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At Advanced Refrigeration and Air Conditioning we believe that we are the market leaders when it comes to split systems.
At Advanced we offer our expertise to choose the correct type of system for your specific situation and design the right installation to achieve the best possible results.
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Our extensive product knowledge, and outstanding workmanship are followed up with many happy customers, we understand that you want it to look good, and work well, and that the price is also a concern. This is why we strive to get you the best possible price on the system that you require, not the system that has the best sales margin.
In most cases sales teams are looking at what they can sell you, not what will this unit be able to do– don’t get caught out by an undersized system!
Please take the time to venture through our web site and be sure to stop of at the “testimonials” and “gallery” pages, this should give you an honest insight of our workmanship and our customers’ thoughts. |
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Split systems in general
A standard back-to-back split system installation including wiring and appropriate permits will cost approximately $600 to $800 depending on season and quality of work. You may find them cheaper but you get what you pay for. The potential exists for a poor installation to cause expensive repair cost down the track and this should be considered. A non-standard split system installation with brackets, ductwork, a long run, or additional power requirements will obviously cost more.
Compliance
All split system installers in all states of Australia are required to be licensed by the Australian Refrigeration Council and the person doing the wiring needs to hold a full “A” grade ( now called “E” grade) electrical licence. All installers must supply a certificate of compliance for both the electrical work and in Victoria one for the installation itself. These certificates are your guarantee of a safe installation and quality workmanship by qualified trades people. The certificates of compliance are a legal requirement of Energy safe victoria and the Plumbing industry commission that the consumer recieves on completion of the job. |
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Inverters vs non-Inverters
The basic difference between an inverter and a non- inverter is that the inverter units can modulate the compressor operating speed in response to cooling demand. Some units have an initial over-speed period where they will run at a slightly higher capacity for a set time to pull down the temperature of a hot room. When they reach the set point temperature they can reduce capacity to maintain that level without cycling as much as a non inverter unit would. This saves power although it's arbitrary as it would still take a while to recoup the increased purchase costs.
The inverter unit increases the power usage slightly as it converts the incoming power into a suitable style for the air conditioner although the ability to run at a reduced power level helps to drop the overall usage to below that of a typical non-inverter unit. Most of the advertising claiming 30% lower bills using inverters are based on very carefully set up laboratory scenarios. In reality, while they may cost less to run than a conventional unit, buying an efficient conventional unit will still be cost effective.
Heat Load
The heat load is the total of all influences, both internal and external, that add heat to an area. For example the aspect of the area, west-facing areas will be hotter than north facing areas due to the amount of direct sunlight the area receives. The size of the area, the construction of the walls, the size, location and construction of windows, the amount of internal heat sources such as lights, computers, people as well as many other factors. This calculation is normally done by way of a manual heat load calculation form or by computer calculation and the result is expressed in kWr, being the amount of kW of refrigeration required to satisfy all the influences that make up the heat load in the area being conditioned.
An important point to note is that there is no correlation between kW or Horsepower (Hp) Refrigeration and kilowatts (kW) or horse power (HP) Electrical. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning capacities should always be given as kilowatts (kW) of refrigeration (cooling).
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