Ducted Air Conditioning Randwick

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Ducted in Randwick homes

Ducted suits Randwick better than most of the Eastern Suburbs because the housing stock was built for it without knowing: the Federation and Victorian homes around The Spot and toward Centennial Park have steep terracotta and slate roofs with cavities deep enough for a full-size fan coil and clean duct runs to every room. The classic floor plan, a central hallway with living rooms at the front and bedrooms behind, zones neatly into two or three groups, and the rear kitchen extension most of these houses have gained gets a switch of its own. On the heritage streets the outdoor unit goes at the rear or side out of street view, and we confirm the council's position before the quote is final.

The reason Randwick homes need ducted rather than a single split is the climate. The ridge blocks most of the Coogee sea breeze, so on a hot afternoon the whole house heats evenly and stays that way into the night, and one wall unit in the lounge leaves the back bedrooms untouched. Zoned ducted lets the west-facing rooms run from mid-afternoon while the rest of the house waits, at roughly $1–$2 per hour whole-home, and a $349 annual service keeps the filters clear of the leaf litter Randwick's big street trees drop every autumn. On the double-storey rebuilds down toward Coogee Bay Rd we zone by floor first, since the upstairs holds heat longest.