Air Conditioning in Mittagong
Mittagong is home. TempcoFRH has been based on Queen St since 2000, so an air conditioning job in Mittagong NSW 2575 is a drive across town for us. Walk in, talk to the people who will do the installation, and look at the range before you decide anything. Most Mittagong homes that come to us want ducted reverse cycle, and the town's housing suits it more often than Bowral's does. Our air conditioning across the Southern Highlands page covers the whole range; this one is about Mittagong.
Ducted reverse cycle is what Mittagong asks us about most. Zoning is where the quotes differ.
Read about ductedHow split and multi room systems went into an 1836 sandstone inn without altering it.
Read about splitsCome to the Queen St showroom with a floor plan or rough measurements.
Visit the showroomDucted air conditioning for Mittagong homes
Ducted reverse cycle is the system Mittagong asks us about most, and for much of the town's housing it is the right answer. It is also the system we install most across the Southern Highlands.
A ducted system conditions the whole house from one unit in the roof space, with outlets in each room and nothing on the walls. It needs usable roof space and a path for ductwork, which much of Mittagong's post war and newer housing has. Where it earns its cost is zoning: splitting the house into areas you can run separately, so you heat the living areas in the evening rather than four empty bedrooms.
Zoning is also where ducted quotes differ most from each other, and it is a design decision rather than a product choice. The duct layout and zone configuration are worked out at the site visit, before anything is ordered. Being five minutes from most Mittagong jobs means we can get back on site to check a measurement rather than guess at it.
TempcoFRH installs Daikin, Rinnai and General (Fujitsu) ducted systems. Our ducted reverse cycle air conditioning page explains how zoning, ductwork and sizing fit together.
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Split systems for Mittagong's older buildings
Not every Mittagong building can take ducted, and the older ones are where split and multi room systems earn their place.
Mittagong has a good deal of pre war and heritage building stock, including some of the oldest structures in the Highlands. Those buildings tend to have no usable roof space, solid masonry walls and interiors nobody wants disturbed. A split or multi room system solves that, because the only structural work is a core drill for the pipework, and a careful installer can route the rest so it is barely noticeable.
We have done exactly that job in one of the town's best known buildings, the Fitzroy Inn, covered below. The same techniques apply to an ordinary Mittagong cottage: floor consoles where a wall unit would sit badly, one outdoor unit running several rooms, and pipework planned before anyone picks up a drill.
The split system air conditioning and multi room split systems pages cover capacities, running costs and where each type suits.
Come and see us on Queen St
The TempcoFRH showroom is at 2 Queen St, Mittagong, just off the Old Hume Highway at the Lake Alexandra sign.
Choosing air conditioning from a website is hard. Sizes are abstract, model names mean nothing, and every brochure says the same thing. In the showroom you can look at the range, see the difference between a wall unit and a floor console at full size, and ask someone who installs them which one suits the room you are describing. Bring a floor plan or rough measurements and you will get further in ten minutes than in an afternoon of reading.
No appointment is needed and nobody will push a system on you. Plenty of people come in, have a look, go away and think about it. That is a normal visit.
Recent work in Mittagong
The Fitzroy Inn, Mittagong
The Fitzroy Inn was built around 1836 and is one of the finest surviving examples of early colonial architecture in the Highlands, with hand cut sandstone and vaulted timber ceilings. Air conditioning it without altering the character of the building was the whole challenge.
TempcoFRH installed a combination of Daikin multi split and single split systems across the 12 boutique accommodation rooms, using Daikin floor consoles where a wall unit would have been wrong for the room and Daikin Lite wall splits elsewhere. The work took two days, with the pipework concealed throughout.
If you own an older Mittagong building and have been told air conditioning is not practical, this is the job worth looking at.
Why Mittagong locals use TempcoFRH
- We are on Queen St. The showroom is our address, so walk in and talk to us.
- Since 2000. 25 years of Mittagong houses, so most of the awkward ones are already familiar.
- No handover between sales and install. The person who measures your house is part of the crew that comes back to fit the system.
- Licensed for refrigerant handling under ARC licence AU51396, and members of AIRAH.
- Daikin Specialist Dealer, with Rinnai and General (Fujitsu) also available.
- Servicing and repairs too. Our technicians service and repair air conditioning systems in Mittagong for all major brands, whoever installed them.
- The quote lists every item. After the site visit you get the unit, the labour and any extras priced separately, before you say yes.
Air conditioning questions from Mittagong homeowners
Can I just come into the showroom, or do I need an appointment?
Just come in. The showroom is at 2 Queen St, Mittagong, and you are welcome to look at the range and talk through options without booking anything. Bringing a floor plan or rough room measurements helps, because the conversation can get specific rather than general.
Should I get ducted or a split system?
It usually comes down to roof space and how much of the house you want conditioned. If there is usable roof space and you want the whole house comfortable, ducted is generally the better long term answer, particularly with zoning. If you want one or two rooms sorted, or the building has no roof space to work with, split and multi room systems do the job for less. We will tell you which way we would go after seeing the house.
Can air conditioning go into an older building without damaging it?
In most cases yes. The Fitzroy Inn work covered above is the clearest example: 12 rooms in an 1836 sandstone building, with the pipework concealed and nothing visibly altered. It takes planning the runs before starting and choosing unit types that suit each room, including floor consoles where a high wall unit would look wrong. Heritage listed buildings can carry extra requirements, and Wingecarribee Shire Council is where to check.
Do you cover the villages around Mittagong?
Yes. Colo Vale, Willow Vale, Yerrinbool and Hill Top are all close by and part of our regular run, along with Bowral, Moss Vale, Berrima and the wider Highlands.
Will one ducted system handle a whole Mittagong house in winter?
A correctly sized one will. The sizing has to be done on the heating load rather than the cooling load, because Mittagong winters drop below zero and a reverse cycle system loses output as the outdoor temperature falls. Zoning matters here too, since a system pushing its full airflow into too few open zones will not perform the way it should.
Drop in, or we will come to you
We are at 2 Queen St, Mittagong, and we are out on Mittagong jobs most days. Call 02 4862 5595 for a quote, or come and look at the range. Mittagong is the home base for our Southern Highlands air conditioning service.
- Ducted, split and multi room installation in Mittagong
- Quotes follow a site visit and list every item
- Servicing and repairs for every major brand
- On Queen St since 2000
Mittagong NSW 2575
