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Domestic A/C installations

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  • 10-10-2017 8:36am
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    grogi
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    Instead of adding heating to the converted attic, we've thought about putting an A/C unit there...

    Do ye know who sells and installs domestic units around Cork?


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    Outkast_IRE
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    There is no difference between a domestic AC unit and a small commerical AC unit. If you go to the mitsuibishi or daikin catelogue you can have a look at the various options then any of the air conditioning installers will be able to deal with you. The only item that may need some thought is how to run the pipes and select the quietiest outdoor unit you can find.

    Why AC ? is there a heating system in the rest of the house ?


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    grogi
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    Outkast_IRE wrote: »
    Why AC ? is there a heating system in the rest of the house ?

    The conversion is already there, without any heating. We want to retrofit something and I see the A/C installation as less troublesome. Running the pipes would be relatively easy: through the extension wall, to the attic and through the sufit to the outdoor unit. What's more, it gets very hot up there in summer, so A/C would be warmly (or chilly... ;) welcomed.

    There is central heating in the rest of the house with two zones (water/heating). The boiler and valves for heating are in the garage. All the heating pipes are well hidden under the floor. I recon it would be very difficult to tap into that without a bit of demolishing effort.

    Another option is to connect the radiators into the water heating circuit (it is separated in the garage and enters the house with separate set of pipes). Valve is by the boiler, so it seems doable.


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    Outkast_IRE
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    grogi wrote: »
    The conversion is already there, without any heating. We want to retrofit something and I see the A/C installation as less troublesome. Running the pipes would be relatively easy: through the extension wall, to the attic and through the sufit to the outdoor unit. What's more, it gets very hot up there in summer, so A/C would be warmly (or chilly... ;) welcomed.

    There is central heating in the rest of the house with two zones (water/heating). The boiler and valves for heating are in the garage. All the heating pipes are well hidden under the floor. I recon it would be very difficult to tap into that without a bit of demolishing effort.

    Another option is to connect the radiators into the water heating circuit (it is separated in the garage and enters the house with separate set of pipes). Valve is by the boiler, so it seems doable.

    Connecting on to the existing heating system is probably not much more troublesome that installing a full AC system - any additional labour costs associated with connecting to the existing heating system will be offset by the far lower running costs of running the system. An AC system for heating in the winter will rack up your electricity bill in no time unless its a super well insulated building.

    And AC domestically for any home in this climate is ridiculous - correctly chosen insulation, glazing and shading in any domestic space can negate the need for air conditioning in this country.


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