Regular wall/ceiling mounted or Console Unit

[mieleforever]

Good day all,

We have bought a house at the beginning of the year and summer is just around the corner so we have to start looking out for airconditioning.

I have looked around and there are the regular Wall mounted or ceiling mounted split units and then the console units, then also there is the option of inverter vs a regular compressor unit.

I will be trying to attach some pictures on here.

Now for my question is there any advantaged / disadvantages between the console unit and regular wall split unit.

Your advise is much appreciated.

Regards

(ps cant seem to load the pics)

 

[hydralique]

I’m not sure what is meant by a “console” a/c unit. Mini splits have some advantages but I see them as useful mainly when you’re wanting to add a/c to a specific space, not a whole house. They’re great if you just need a/c in one bedroom at night and don’t want to run a big central system or if a room has been added to the house and it’s difficult to get ducts to that space.

One disadvantage of mini-splits is the components are mainly proprietary, as far as I know you can’t put a Carrier condensing unit into a Mitsubishi system. So if you have a failure in an older mini-split system and the manufacturer no longer offers the part the whole mini-split will likely need to be replaced. With a conventional ducted central a/c system a good service tech can do a lot of mixing and matching and keep the system running without replacing it all, plus you don’t have to look at wall hung evaporators scattered throughout the house.

 

[petek]

I'm not sure what you mean by a console either? We have a Mitsubishi wall mount high up in the livingroom but our main floor is all open concept pretty much so it cools the entire floor plus the lower level (we're in a split level). It obviously won't cool the upstairs bedrooms. I probably should have got a two unit model and had a ceiling cassette installed in the upstairs hallway for that floor.

It's an inverter model that supposedly only uses as much power as required,, from something like 4800 btu up to 23,000. No complaints really, it works well and it's dead quiet.