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24° Install day
Survey beforehand, so the day holds no surprises. One hole, one plate, one unit, one outdoor box, then the part that matters: vacuum, pressure test and charge. Handover at 21°.
23° Hour by hour
Times are typical for a wall-mounted split with a short pipe run. A multi-split or a cassette is one to two days, and we tell you which at the survey.
The surveyor measures the room, checks the glazing and which way it faces, works out where the outdoor unit can sit and how the pipes will run, and asks about the neighbours and the drains. You get a fixed written quote the same day. Nothing on the install day is a surprise.
Dust sheets down, then a 65 mm core through the outside wall, drilled with a slight fall outwards so the drain runs the right way. A vacuum on the drill keeps the dust in the bag rather than on the carpet.
The indoor unit hangs on a steel plate. It is fixed level, into solid fixings, at the height and position agreed at the survey, usually above the window so the air sweeps the room rather than the bed.
The pipes, drain and cable are formed to the back of the unit, fed through the hole, and the unit is lifted onto its plate. From inside, that is the job done: one slim white unit and no visible pipework.
Galvanised brackets are bolted to the wall with anti-vibration mounts, or the unit sits on a slab on rubber feet. We site it where it is quiet for you and your neighbours, and where the service valves can be reached.
Insulated copper pipes, the condensate drain and the interconnecting cable run down the wall in trunking that matches the brick or render. Corners are mitred, not gapped.
Each pipe end is flared and tightened onto the service valves with a torque wrench to the maker’s figure, with a second spanner holding the valve. Over-tightened flares crack and under-tightened ones leak; the torque wrench is the difference.
The pipework is pulled into a deep vacuum and held to prove there is no moisture or air in the lines, then pressure tested before the refrigerant is released. This step is what makes a system last fifteen years instead of five, and it is the one a cheap install skips.
We run the system, set it to 21°, show you the remote and the app, set a sensible timer, and tidy up. You get the commissioning sheet and the warranty paperwork before we leave.
The front panel hinges up and the mesh filters lift out. A rinse under the tap once a month in summer keeps the unit quiet and efficient. We show you how, because it is the one bit of maintenance that is yours.
22° Recent installs
Book the free survey. Most single rooms are fitted within a couple of weeks of the quote, and the fit itself is a day.
21° Straight answers
Someone needs to let us in and be there for the handover at the end. In between you can get on with your day; we work in one room and outside.
One hole through the wall, drilled with a vacuum on the drill, and dust sheets everywhere we work. We hoover before we leave. Most people cannot tell we were there except for the unit on the wall.
Yes. Most single systems run from a dedicated circuit from your consumer unit, which our electrician fits on the day. The survey checks your board has space.
The system comes with the maker’s parts warranty, and our installation is guaranteed on top. Commissioning sheets are kept on file so any warranty claim has the evidence it needs.
21° Let's get you here
It answers day and night and can talk you through what would suit the room.