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Split System Air Conditioning Craigmore
Split system air conditioning is the most popular cooling choice in Craigmore, and Craigmore Air Conditioning installs, services and repairs them on these streets every week, from the shops near Craigmore Village to the foothills.
Welcome
Your Local Team for Split Systems and Reverse Cycle Air Conditioning
We are a family-owned business with a full ARC refrigeration and air conditioning licence, ten years on the tools across Greater Adelaide, and a regular run through this suburb. You get one local team for the quote, the install and the service afterwards.
In detail
What a Split System Actually Does
A split system is two units working as one: a compressor mounted outside and a head unit high on your wall. Here is how it fits together and where it earns its keep:
One Outdoor, One Indoor
The outdoor box holds the compressor and the refrigerant circuit. The indoor head blows the conditioned air into the room, connected by insulated pipework and cabling through the wall.
Reverse Cycle Heating Too
A reverse cycle unit heats as well as cools. That matters in Adelaide, where summer days push past 40 and July nights drop close to zero.
Room by Room Control
Each head unit runs its own temperature and timer. You cool the living room at dinner time and leave the bedrooms off, which ducted systems need zoning to copy.
Local knowledge
Which Craigmore Homes Suit a Split System
The suburb is dominated by single-storey brick-veneer family homes on standard suburban blocks, built across three eras from the late 1970s to the 2000s. That stock suits split systems well:
Trust-Era Brick Homes
The State Housing Trust pockets and late-1970s estate streets have solid walls and modest room sizes. A single well-placed unit often handles the main living zone.
Newer Estate Builds
Homes in the Somerset Grove and Beckham Rise era have light construction and open plans. Larger living areas usually want a bigger capacity head unit.
Growing Households
Older families, mostly owner-occupied, tend to add units over time. One for the living area first, then a bedroom unit when the first summer exposes the gaps.
Running costs
Running Costs Through an Adelaide Year
Our dry heat means a split system works hard but efficiently through summer, and the same unit carries the winter heating load. A few things decide what it costs to run:
Capacity match
Star rating
Filter condition
In detail
Split System Installation Considerations
Every install is quoted after we see the wall, the roof line and the outdoor position. Four things shape the job:
Wall Placement
The head unit wants an outside wall with clear airflow and a spot that throws air across the room, not straight at a bed or a door.
Outdoor Unit Position
Low density here gives us room, but the compressor still needs clearance from the fence line and somewhere its noise will not bother the neighbours.
Cable and Pipework
Brick-veneer walls take a clean pipework run, while solid brick in the older streets can mean a longer route around the exterior. We plan it before quoting.
Old Unit Removal
If a dead unit is coming off the wall, we recover any refrigerant legally and take the old indoor and outdoor units away with us.
Common problems
Common Split System Aircon Problems
Most faults we get called for have a known cause and a fixable path. The ones worth reading about before you ring:
- A unit that runs but will not cool, which our air conditioner not cooling page breaks down.
- Water running down the wall from a choked condensate line, covered on the air conditioner leaking water page.
- A system that will not start at all, which the air conditioner not turning on page walks through.
When a fault lands, our air conditioning repairs service gets eyes on it fast, with Within-the-Hour Response where availability allows.
How it works
How a Split System Install Runs
- 01
Call and Describe
Ring (08) 8246 6297, tell us the rooms you want covered and what is on the walls now, and we book an onsite measure.
- 02
Onsite Measure and Quote
We measure the rooms, check the wall and outdoor positions, and hand you a fixed quote before any work starts.
- 03
Install and Test
The units go up, the pipework and cabling are run, and the system is commissioned under our full ARC licence.
- 04
Handover and Clean
We run a full cooling and heating cycle, walk you through the controller, and leave the site swept.
Why locals call us
Why Choose Our Aircon Team
Ten Years Local
A family-owned outfit with a decade of work behind it across Greater Adelaide, working these streets most weeks.
Price Locked Upfront
Fixed Upfront Pricing means a fixed quote before any work starts. No hourly rates, no bill shock.
Workmanship Covered for Life
Our Lifetime Labour Warranty means if a fault occurs due to workmanship, the team returns and fixes it at no cost.
Within-the-Hour Response
Urgent air conditioning issues get Within-the-Hour Response where availability allows, and we hold 24/7 emergency availability for the days a heatwave does not wait.
We also install and service the brands behind most of these units, including Daikin, Mitsubishi Electric, Fujitsu and ActronAir. If ducted suits your floor plan better, our ducted air conditioning page compares the two honestly.
Good to know
Frequently Asked Questions
How many split systems do I need for a standard family home here?
Most single-storey brick-veneer homes near Craigmore Village run one unit for the living area and one for the main bedroom, and we measure your floor plan before recommending anything.
Does a split system heat the house in winter?
Yes, a reverse cycle split system heats as well as cools, which matters through our cold July nights, and it does both from the one wall controller.
How long does a split system installation take?
A single unit is usually installed and tested in one day, and a multi-room job runs to a second day when extra pipework and cable routes are needed.
Can you install in the older State Housing Trust homes?
Yes, we work in the Trust-era brick homes regularly and plan wall mounting and cable routes around their construction before we quote the job.
What discounts and finance do you offer?
New customers get $50 off first service, pensioners get the 10% pensioner discount, and Humm interest-free finance is available for larger jobs.
Ring Today and Lock In Your Split System Before the Next Heatwave
Call (08) 8246 6297 and book your measure and quote with the local team. Summer books out fast once the first hot week lands, and a fixed price from a licensed, family-owned crew beats a rushed quote in February.
- Fixed Upfront Pricing
- Lifetime Labour Warranty
- Fully licensed and insured
- 24/7 emergency service
$50 off first service for new customers.
Fixed quote request
Tell us what the system is doing
We ring back to confirm a time. Or call (08) 8246 6297 now.