Our homes are important to us. They should protect our families against the harsh Australian weather, and they should be comfortable to live in during all seasons of the year. At the end of a hard day, we all want to go home and relax in a home that has the right features we need to be happy. There are many ways to make your home more comfortable, and we have listed seven strategies that have been proven as practical and successful. Which ones will you choose for your own home?
Crown Power was asked by ‘New Leaf Therapies’ to give advice on the best Air Conditioning for their new therapy rooms in Wynnum.
Electric heaters are widely used during winter despite being often not very effective and expensive to run. So why do so many people use them? Possibly because they are cheap to purchase however many people don’t realise the ongoing costs of running this form of heating.
Have you ever stopped to think about how clean the air is in your home? It’s something that most of us don’t give much thought, but for asthmatics and those with respiratory conditions it’s something that’s definitely worth considering.
This article shows the installation of Bulkhead ducted air conditioning systems in a residential house in Brisbane. It is a large multi-level house with a flat roof and transverse beams that make it impossible to install a normal ducted system. The house has 10 x ducted bulkhead systems running from 3 x Daikin Multi Outdoor units. The use of the Daikin multi outdoor units reduces the number of outdoor units required and the overall total AC capacity. The multi outdoor units are configured so as to share the daytime air conditioning load with the night time load.
Education experts recently called for air conditioning to be installed in all classrooms in Queensland after hotter than ever summers across Australia in 2012 and 2013. Despite renewed calls, The Queensland Government still have ruled out funding for air conditioning in classrooms – for the time being at least. The continued calls for air conditioning in learning environments comes from years of research which has uncovered a link between decreased learning and information retention in hot temperatures.
How to get ducted air conditioning to the lower level of a multi-level house? The ducts are run vertically from the roof space down through robes/cupboards or in some cases through specially designed bulkheads. These ducts are called “droppers”.
There comes a time when your old trusty air conditioner just isn’t trusty as it once was. It might be going strong most of the time, but you’re pretty sure it’s inefficiency and power hungry ways make keeping it running similar to keeping a petrol guzzling SUV on the road.
There are many things to weigh up before you replace your old air conditioner with a new one, and our air conditioning installation specialists at Crown Power explain what to assess to help decide whether you’d benefit from an air conditioning replacement, or if a repair and service would be sufficient.
While air conditioning will always be the most effective and reliable way to stay cool, there are also ways to stay cool without relying on running the air conditioning system full time. Crown Power know better than anyone that staying cool is the key to staying comfortable, so during a scorching summer we are currently experiencing in Queensland, here are some timely reminders to help you stay cool without always depending on your AC system.
Energex is rewarding air conditioning customers in Queensland with their positive payback scheme when you purchase a new air conditioning unit with PeakSmart technology.
