Practical guides on cost factors, sizing, inverters, service frequency and units that stop cooling, written for Johannesburg homes.
These guides explain aircon decisions in plain language: what moves an installation quote, what size a room needs, the difference between an inverter and a non-inverter unit, how often to service, and why a unit stops cooling. They are written for Johannesburg conditions.
We do not publish prices or figures we cannot source. Where a number would matter, we explain the factors behind it, or point you to the published source.
An aircon is priced by the unit, but the unit is the least interesting number in the quote. This guide explains what actually drives an installation price, and how to compare two quotes that look nothing alike.
There is no useful answer to this question without the room in front of you, and any figure quoted over the phone is a guess. This guide explains what actually decides the size, so you can describe your room well enough for a contractor to advise properly.
The inverter question comes up in almost every installation, and the answer is less about fashion than about how you will use the unit. This guide explains what an inverter actually changes.
There is no single number that fits every unit, because the answer depends on where the unit is and how hard it works. This guide explains how to work out the rhythm your own aircon needs.
A unit that runs but does not cool is one of the most common calls a contractor gets, and it has several possible causes. This guide explains how the symptoms differ, so you can describe yours accurately.
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