Residential Ducted Air Conditioning

Why Ducted?

Ducted Air Conditioning is the quietest and most versatile of all systems is often the most practical choice for large applications or where air distribution becomes beyond the reach of normal “split-type” units. The grilles can be placed virtually anywhere you wish and will blend unobtrusively with any interior decor.

What are the benefits of Ducted Air Conditioning in my home?

Because the grilles can be placed wherever you want and blend with any interior décor. The grilles allow uniform temperature distribution in large or heavily partitioned areas, catering for numerous rooms within a household from a solitary system. Not only are concealed ceiling units visually unobtrusive, they are also among the quietest types of air conditioning.

Is it more expensive than standard air conditioning?

If you were trying to cool/heat a solitary room, then the ducted unit would look considerably more expensive in comparison. However if we look at the example of a typical 4-bedroom house, then the single ducted option is quite affordable. This is because multi systems, such as the multi wall mount, have individual refrigerant pipe supply back to the external unit. Copper prices and the labour intensive nature of several wall units make ducted actually a cheaper option to consider!

So if I have a 4-bedroom house I can just buy one ducted unit?

Not necessarily. A ducted unit requires somewhere to locate the fan coil unit (the indoor unit) such as a loft or storage area. This must be within easy access of the rooms to be conditioned, as there will be several ducts of at least 100mm to travel to those rooms from the air handler. Also to be considered is the fact that ducted units need to be located ideally in a loft scenario, a standard domestic loft hatch may prove to small for a large ducted fan coil unit.

How do I work out what size of unit I need?

Well, each room is considered individually. Various aspects effect what size of unit is required to adequately cool/heat those rooms. Also the heat gain within those rooms needs to be considered, i.e. solar gain from large windows, or computer equipment within a home office. The correctly sized unit must be selected in order to make sure that the duty requirement is met, to avoid performance problems, or worse still, system malfunction. In fact the easiest way to do this calculation is to just ring or email us and let us take this headache away.

I’m not convinced it would be worth air conditioning in the U.K?

We can understand your concern; living in the U.K we hardly have flip-flops and shorts on all year!! But the fundamental point of air conditioning that many forget is that they provide cost efficient heating too! As homes are to be valued in the future based on their energy efficient merit, coupled with soaring gas prices nationwide, an energy efficient air conditioning heat pump could save you money in the winter, as well as prevent sleepless nights in summer!

Ok, so why The Air Conditioning Shop Ltd?

Our base is in London, however we have nationwide service and installation engineers available to install anywhere in the country. In fact a large % of our business is outside of London. We have carried out more than 10,000 installations nationwide for a variety of different customers! Our network of skilled and qualified engineers, provide efficient support nationwide, and our office is staffed with technical support every day of the week.

Right, I want a ducted unit installing during a refurbishment of my home, does this go in after or before work commences?

We are here to remove the headache normally associated with additional work. Our installations can be flexible, with work being done before, during and after refurbishment. This can be highly desirable during a large-scale refurbishment!

What manufacturers do you use for Ducted Air Conditioning?

We use all the top names for ducted air conditioning, the most popular ducted air conditioning manufacturers being Daikin, Mitsubishi, Toshiba, Samsung, Fujitsu and Hitachi.

What does a ducted system look like internally?

See for yourself, here are some images of recent installations of ducted air conditioning in residential applications: -

Ok where do I start?

Well you may want to look at our testimonials page for recent ducted installations and photograph’s. Or you can use our enquiry form here. If you would like to speak to a technical sales person then you can contact us at the office on 07794 461 412, comment on the wordpress service below or email us!