Split system air conditioning supply & install in Melbourne

Price is driven by capacity and by how hard the install is, not just by the box. A back-to-back installation — indoor head directly opposite the outdoor unit, short pipe run, ground-floor access, spare capacity in the switchboard — is the cheapest scenario. Costs climb with larger capacity, longer or concealed pipe runs, upper-storey work, switchboard upgrades and render or brick make-good. We give you a fixed written price after a free site assessment rather than a range that will not match your house.

As a rough guide, 2.5 kW suits a bedroom up to about 20 m², 3.5 kW a larger bedroom or small lounge, and 5–6 kW an open-plan living and kitchen area of 30–45 m². But floor area alone is misleading. High or raked ceilings, large west-facing windows, poor insulation, an open stairwell or a room that flows into another all push the requirement up. We calculate capacity properly on site so you are not sold more — or less — than you need.

For most Melbourne households, yes. A reverse cycle split system is a heat pump: it moves heat rather than burning fuel to create it, so it delivers roughly three to five units of heat per unit of electricity. Gas heating cannot exceed one. The gap widens further if you have solar. Paired with good sizing and sensible use, a modern inverter split is one of the lowest-cost ways to heat a room in Melbourne.

Four to six hours for a standard single-head installation, and we normally have you running the same day. Add time for second-storey access, long or concealed pipe runs, a switchboard upgrade, or brick and render make-good. We confirm the expected duration on the quote and tell you if anything on site changes it.

A reverse cycle split system does both, and that is what we install as standard. Cooling-only units exist and are marginally cheaper, but they are a false economy in Melbourne — you would be buying a machine that sits idle for the two-thirds of the year when you actually want heat.

Modern inverter units are quiet. Indoor heads typically run around 19–40 dB(A) depending on fan speed — the lowest settings are close to a library. The outdoor condenser is the one to think about, because it runs at night and it faces your neighbours. Placement matters as much as the rating: we keep condensers away from bedroom windows and boundaries wherever the pipe run allows, and we can quote a quieter model if the location is sensitive.

Clean the filters yourself every one to three months during heavy use — it takes five minutes and it is the single biggest thing you can do for efficiency and air quality. Beyond that, a professional clean and sanitise every one to two years washes the coil, fan barrel and drain tray and kills the mould and bacteria a filter clean never reaches.

No. In Australia it is illegal to handle refrigerant without an Australian Refrigeration Council licence, and the electrical connection must be carried out and certified by a registered electrical contractor. Beyond the legal position, a self-installed system that has not been properly pressure-tested and evacuated will run inefficiently, fail early and void its warranty.