TempcoFRH installs, services and repairs air conditioning in Bowral NSW 2576 and Burradoo. We are ten minutes up the highway at 2 Queen St, Mittagong, and we have been working in Bowral homes since 2000. This page covers what is different about air conditioning a Bowral house. For the full range and how each system works, see our air conditioning across the Southern Highlands page.
Why split and multi room systems usually win in older Bowral houses, and where the outdoor unit can go.
Read about period homesWhere ducted reverse cycle makes sense, and why zoning decides the running cost.
Read about ductedRepairs and annual servicing in Bowral on any major brand, including systems we did not install.
Book a servicePeriod homes are the most common air conditioning question we get from Bowral, and the answer is usually a split or multi room system rather than ducted.
The reason is structural. Many of Bowral's Victorian and Federation houses have a steeply pitched roof with no usable space in it, or a roof already filled by an earlier renovation. Without somewhere to put an indoor unit and run ductwork to each room, ducted air conditioning is not an option. Solid walls, narrow side setbacks and sash windows then limit where an indoor unit and its pipework can go.
What that means on a tight block:
If your home is in one of Bowral's heritage conservation areas, or is individually listed, there can be extra requirements about what is visible from the street. Wingecarribee Shire Council is the place to check, and we will flag anything we notice at the site visit.
For how split and multi room systems work and what they cost to run, see split system air conditioning and multi room split systems.
Ducted reverse cycle makes more sense in Burradoo and the newer parts of Bowral, where homes are bigger and there is usually roof space to work with.
On a larger floor plan the case for ducted is zoning. A house with four or five bedrooms, formal and informal living areas and a study does not need all of it conditioned at once. Zoning lets you run the living areas in the evening and the bedrooms overnight, which is what keeps the running cost of a big system sensible. The zone layout is designed before anything is ordered.
Larger Burradoo properties often have more than one building. Guest wings, attached apartments and converted outbuildings usually want their own system on their own thermostat rather than another zone on the main one. The Burradoo residence below is an example: a four zone system through the main house and a separate Daikin ducted system for the attached apartment.
Zoning, duct layout and sizing are covered on the ducted reverse cycle air conditioning page, so this one stays on what Burradoo houses need.
Request a quoteTempcoFRH repairs and services air conditioning systems across Bowral on every major brand, including ones fitted by someone else.
Most of the repair calls we get here fall into a short list:
An air conditioning service keeps the system efficient and catches small faults before they become repairs. Split systems want a service every one to two years and ducted systems once a year. Spring or autumn is the time to book, not the first hot week. Between services, washing the filters every few months does more for performance than anything else. Our guide on how often to service an air conditioner covers what a service includes.
Older systems running R22 refrigerant are worth assessing rather than regassing. R22 has been phased out in Australia, so it is expensive and getting harder to source, and the money is usually better spent on a replacement.
TempcoFRH also installs and maintains air conditioning for Bowral businesses, including the hospitality and retail strip along Bong Bong Street.
Those rooms behave differently from houses. Occupancy swings through the day, kitchens throw heat, and a dining room full of people on a Saturday night is a different load from the same room at 10am. The system has to be comfortable, quiet and compliant at the same time, and that comes down to design before it comes down to equipment.
Our work in Bowral includes the Bowral Hotel refurbishment, where we air conditioned the bar, dining room and gaming areas with Daikin Premium ducted systems and handled the kitchen exhaust and ventilation.
When the Bowral Hotel was refurbished, TempcoFRH fitted Daikin Premium ducted systems to the bar, dining room and gaming areas and handled the kitchen exhaust and ventilation. One of several jobs for the group.
Read the projectA four zone system through the main house with touchpad zone control, and a separate Daikin Premium inverter 6.0 kW ducted reverse cycle system for the attached apartment on its own thermostat, so the two parts of the property run independently.
Sometimes, but often not. It depends on whether there is usable roof space for the indoor unit and a path to run ductwork to each room. Many of Bowral's older houses have steeply pitched roofs with no floor to work from, or roof space already taken by a previous renovation. Where ducted will not fit, a multi room split system gives you several rooms from one outdoor unit. We check access first, because it decides everything else.
If your property is individually heritage listed or sits in a conservation area, there can be requirements about what is visible from the street, which usually affects where the outdoor unit and pipework go. Wingecarribee Shire Council is the authority to check with. We will point out anything likely to be an issue at the site visit, though the approval itself is the owner's to obtain.
Usually yes, but you will generally need owners corporation approval first, because the outdoor unit attaches to common property and the pipework may pass through it. Approval is easier when you can show where the unit will sit and that it will not be heard in a neighbouring home outside permitted hours. We can give you those details to submit.
It needs clear airflow, access for servicing, and a position where it will not be heard inside a neighbour's home before 7am or after 10pm on weekdays, or before 8am or after 10pm on weekends and public holidays. On tight blocks that usually rules out a spot directly under a neighbour's bedroom window. We also mount units clear of the ground, so water from the defrost cycle drains away instead of freezing around the base through winter.
Often not. Bowral winters regularly drop below zero overnight, and a reverse cycle system loses heating output as the outdoor temperature falls. A unit sized only on its cooling requirement can leave you short on the coldest mornings. We size to the heating load where that is the higher of the two, which in Bowral it normally is.
Yes. Bowral and Burradoo are core service area for TempcoFRH, along with Mittagong, Moss Vale, Berrima and the villages through the Highlands. If you are not sure, call 02 4862 5595.
Tell us which rooms you want heated and cooled. We will come out, look at what the house allows, and give you an itemised quote with the price of each part of the installation. Call 02 4862 5595 for a quote. Bowral is one of the towns covered by our Southern Highlands air conditioning service.
Home Energy Saver loan by Brighte, for eligible NSW households installing a hot water heat pump or reverse cycle air conditioning.
Eligibility criteria at brighte.com.au/nsw. TempcoFRH is an approved installer under the NSW Government's Home Energy Saver loan program. Home Energy Saver loans are funded by the NSW Government and delivered by Brighte. All applications are subject to Brighte's credit approval criteria. Late payment fees, Terms and Conditions apply. Australian Credit Licence Number 508217