Evaporative Cooling in Canberra?

Don’t waste your money. Evap cooling is the biggest con ever. I have Brivis evap cooling and have had nothing but problems with it. Consider… 1. you’re paying a lot of money for install as they are complicated to install. 2. On a 39 deg day you may get around 27/28 inside at best. 3. They chew threw water! 4. They are a maintenance nightmare. Solenoids break. Pumps break. Water level sensors break. Etc. 5. They have big a$$ fans that are noisy.
I’ve recently installed a big Panasonic reverse cycle and used my heating ducting to transfer air throughout the house. Ahh much better and the cost is cheaper too as now I don’t have to use my ridiculously expensive Brivis gas heater.

Hi mate,

Almost all of them are charging the same range, what you should be looking for is the experience and quality of the service.

Recently we had our hot water installed from Capital Gas works and then eventually watching the quality of their work we got ducted gas heating installed from them as well.

Mike is the guy who did the work. ?I have the web address http://capitalgasworks.com.au/ .

My 2 cents.

Is bonaire, brivis, coolair or breezeair the better system? Anyone have any problems? Thanks

Gerry-Built said :

@lizw: A Real Estate agent once told me a ball-park conversion (meters to squares) was to divide by 10 than add 1… seems a pretty good, simple conversion for most ‘average’-sized houses… ie 150m/10=15, add 1 to get 16 squares… seems pretty accurate according to the current version of the “Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” (aka Wikipedia)

Even easier think of the old Mazda 929. For squares to m2 divide by 9.29. For m2 to squares clearly multiply by 9.29.

I have a over-sized Coolair I installed myself. And I have close-able vents with draft stoppers on top them in the ceiling. With the cooler set on auto it idles away all summer making no effect on the power bill, and all the windows and doors shut and locked. The cool air is being forced into the ceiling space reducing the roof space temperature. And in turn the insulated living space remains comfortable 24/7.

I installed my system in the winter too, and took my time using extra duct tape and duct hanging straps. If you can renovate your own home, to a tradesman like standard then you can install a evaporator cooler. Just need a plumber for water and the roof flushing and a sparky to wire it up.

@lizw: A Real Estate agent once told me a ball-park conversion (meters to squares) was to divide by 10 than add 1… seems a pretty good, simple conversion for most ‘average’-sized houses… ie 150m/10=15, add 1 to get 16 squares… seems pretty accurate according to the current version of the “Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” (aka Wikipedia)

Evap cooling is awesome best thing i ever did. You will get ripped off by any company installing it. Your system is close to what i put in myself. I got a coolair unit. Most of the units are same ol so brand name doesnt matter. In real cost mine cost me at trade prices $1600 in material all up. But getting up in a roof space is murder and thats where the cost blow out comes into it.

Fyshwick Home and Heating 62805522 do an excellent job and are very knowledgeable.

I had a Brivis Countour L33 installed earlier this year by Heating and Cooling services in Fyshwick for about $4400, to 6 outlets. So your price seems to be about on par.

One old square is approximately 9.24 square metres.