Split Air con

[RJC]

Yeah not too shabby here!

The carpet marks are great for knowing it's back in the right place though



I think they only warranty them properly if they get serviced by them as well. Bit of a con probably!

Does seem that way, not much you can do with a split.

You can’t do a proper log as to time you put your gauges on you probably used most of the gas to fill the lines, electrical checks are minimal if any.

Important thing Is check the filters and ensure the condenser is clean.

 

[fobose]

You could do that yourself

Clean the filters and check it blows hot or cold

Hehe yeah I was watching some videos the other week of how to clean them. As @HungryHippos says though it is needed for the warranty. My Mitsubishi ones come with a 7 year warranty provided I have it serviced yearly.

On a plus note, my first service was free. £180 saved!

 

[RJC]

Hehe yeah I was watching some videos the other week of how to clean them. As @HungryHippos says though it is needed for the warranty. My Mitsubishi ones come with a 7 year warranty provided I have it serviced yearly.

On a plus note, my first service was free. £180 saved!

Blimey, I thought our service rates were bad!

Ours - £700 a day!

 

[fobose]

Blimey, I thought our service rates were bad!

Ours - £700 a day!

Heh, I am probably a bit desensitized to it working for a bio science firm. We pay pretty much £108 per hour for any engineers, plus travel costs.

 

[Rotty]

You could do that yourself

Clean the filters and check it blows hot or cold

my mate owns an aircon company and he says other than cleaning filter no servicing is needed

 

[happy_2008]

Yeah not too shabby here!

The carpet marks are great for knowing it's back in the right place though



I think they only warranty them properly if they get serviced by them as well. Bit of a con probably!

Yeah its £150 to service and this keeps the 7 year warranty going

 

[fobose]

Yeah its £150 to service and this keeps the 7 year warranty going

+20% VAT (or so the invoice they sent me in error shows any way).

Still interested in seeing some pics of your install when you get the chance!

 

[happy_2008]

+20% VAT (or so the invoice they sent me in error shows any way).

Still interested in seeing some pics of your install when you get the chance!

Have the pics but not sure where i can upload them for URL

 

[HungryHippos]

Imgur.com

 

[happy_2008]

Still interested in seeing some pics of your install when you get the chance!

Uploaded to the link:

https://imgur.com/a/4ogEaoJ

 

[ShivP]

Does seem that way, not much you can do with a split.

You can’t do a proper log as to time you put your gauges on you probably used most of the gas to fill the lines, electrical checks are minimal if any.

Important thing Is check the filters and ensure the condenser is clean.

Company that fitted ours wanted to service twice a year for warranty, I asked to step this down to once a year

 

[SoliD]

Uploaded to the link:

https://imgur.com/a/4ogEaoJ

I just assumed the vents would be bigger, looks good that.

Just got myself a portable 11000 btu for this summer to tide us over with plan to get something like yours next winter as I need to do some insulation work on internal walls first. Delights of a tiled external wall and no cavity...

 

[Trifid]

Uploaded to the link:

https://imgur.com/a/4ogEaoJ

Is there sufficient flow through the vents to change the room temperature as quickly as the split units are able to? Being in a bungalow I thought having a vented system would be better but never seen them done in this country.

 

[HungryHippos]

Loft unit looks interesting, does it all run off the same outdoor unit? the two internal ones + the loft one? I guess with the loft one it will always have to jet cooler air into those 3 pipes, closing one off could cause issues with airflow.

 

[happy_2008]

Loft unit looks interesting, does it all run off the same outdoor unit? the two internal ones + the loft one? I guess with the loft one it will always have to jet cooler air into those 3 pipes, closing one off could cause issues with airflow.

Yes all ran from one condenser. Theres actually 5 grill vents, 1 in each bedroom as output and 2 in the landing as input (The ducts are behind the unit in the loft)

 

[fobose]

Looks great @happy_2008. You've ended up with a really neat install with minimal trunking

 

[happy_2008]

Looks great @happy_2008. You've ended up with a really neat install with minimal trunking

Yes but not had time to use it yet as its not hot enough

 

[Peerzy]

£150+VAT for 7 years is over £1200! How much was the system in the first place - that sounds like a rubbish warranty if it's actually going to cost £1200 to keep valid for 7 years. Half the work is running all the pipes so even if a unit failed it would probably be cheaper to service yourself and replace with a brand new unit.

 

[b0rn2sk8]

Yup, could a similar principle to cars not be used in that if you can show it’s been serviced by a competent person to the manufacturers specification then they can’t deny the warranty claim?

 

[HungryHippos]

Yes I think the manufacturer may kick back on warranty claims if it's not been serviced. It depends on ones appetite for risk, or as @Peerzy said whether you would prefer to just buy a new unit (although that does of course have costs with it of some kind).

Hard to say what is best, money for old rope is probably true though.