Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Are these Air-Con units adequate or too much? 20Nov 05, 2021 11:57 am Noname Leona33 Yourr r 16kw is more than enough. Its heating rating is 18kw. Zone your house. For daytime and nightime areas Where this falls over is if for example is if you have kids who utilise the upstairs bedrooms/rumpus while adults are downstairs during the day. A very common scenario. You cant cool both zones effectively or efficiently on 16KW. I can cool the whole house (all zones on) in a 35+ degree Brisbane summers day no issue with a 16kw, with the house including some huge single glazed western windows and large void. Just standard roof and wall insulation too - nothing special. Of course you should do your own research but I reckon you'd be fine with 16kw. As stated above i'd consider ducted down and some splits for upstairs for optimal efficiency. Ducted isnt most efficient but certainly looks best, easy to control, quiet etc. How do you remove one of these ceiling air con vents? And is it possible to disconnect the duct joined to the vent from inside the house, without going into the roof cavity? 0 5933 Hi all, sorting out the ducted air con for a 350sqm double story house. Does this placement sound reasonable to you? Also, I plan to have 6 zones I think. Living room… 0 0 Hi all, sorting out the ducted air con for a 350sqm double story house. I think i plan to have 6 zones I think. Living room (mainly for entertainment so not used often),… 0 0 |