LIV-02DS15
Air-conditioning
Living Room- Best for
- The pragmatic default — simplest to install, service and replace.
- Watch out
- The wall unit is visible and dictates where furniture can sit; it dates the room faster than the joinery.
- Cost effect
- The least expensive of the three.
- Scope effect
- Fixes wall position, drainage fall and the pipe route to the condenser — decide before the wall finish.
- Responsible
- Specialist trade
- Best for
- Even distribution across a square room from a single central point.
- Watch out
- Needs real ceiling void; it commits the ceiling design and is disruptive to retrofit.
- Cost effect
- Higher than a split.
- Scope effect
- Ceiling height, void depth and drainage fall must be settled before the ceiling is closed.
- Responsible
- Specialist trade
- Best for
- Concealing the system entirely across several rooms from one plant location.
- Watch out
- The most demanding of the three: duct routing, void depth and return-air paths all have to work, and service access must be planned.
- Cost effect
- The highest.
- Scope effect
- Drives the ceiling design across multiple rooms and must be coordinated with lighting and any structural downstand.
- Responsible
- Specialist trade
Also part of this decision, not pictured: Fans only / no AC
ELS field guidanceSettle before walls close (first fix) · hard to reverse once built
Specialist trade
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