Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Sep 25, 2012 9:27 pm Just wondering if anyone has any experience with Actron A/c's? They appear to be the "Bee's Knees" according to the companies we have received quotes from, however I'm not familiar with them. We've been quoted over $15k installed for 11 outlets/8 zones with a 20Kw system, is that reasonable? The other system we were looking into was a Mitsubishi Electric, as far as I'm aware Mitsubishi's have a good reputation. Building our custom design "Dream Home" Follow my Build - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46820 Contract Signed - 28/04/11 Siteworks Commenced - 20/06/11 Re: Actron Air Conditioner? Or Mitsubishi 2Sep 26, 2012 1:21 pm We have an Actron A/C, 18kW ESP+ with 11 outlets and 8 zones that cost us $15,400. So your price sounds quite similar. We have only been living in the house for just over a week now so don't have a lot of experience but so far it is very good. Nice and quiet, easy to use and seems quite efficient. I hadn't heard of Actron before either and initially wanted something completely different (gas heating with add-on cooling). But after some discussions with the aircon people and some further research by myself I got convinced that this is the better option. There are a lot of positive reviews out there and it is an Australian brand. As I said, it's early days, but so far it's great. Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=52680 SiteStart 19/11/11 Slab 10/12/11 Frame 17/02/12 Roof 3/05/12 LockUp 22/06/12 Handover 31/08/12 Re: Actron Air Conditioner? Or Mitsubishi 3Sep 26, 2012 2:49 pm We moved into our new house at Easter 2012, & we also have an Actron 20Kw ESP model A/C, 12 outlets, & 8 zones. It cost us $15,600. I can honestly say that we are very very happy with it, we received our first Electricity bill, It was very reasonable. The main thing to remember is when buying the aircon, ensure you get the ESP model, look it up online & see the benefits of getting one. Also Actron is Australian made, so you will also be supporting this great country of ours. P.S in terms of noise, ours is very quiet. Re: Actron Air Conditioner? Or Mitsubishi 4Sep 26, 2012 3:21 pm We had an Actron unit in our last place. 3 zones, 8 outlets and was awesome. We went one step further when we built this place and put the ESP plus system in with 15 outlets, 8 zones and all zones can be individually set to their own temp within 2 degrees of the main control pad. Works really well. Would not use any other brand, personally. Re: Actron Air Conditioner? Or Mitsubishi 5Sep 27, 2012 9:02 pm Thanks for the replies, good to hear you are all happy with your A/C. We have been quoted on the ESP Plus system, we do like that it is an Aussie brand too We have the option to upgrade our ducting to "Energy Smart" ducting for an extra $400. Has anyone else done this? Not sure if it is worth it or not Building our custom design "Dream Home" Follow my Build - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46820 Contract Signed - 28/04/11 Siteworks Commenced - 20/06/11 Re: Actron Air Conditioner? Or Mitsubishi 7Sep 28, 2012 11:07 am We are getting the ActronAir 22.5kw installed, not sure if it is the ESP one, might have to google that, I was a bit concerned I had never heard of it. We are getting it with the Braemar TH5X32 gas ducted with 13 outlets and 4 zone. I am hoping it is good on the power seen as though my last bill was a bit more. Do you really need 8 zones? All our quotes were for 4 zones, hope we have enough? Re: Actron Air Conditioner? Or Mitsubishi 8Sep 29, 2012 1:13 am Can any of you please tell me who installed you system, if you are in Brisbane. Thanks Millsy.... http://q2retreat.blogspot.com.au/ Re: Actron Air Conditioner? Or Mitsubishi 9Oct 05, 2012 2:16 pm Well, I wish my experience was as good as it sounds like it should be. I have the smallest ESP unit, and when it works, it works like a dream. It's quiet and cools my place easily and efficiently. However, having had it for about 3 years, just about every time I go to use it, something isn't working properly. Either the unit itself has leaked gas, the fan unit doesn't work, the controls are flashing or it has completely frozen. Whatever, thank heavens the guarantee is for 8 years. This unit must have cost Actron/Nicholls a small fortune because they are forever here fixing yet another fault. Re: Actron Air Conditioner? Or Mitsubishi 10Oct 05, 2012 2:42 pm jparrie Well, I wish my experience was as good as it sounds like it should be. I have the smallest ESP unit, and when it works, it works like a dream. It's quiet and cools my place easily and efficiently. However, having had it for about 3 years, just about every time I go to use it, something isn't working properly. Either the unit itself has leaked gas, the fan unit doesn't work, the controls are flashing or it has completely frozen. Whatever, thank heavens the guarantee is for 8 years. This unit must have cost Actron/Nicholls a small fortune because they are forever here fixing yet another fault. At least you have a great warranty period.... it hasn't cost you anything to get it fixed. Mac25 We are getting the ActronAir 22.5kw installed, not sure if it is the ESP one, might have to google that, I was a bit concerned I had never heard of it. We are getting it with the Braemar TH5X32 gas ducted with 13 outlets and 4 zone. I am hoping it is good on the power seen as though my last bill was a bit more. Do you really need 8 zones? All our quotes were for 4 zones, hope we have enough? We set our zones based on solar orientation and how we will use the areas. In the last place we had back of house upstairs (west facing), front upstairs (east facing) and then all of downstairs as one zone so we could turn downstairs off at night. Current house - 8 zones. Study, home theatre, living/meals/kitchen, bed1, bed2, bed3&4, bed5, rumpus upstairs. We don't always use study, home theatre, bed5, rumpus and bed 2 is occassional use too so we can turn off half our zones for energy efficiency. Re: Actron Air Conditioner? Or Mitsubishi 11Oct 30, 2012 2:11 am Does anyone live in Brisbane, if so can you tell me who installed your Actron. I am looking at the Ultima. Millsy.... http://q2retreat.blogspot.com.au/ Re: Actron Air Conditioner? Or Mitsubishi 12Oct 31, 2012 12:13 am Hi - we are building in Brisbane with Plantation Homes (Retreat) and have just had the Actron Ultima roughed in. We used Tony Redsell from Redsell Air. I have two brothers who have recently built and they both used Tony (and they both had the Ultima which they love). My brothers researched fully into not only the system, but the installer as well, so made my job easy when it came to picking a ducted system, and an installer!!! Hope your build goes really well! Re: Actron Air Conditioner? Or Mitsubishi 13Nov 06, 2012 12:35 am Hi belandchris Could you tell me what they quoted you for the Ultima? I have had a few quotes and would like to compare them with yours. Thanks Millsy.... http://q2retreat.blogspot.com.au/ Re: Actron Air Conditioner? Or Mitsubishi 14Nov 06, 2012 2:45 pm broom - we upgraded our ducting for $300, i think its R1.9 what rating is the one your looking at. The thing is though, i dont know how much its actually saving us???? Re: Actron Air Conditioner? Or Mitsubishi 15Nov 06, 2012 7:55 pm We're getting an actron installed in our new house, the one we currently live in is Mitsubishi, and while it's been ok, It hasn't given me the wow factor that I want and that Actron will deliver Re: Actron Air Conditioner? Or Mitsubishi 16Nov 13, 2012 1:14 pm We paid the deposit on our A/C today, we decided to go with the "Energy Smart" ducting too. Unfortunately we are not getting it installed until about the end of January as 1st we have to get the concrete paths down around the house. Sucks that we won't have airconditioning for the majority of summer but thankfully the house doesn't get too hot due to the double glazing etc etc. Wildorchid, I think the insulation ratings go up by .5? As in 1.0, 1.5, 2.0. I hope upgrading the ducting makes a difference! Building our custom design "Dream Home" Follow my Build - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46820 Contract Signed - 28/04/11 Siteworks Commenced - 20/06/11 Re: Actron Air Conditioner? Or Mitsubishi 18Nov 13, 2012 7:41 pm Sorry AC27, we are going with the Actron ESP+ 20Kw system Building our custom design "Dream Home" Follow my Build - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46820 Contract Signed - 28/04/11 Siteworks Commenced - 20/06/11 Re: Actron Air Conditioner? Or Mitsubishi 20Nov 13, 2012 8:20 pm I think so too Building our custom design "Dream Home" Follow my Build - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46820 Contract Signed - 28/04/11 Siteworks Commenced - 20/06/11 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 5951 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 |