[TinCat]

Just wondering if anyone has installed ducted heating? If so, did you have any hints or tips?

And if you wouldn't mind sharing an approx cost as well?

Sick of having a warn lounge and cold rest of the house!

Thanks

ETA - I think I actually need reverse cycle ducted heating / cooling if that makes sense?

This post has been edited by TinCat: 21/06/2012, 11:40 PM

[galba]

We're getting it put into our double-storey house - $15000 for a 14.8 KW system with 9 zones.

[fancie]

Wow galba, 9 zones! I have serious zone envy. We only have 4 zones in our double-storey house.

OP, our reverse cycle ducted air-con was installed 4 years ago during the building of the our house and cost $10,000 approx.

We love it, but think I would love 9 zones even more.

[SUSIE25]

We had ours put in about 7 years ago. Was approx $3K. Has 7 ducts inc the bathroom which I love.

Tip: when they say they you should have them maintained every couple of years, the guy vacummed just inside the ducts. Thats it and would not recommend. You can do that yourself

We got a deal through Origin energy at the time.

[TinCat]

Thanks for the replies - food for thought

[baddmammajamma]

Tin Cat:

My advice would be DO IT! There is nothing nicer than a toasty house on a very cold winter night or morning...or a cool house when the summer is sweltering.

One of the very few culture shocks I've had since moving here (to Sydney) is how few homes actually have central heating/air. Back in the U.S., that feature is pretty much the norm -- even in more temperate climates -- not a luxury.

Friends & acquaintances keep saying, "Oh, this is an unusually cold winter..." or "This is an unusually hot summer." This is my 5th winter here, and they have all been cold!

FWIW, we paid $12,000 for system in 2008. We have two zones, but because we live in a historic house, there were all sorts of challenges in putting it in. Of all the repairs & renos we have done to our house, this is the single best one by a long shot.

Enjoy being warm!

[mummy.to.one]

We had ducted put in Dec 2010.

We paid $8200 (I think), the company we went through had 24 months interest free, so we took that offer rather than pay it up front.

We have two zones, bedrooms and living areas but we are also in a single story house. We have 8 vents I think.

We couldn't live without it now, it's great both in summer and winter.

We had one issue with our installation, the installer forgot to take the plug out and the unit in the roof overfilled then flooded our ceiling, only discovered when it started leaking through the ceiling, but they fixed the unit and replaced/fixed our ceiling.

[lsolaBella]

Tin Cat:

My advice would be DO IT! There is nothing nicer than a toasty house on a very cold winter night or morning...or a cool house when the summer is sweltering.

One of the very few culture shocks I've had since moving here (to Sydney) is how few homes actually have central heating/air. Back in the U.S., that feature is pretty much the norm -- even in more temperate climates -- not a luxury.

Friends & acquaintances keep saying, "Oh, this is an unusually cold winter..." or "This is an unusually hot summer." This is my 5th winter here, and they have all been cold!

FWIW, we paid $12,000 for system in 2008. We have two zones, but because we live in a historic house, there were all sorts of challenges in putting it in. Of all the repairs & renos we have done to our house, this is the single best one by a long shot.

Enjoy being warm!

BMJ the only thing worse then Sydneysiders complaining about the cold is when they do so when they DO have central heating, BUT REFUSE TO TURN IT ON..... as it is not 'cold' enough. It drives me insane.

My Melbourne home is lovely and toasty in winter. I go and visit my folks in Sydney and they don't put on the central heating and it is fricking cold in their house. Drives me batty.

Oh topic....

OP I had all the Ducts replaced under our house (7 ducts under house) and that cost $3k. Unit replacement for MILs house was $3k (MIL has small house too). So at least $6k for underfloor heating.

[jenchristo]

We've just had gas ducted heating (not cooling) installed. Single story small house with 6 outlets, no zones, 4 star energy rating. It was $3200.

[tibs]

We put in ducted reverse cycle a/c around 2 years ago when we discovered heaters and children just don't work, it is a Daikin and was approaching $10K all up. We have 2 zones (bedrooms and kitchen/dining/rumpus with our loungeroom on both zones). Love it, you won't regret it