Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Heating and cooling option for the new build 3Feb 08, 2022 8:30 am The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Heating and cooling option for the new build 20Mar 24, 2022 12:50 pm idev Hi members, can you share your experience and advise on the heating and cooling options for the new double story townhouse build in Melbourne south east. Not sure what options are cost effective and also energy efficient to run at low cost. some of the options I can think of: 1. Ducted Gas Heating + Evaporative Cooling 2. Ducted Gas Heating + Refrigerated Cooling 3. Central heating and cooling system like Daikin. Is this same as reverse cycle air conditioning system? thank you. I have owned both evaporative cooling and now central refrigerated cooling (3 phase 20kw). I can honestly say for Melbourne, evaporative cooling is a lot better especially at night time when it's the most critical. Evaporative cooling takes fresh air from the outside and blows the air into the house. Refrigerated cooling recirculate the same stale air but cools it via a condenser outside the house. As the temperature variation for Melbourne is quite large, when it's night time, evaporative cooling cools the house much faster as it can displace air at a much faster rate than refrigerated even if you use it like a regular fan since the outside air would be significantly cooler than inside. The problem with refrigerated is the air displacement is low and as soon as you turn it off, the air temperature turns right back on as the bricks surrounding the house continue to emit heat radiation it absorbed earlier. Also the air is very dry and Melbourne's summers are dry as it is so the whole thing isn't as comfortable. As for heating, I know people swear by heat pump but I went with gas as I find gas heating does not dry the air out like a heat pump. 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 3643 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 4120 Would also like an opinion from anyone that has used xcem over hebel for floors. Thanks 1 14342 |