Hi OZbargainers
As summer should be coming to an end, it seems pointless to buy and install an aircon soon. I wonder if aircon would be cheaper in winter ? since the demand of it should go down ?
Cheers
Kev go westie
Is it cheaper to buy and install aircond during winter?
kev go westie on 25/02/2013 - 12:24
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thanks bruce, is the cash back substantial ?
I had mine installed in Autumn, didn't get cashback, got a gigantic BBQ worth ~$1k RRP apparently (so more like $500 street price probably).
wow, you probably got a high end air con i guess ?
Installed in December a while back. Fujisu offered a BBQ. Think its a 6 burner. Worth about a thousand I think. It's still sitting in the garage boxed. Also got the BBQ tools. Check out the manufacturers online.
Couple of tips: If you are installing zones put the east and west sides of the house on separate zones. Similarly for North and South. We put most used bedrooms on one zone, a living area on another. Problem is that one bedroom faces west, the other east and so the west roasts and needs the air con on when the east bedroom doesn't and the occupants there get too cold.
Also make sure they have plenty of time to install, maybe that's a point for Winter installation. Our people rushed about and out of the house as it was before Christmas and they had too many other houses to do. Really didn't give us anything in the way of a lesson on how to use it and we are still looking at instructions for any changes we make.
Third point: Make sure you specify where you want the vents if you are having ducted. They put a hole in a ceiling before confirming its where we wanted the vent, had to patch it and now the ceiling needs repainting! Ours was a high end Fujitsu installed with several zones. Pick your installer carefully. They can really muck you around so see if you can get a recommendation for a supplier local to you. Here's tip 4: go for a smaller supplier rather than one that does lots of demo homes for developers and commercial premises - they are more able to see what the domestic user really wants as opposed to people who are just focused on the lowest cost (developers don't care too much about things like vent placement - just do it fast and cheap).
thanks for the tips !
Sort of, it was a 2 zone ducted system. $5k for unit and installation, so the bonus worked out to be ~10%
Either $100 or $200 depending on the model.
Main thing i found was speed to get installed (around end April/early May) installers not as busy…
Remember reverse cycle are used in winter o maybe in between seasons?…
No idea, my Samsung smart 2.5kW was $750 last month (A [qualified] friend did the install)
Maybe. But doing the calculations, if you can maintain a COP of above 4, I found its cheaper to use air conditions to heat the house. Easier to achieve those numbers with several small units than with one big ducted system. Point is, if everyone else knows that, there may still be a demand in winter for installs as people plan to use them for heating. Best bet might be late autumn or early spring.
For reference, I pay 32c/kw and 1.62c/mj
I found that it made little difference, but there are some cash back offers for the units that only run in winter.