually

What’s a Multi Split System? 

A Multi Split Air Conditioner lets you run multiple Fan Coil Units (Indoor Units) from just one (Outdoor Unit) compressor, giving you independent temperature control over each room. You can choose which rooms and the type of indoor unit for each room.

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What are the advantages of a Multi Split System?

Below are some of the benefits of these units:

• Convenient operation, economical air solution, allowing maximum comfort, with minimum running costs, because you can heat or cool rooms exactly as you need.
• With just the one outdoor unit, you can choose up to 5 different kinds of indoor units to suit each rooms style. Choose from wall mounted, duct connected, bulkhead style or a cassette type unit.

3. Ducted Air Conditioning Solutions

Ducted Systems are ideal for:

• Heating and cooling your entire home
• When you want a discreet look along with ultimate comfort

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What’s a Ducted System?

When you want climate control over your whole home, Ducted Air Conditioning systems are your best option. The main compressor (Outdoor Unit) is sized to suit the capacity required and discreetly positioned in a suitable location. The Fan Coil Unit (Indoor unit) is concealed within your ceiling space, with flexible ducting distributing conditioned air to allocated areas (Zones) through various style vents throughout your home.

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What are the advantages of a Ducted System?

Below are some of the benefits of these units:

• Every ducted system is custom designed to suit your home layout and living requirements
• Discreet installation – only the controller and grilles are visible inside your home and with all its technology hidden away, it’s the quietest of all air conditioning solutions.
• Ducted Air Conditioning will not only enhance your lifestyle, it will significantly add to the value of your home.
• Last, but not least, you enjoy the flexibility to heat or cool every room and can zone control your home to maximise energy efficiency.