AIR CONDITIONING

Hi Smiley

Long time no contact - sorry.  Have been over here sinve October last year and really loving it.  Am expected to move INTO my place in San Cayetano in 3 weeks time !!!!!!!!!  Can´t wait.  My build was eventually on time too actually I had notification of being finished 6 days early!!!!!!!!!!!!!! on 25th Jan couldn´t beleive it everyone says manaña manaña.  I had no probs, perhaps its the particular builder. Don´t know or perhaps I am just lucky.  Anyway after your advice yet again.  The air con is two different units that the sales office has recommented, costing around 2,200 euros for the two bed apartment, I wonder if you know this is a good price or if you know of anywhere else I can get a quote.  Also sat tv and telephone

Anyway speak soon

Tricia F

hi

I suggest you speak to David Acton  he is installing my air conditioning unit in Torre alcantara, Balsicas. I have seen his work and it is excellent. he will be able to give you a good quote. he will also be living on site so that is useful. if you want i can give you his details or you can contact him on the torre alcantara site

Hi Folks

    We bought a property in dream hills two, we were out there end of april for the first urbanisation meeting, whilst out there we made an appointment to meet with the parador aftersales rep to see for ourselves where they would put the units for the airconditioning ,hoping as we bought one with a solarium the moters would go on the roof, we were told there would be too much trunking and wouldn't advise it,  The parador rep then took us to see one of their other clients who had already given parador the go ahead with installation whilst back in the uk. looks like parador to compete with installation the easiest is the cheepest (BE WARE) We spoke to the couple afterwards, who said if they had been in spain at the time they wouldn't have let them install it, but because it was too late tried to make the best of it. The 2 units were fitted on the balcony leaving little room for anything else, and blowing hot air on the balcony in the summer and cold air on your balcony in the winter, not to mention the noise, and the hose pipe accross the middle of the balcony, and a hose with  water to a bottle in one of the bedrooms . am i sounding off for no reason or is it the norm i'd like to hear from anyone. cheers stevie G

Hi stevie G

We haven't got air con, but my neighbour has.

She has a penthouse and has 2 units, one in her loung, one in the main bedroom.

She has the units up on her solarium, so the trunking goes quite a long way.

They work perfectly well and she is happy with them.

As you say, the recommendation is to have the unit "back to back" with the inside control unit, but this is not practical unless you loose balcony, plus the other probs you mention.

I could find out who installed hers if you like? We are in Costa Blanca, just 10 mins south of Torreveija.

Don't know what area you are in, as you haven't put it in your profile, naughty naughty!

Kind regards,

Hi Janice,

Could you please send me the details of the good air conditioning installers to? I would be really grateful for your help. Thanks!

Julia 

Hi Jules1 ( Julia )  don't quiet know where you are but I do know that there is a Meercadona at Playa Flamenca...in the shopping area there is an electrical appliance shop called Masters..they are in most of the shopping areas..there is one in Eroski too. We purchased our aircon from them and had them do the installation. Good workmen and pleased with the service.

Thanks fruit for your help, I'm at Dream Hills 2, near Playa Flamenca. Is yours quiet and how big are the units roughly? I will have to have mine on the balcony as I have a ground floor apartment, but obviously don't want it to spoil sitting outside!!!

Julia

Thanks JPD for your comments. Will try to make some comparisons when I go over in June.

Julia

Hi Julia

             We have also bought in Dream Hills 2 but fortunatley we have the solarium to put them on but even that seems to have it's problems. we have seen some in dream hills on the ground floor, one apartment had them on the balcony floor which didn't seem to leave much room for much else installed by paradors choice. The other one we saw was still on the balcony , but on the wall mounted above the window which is out of the way,  seems to me , get the quietest one you can afford.

                                                 steve

Thanks Janice and Steve for your p.m's

Janice - You have given me plenty of people to contact. I think I am leaning towards the one you used because you said it was quiet.

Steve - You have given me lots of ideas to talk to them about re siting etc.

A big THANKS to both of you!!!

Julia

Thanks Janice, will do!

Julia