ᐅ Preparations for Central Air Conditioning in New Construction
Created on: 14 Jul 2020 09:41
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AllThumbs
Hello everyone,
We are currently discussing the purchase of a newly built single-family house from a developer. Unfortunately, the developer has decided to use gas boilers for heating throughout the entire development. This means summer cooling via heat pump is not an option. We have been considering making preparations for a future air conditioning system.
This raises the question: What should be installed or planned during the construction phase to make it as easy as possible to retrofit a central air conditioning system later? Is it always necessary to have an air conditioning unit in each room, or are there systems where you only have air outlets in the ceiling and a single control unit located in the utility room?
Thank you very much!
We are currently discussing the purchase of a newly built single-family house from a developer. Unfortunately, the developer has decided to use gas boilers for heating throughout the entire development. This means summer cooling via heat pump is not an option. We have been considering making preparations for a future air conditioning system.
This raises the question: What should be installed or planned during the construction phase to make it as easy as possible to retrofit a central air conditioning system later? Is it always necessary to have an air conditioning unit in each room, or are there systems where you only have air outlets in the ceiling and a single control unit located in the utility room?
Thank you very much!
Mycraft schrieb:
What problems are supposed to occur there?A friend of mine told me about having issues with energy efficiency after installing an air conditioning system. Unfortunately, I don’t know the exact details. And I also recently read in a thread here that someone gave up on KfW funding because of the air conditioning.
AllThumbs schrieb:
The developer had suggested that the preparations be taken into account during construction accordingly Yes, that is the right approach if you don’t install everything immediately.
AllThumbs schrieb:
Now I first wanted to see what kind of preparations are actually necessary. For the "usual" ones, I already described them. Refrigerant lines and power/control cables from the outdoor unit location to the indoor units. At the indoor units, a condensate drain (drainage connection).
That’s all you need in the most cost-effective option.
AllThumbs schrieb:
observe the actual heat generation over 1–2 summers. You never have the new-build condition again. It depends on where the house is located and how much shading there is, but one thing is certain: summers are getting warmer.
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