What to Expect from a Ducted Air Conditioning System | HVAC Guide

[@laurence9580]

That customer who has a single ducted unit for the entire bungalow is me! 10kw mitsubishi unit on a 1960s bungalow. Did bonded bead cavity wall insulation and put 400mm of loft roll in covering all the duct work. Cheap bills! Cool in the summer and toasty in the winter. Couldn't be happier! And as I didn't have a combi boiler or rads previously the cost of putting a gas boiler in was double that of the ducted unit. It's quiet, powerful and I'd never go back to gas!

[@crowderglen]

Thank you for the introduction to ducted systems!

[@aidandillon9520]

hi, great video, thanks! Another question, how would a ducted unit cope with rooms on different floors? Is there a pressure issue?

[@theoutspokenengineer]

All grills have to be on the same floor, one unit is unable to supply multiple floors

[@stevechambers8869]

Would you do a video on the options for the actual ducting itself? Insulation options, material choices etc? Also what about integrating fresh air via an MVHR unit like the Americans do (or not)?

[@rashroll2534]

Nice information, Thanks Question and sorry if it's a clueless one, does ducted AC bring in fresh air from the outside world and if no is there a way to do that, I mean bringing fresh air from the outside world into the rooms of the house, Thanks again

[@theoutspokenengineer]

there, isnt... the filter son ducted units arent suitable for the filtering.. in addition you will be drawing in hot air during the summer. You could get a small MVHR unit (Blauberg) and pass the air into the unit

[@DH-tv2yw]

What about something like the Toshiba VRF Indoor Unit - Fresh Air Intake MMD-UP_1HFP-E(1)? Can they be used in residential properties?

[@theoutspokenengineer]

@@DH-tv2yw if you have a "huge" house which can handle a 3 phase vrf condensor yes, although this isnt anything new most brands have this type of unit....

[@DH-tv2yw]

@@theoutspokenengineer do they do any smaller ones for a normal property on single phase? Seems to be the best of both worlds having fresh air and air conditioning

[@mohibquadri4053]

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