Ducted Not Cooling - Bexley North
Older ducted system in a double-brick home off Shaw Street barely cooling on a hot day.
Ben traced it to a failing PC board and a weak capacitor, replaced both and rebalanced the zones. $620.
Bexley North is solid old St George. Brick bungalows, full-brick family homes, a lot of them built well before air con was a thing. So a fair bit of our work here is fixing tired systems and fitting splits into rooms that never had them. We've been doing air con since 1991 and these older homes are our bread and butter.
Air conditioning in Bexley North is mostly about older homes. These brick bungalows were built long before ducted was common, so we're either retrofitting a system in or keeping an ageing one alive. Both are jobs we do every week around here.
For a typical 3-bedroom Bexley North bungalow, a couple of well-placed splits or a 10kW ducted setup will do the job. The thick brick actually helps once the place is cooled, it just takes a bit more grunt to get there. Run your rooms through our sizing calculator for a rough kW figure.
The trick with these old homes is working around what they didn't build for. Tight roof cavities, no existing ducting, heritage-ish rooflines. For a lot of bungalows a multi-head split is the cleaner answer, one outdoor unit running a few indoor heads, no tearing the place apart. Where there's roof room, a slimline ducted retrofit works a treat and we'll tell you straight if yours can take it.
Want a ballpark before you call? Our pricing guide spells out what splits and ducted cost.
We're across the St George area every week, so we also cover Bexley, Kingsgrove and Beverly Hills just nearby.
With this much older housing, air conditioning repairs in Bexley North keep us busy. The common ones are ageing splits low on gas, tired PC boards, and ducted systems that have been limping along for years. Ben handles the diagnostics. You pay a call-out, we find the actual fault, then quote the fix before we touch it. No guessing, no surprises.
We've been going since 1991 and we know the St George homes. Every split system installation in Bexley North is done by our own crew. No subbies. Noah does the splits, Mick runs the ducted retrofits, Ben sorts the repairs and diagnostics.
Fixed pricing and a written quote before anything's ordered. We use Panasonic as our main brand, plus Daikin and Actron, and we service every brand out there.
Licensed (273312C), ARCtick certified (AU13058), and 4.8 stars from 280 Google reviews. Open Monday to Friday 7am to 5pm, Saturdays by arrangement.
Got an old system playing up, or after a fresh one? Give us a call on (02) 9820 4500 or flick us a message and we'll sort it.
Jays Air Jobs Done in Bexley North
A few recent jobs around Bexley North and the St George streets nearby.
A single high-wall split installed is typically $2,100 to $3,000 depending on size and the run. A multi-head for a few rooms is more. You get a written quote before anything’s ordered.
Often yes, if there’s enough roof space. A slimline ducted system can go into a lot of these period homes without wrecking the ceilings. If the cavity’s too tight, a multi-head split is the better call, and we’ll tell you straight which suits your place.
Depends on the unit’s age and what’s wrong. A one-off part on a 6 or 7 year old system is usually worth fixing. If it’s 12-plus years old and the compressor’s gone, you’re better off replacing. Ben diagnoses it and we give you the honest call.
Jay’s Air. Going since 1991, our own crew not subbies, fixed pricing, 4.8 stars from 280+ reviews. Licensed 273312C, ARCtick AU13058. Give us a bell on (02) 9820 4500.
Repairs, splits, ducted and servicing, all handled by our own crew around Bexley North. No subbies, no run-around, just air con sorted.
If your old ducted system is limping, get it diagnosed properly before you spend. Sometimes it's a cheap part. Sometimes it's the beginning of the end. Worth knowing which before you tip money in.
Adding cooling to a brick bungalow? A multi-head split is often the tidiest option when there's no roof room for ducting. We'll walk the house with you and give you the straight answer.