Heating, Cooling & Insulation NSW 
tinting east facing glass sliding doorsThanks so much for your replies. I'm a life-long renter so have no experience in home building or maintenance & its hard sorting through all the information available on… Price of Actron vs Daikin A/C optionHi Waratah,
That's a shame for the Japanese stuff, but you're right. It's one of those extra benefits of buying (mostly) Aussie made.
Thanks to everyone for the… Solar hot water - Help me choose?Thanks for all the replies. Ended up going for the Apricus with 44 tubes and a 400L tank. Hopefully we won't need the electric booster very often. j&r replied 15 November 2011 ago Need to remove old ceiling insulation?I recently spent a week removing old batts from my roof, what a disgusting job that was  the reason I did it though was because they were about an R2 rating to begin… sceen7 replied 2 November 2011 ago Basic ceiling fan that wont rustWe have ones similar to these:
http://www.omegaappliances.com.au/Product-228-New_Yorker_Ceiling_Fan_40627.aspx Some I believe can come… ~steph~ replied 10 October 2011 ago Daiken 6hp - too small?Thanks so much for your feedback. I got a quote from an external air con guy and he suggested the Daiken 8hp inverter as they no longer have access to the hybrid. He… Comparison of heating typesHoping someone out there can assist us, as this information is difficult to find on the Internet:
1. How to calculate the cost of operating an off-peak heat bank (mass… Adding Cooling to Ducted Gas HeatingWe have a five-bedroom house, with an open plan living/dining room area. When I try working it out in my head seems to me we have 100 square meters or so of living… Zoning ducted heating/coolingThe actual efficiency doesn't warrant the extra star IMO.
We were advised against zoning our house by the Air con installer. We have 25sq… Brad75 replied 8 September 2011 ago Ducted heating dampersMost in floor vents had a lever to shut them off I thought??
You just can shut them all as you need a minimum amount of flow so as not to damage the system. Insulation between floorsWe have a single story house but with a far amount of crawl space beneath the house. At the moment the floor beams from the living areas are exposed (i.e. there is not a… D101 started a topic 4 September 2011 ago D101Sep 04, 2011 11:21 am deb17Aug 28, 2011 12:22 pm Has anyone here used Smartglass?Not sure if it is this product or not, but when I lived in the UK I saw a home renovation program where they had a glass product that apparently had the same/similar… AJW replied 6 August 2011 ago lowauAug 01, 2011 11:57 am Ducted heating/air conditioning questionsStars measure efficiency. in terms of the amount of energy used to produce a certain amount of energy. 0.2 is minimal difference, and the difference between a good… B STAR replied 28 July 2011 ago take2Jul 15, 2011 9:52 pm Electric heating cable self-installation?Hi,
There was an oversight in the contract in regards to in-slab heating. About 25sqm needs to be installed next Monday, before the concrete goes down.
I spent the… deconst started a topic 4 July 2011 ago noisy ventsHi Rosewood,
Did you have any luck getting to the bottom the noise coming from your ducts? We've got a very similar problem - a ticking noise coming from the vents. When… Ducted air conditioning in Flat roofs ?Our plans weren't flat roof but I know from having to add ducting throught he floors on the design our ducts were 350mm and 450mm in diameter. That's just the ducting… Installers in NW SydneyI used Coral Air for my post handover install of an Actron ducted system. They were great. Turned up on time, delivered exactly what they quoted on and were in and out in… Alfresco heating optionsHave you considered an ethanol heater? Our alfresco has 3 walls so we will most likely get a Cocoon fireplace. A plus is they don't need to exhaust. They are about 3-4k… Rups replied 13 June 2011 ago gas ducted heating / reverse cycle airconThe ever evolving question - which way to go....
Many, many options guys. Pick your priority (heat / cool or both) choose how much of your house you want to run at once… Ventilation between roomsRE air in air out from dymonite69
I don't use a dryer anymore! Have gone back to the old clothes horse (am blessed with north facing rooms that help drying) So moisture… Heat reduction treatments for windowscleo,
As dymonite has mentioned, you need to stop direct sunlight hitting your windows in the first place. You see a lot of units these days with sliding shutters, if you… Casa2 replied 11 January 2011 ago Casa2Jan 11, 2011 7:59 am Zoning advice for air conditioning my homeAs dymonite has explained inverter or digital scroll units (as Actron utilises) varies the output of the compressor to reduce energy costs by reducing input/output power… Removal & re-installing split system a/cIt wouldn't be worth it for a 7 yr old LG. By the time you pay someone to remove and re-install it, fix up the wall etc I'd say you could get a new one installed for the… piscean replied 18 December 2010 ago Removal & Reinstalling Solar Hot Water SystemWe have installed solar hot water system (3 panels) only begining of last year. Due to change of family circumstances, we are knocking down our existing single storey… carlo started a topic 10 December 2010 ago carloDec 10, 2010 2:49 pm mouseNov 12, 2010 9:37 am R value for timber stud external wall?I would be looking to install R2.0 wall batts - esp if you're in the more temperate region of nsw. (sisalation has no bearing on the R value in your type of construction) Actron airconditioning in CanberraHi there,
I know this is a bit late. But how did you go with yours? Did you ending get Actron installed?
A friend of mine recommended Southern Aircon… paddy replied 18 August 2010 ago paddyAug 18, 2010 9:08 am I'm pretty sure ours is a Jetmaster (right of the tele) it was in our plans but don't see why you couldn't do it after as long as the gas point is there.…
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...now to somehow get the cash to pay for it all...
