Browse Forums Heating, Cooling & Insulation 1 Jan 28, 2020 9:32 pm Read my first home build journey by clicking the following link Building with SJD Homes in 2020 - Charleston 310 Customised Re: GAS Ducted Heating + Addon Cooling Option 4Jan 31, 2020 11:31 pm 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: GAS Ducted Heating + Addon Cooling Option 10Apr 22, 2020 4:56 pm Read my first home build journey by clicking the following link Building with SJD Homes in 2020 - Charleston 310 Customised Re: GAS Ducted Heating + Addon Cooling Option 12Apr 23, 2020 7:55 am [quote="murtaza.sh":3niazkhf] ddarroch Thanks for your valuable suggestions. I am a first home builder so don't have much idea about the long term cost of heating based on gas vs electric and options available. Can you please suggest a couple of Good Reverse Cycle AC (Heat Pumps) unit with a good reputation, value for money and just a rough initial cost (That would really be awesome would help) Actually, The only reason we didn't select the "Reverse cycle AC (heat pumps)" because we didn't have much info about these units and because of the initial high cost as compared to the Gas ducted system even if we chose a 6-star heating unit.[/quote:3niazkhf] Firstly, a couple of articles on the issue. https://renew.org.au/research/all-elect ... as-report/ https://discover.agl.com.au/your-home/s ... icity-gas/ One of the most efficient reverse cycle split systems is the Daikin us7, but it's also the most expensive. I'd be looking at these brands, weighing up efficiency (& other features vs cost). Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), Daikin, Panasonic, Mitsubishi Electric (a separate company from MHI) & Fujitsu. The most efficient systems are ductless split systems (as ducts contribute to energy losses). But individual splits have an outdoor unit for each indoor unit. So if you have many indoor units this approach may not be the best, if you want to limit the number of outdoor units. In this case you may also want to look at ductless multi splits. Where one outdoor unit supplies multiple indoor units. I believe these aren't quite as efficient as individual split systems. You'd also have to consider what's cheaper, individual splits, or a multi split. You may end up with a single split or two downstairs, & a multi split upstairs. As noted above, along with the usual wall mounted indoor units, you can also get cassette units in the ceiling, or bulkhead units. Look good, but cost more I'd presume. Hi, I'd like some advice on the best option please on the estimate options we've been provided from our builder. This is for the… 0 4080 Newbie question for flooring options. We are thinking of changing the flooring for bedrooms and passage area. Last time we looked at flooring options was almost 8years… 0 3540 Would also like an opinion from anyone that has used xcem over hebel for floors. Thanks 1 14267 |