I've seen GC a/c installation & spoken to two private installers. MBR & bedroom 2 will not be an issue on how they lay the trunking. As for bedroom 3, everyone proposed a different routing method. Goodness, I've yet to decide which is the optimum. GC routed the trunking for bedroom 3 through the kitchen & service yard. Wow, but I won't do conceal of a/c trunking leh. Urgghhhh

when buy Air-Con, remember to buy R410A!!!!!!

NOT R22!!!!!

http://www.epa.gov/Ozone/title6/phaseout/22phaseout.html

URL is from America Government agency. Global agreement to fight climate change, you will have problem to service your Air-Con in future if you buy R22

cannot do trunking thru thick toilet walls, so my aircon guy said to run it thru the kitchen wall (hidden in cabinet) and then hack a small hole at the side of the yard door frame to run the trunking to the yard and then aircon ledge...no need to remove yard door at all. I'm not sure whether the space allowance at the yard door frame is the same for S1 and S2. Mine is S2.

Non Inverter
The compressor and its motor are manufactured to operate at constant speed or single speed only. In simple terms, it is either in the on (Full Power) or off (No Power) mode.
Therefore for Non Inverter, you will actually feel the air conditioner blowing cold air one moment and normal wind at another.
Due to this operating principle, the electrical consumption is higher and the compressor tends to spoil more easily because of the frequent start-stop. And there is no part load capabilities.

1) Orginally, Non Inverter air con uses only one big compressor linking to a few indoor units. Thus no matter how many rooms u use, you are always using the full capacity of the compressor. This is actually very inefficient. For example, the electrical comsumption will be the same when using 1 room and 3 rooms.

2) But as technology improved, most of the Non Inverter air conditioners in the market are using 2 compressors. For example, a System 3 will have 1 compressor of 8500 btu and the other at 12000 btu. The 8500 btu will be connected to 1 indoor unit while the 12000 btu will be connected to 2 indoor units. Therefore when operating 1 room, you will be using only 1 compressor.
** If you are using the 2 indoor units that are connected to the 12000 btu compressor, you will only get max 6000 btu each. **





3) May it be new or old, as long as it is a Non Inverter, you will get the 'cut in' and 'cut out' of the compressor. In other words, everytime the room reaches the pre-set temperature, the compressor will stop working. And when it senses an increase in temperature, it will start running again. Thus through out the night, you will experience the 'start and stop' of the compressor. In addition to that, the temperature will fluctuate as the indoor unit changes from 'COOL' to 'FAN' mode accordding to the 'start - stop' of the compressors.

4) Due to the frequently start-stop of the compressor, more eletricity will be comsumed as more power is needed to start the system all over again whenever it stopped. In addition, the compressor will also have a shorter life span.

5) Most Non Inverter Multi Split Systems have 'standard' combinations. For example, Sys 3 will be 9+9+9. When you required other combinations, you usually have to pay more as it may require a high capacity outdoor unit. And the largest indoor unit capacity for Multi Split System is 12k btu.

mit non invt sys 3 - $1903 (3 x 9000btu)
mit invt sys 3 - $2559 (3x 9000btu)
mit invt sys 3 - $2611 (1 x 12000btu, 2 x 9000btu)
mit invt sys 2 - $2223 (2 x 12000btu)

Best solution is the ID coodinate with Aircon installers with owner presence.
no matter what company (GC,AB,BT or Cs) owners need to do due dilligue and be there..do not just leave them at their own accord. do some homework and know some installation pointers.
the sale person/ supervisor who talk to you maybe not the exact person who installed the aircon. so be there when they installed so there is no chances of error.

" he knows doesnt mean they knows as assumption is the greatest folly of oneself"

met Tommy from Gain City 2day...solved the trunking prob oredi...

He said to drill diagonally up from the aircon ledge wall at just above the MBR toilet window frame into the false ceiling inside toilet and then from there, run trunking straight into MBR and then to the 2 bedrms. Much shorter than the kitchen route!

mine is a s1 unit with open kitchen... and i got a system4 inverter + system1 non-inverter... both toshiba... yup 5 x indoor units

- 24 BTU non-inverter in foyer
- 16 BTU inverter in corridor directly opposite open kitchen
- 13 BTU inverter in MBR
- 10 BTU inverter in Bdrm 2
- 10 BTU inverter in Bdrm 3

trunking quite straightforward...

- 24 BTU yard -> kitchen -> foyer
- inverter units yard -> MBR bathroom -> Bdrm2 -> Bdrm3 -> corridor wall outside Bdrm3

At Home & Living at Expo today and purchased the Mit Ind system 3 invertor aircon from Aircon Gallery by Best Tech. The insulation used is definitely a much better quality than what Gain City showed me.

Viewing of showflat at BLK G #07-81 from 07Jan onwards if anyone is keen to look at how they install & they types of lighting they supply.

Also their guys will be stationed there for a month to oversee all aircon installation issues, if any.

We got a namecard from the GainCity staff who were pasting their adverts about the 'showflat for aircon' (#33-41). called them on Tues afternoon when the unit was not open. The guy say probably "end of the week". Anyone has seen the #33-41 unit with the completed/installed aircon yet?

think around 3.5 k for a fully furnished whole unit is reasonable considering that we got no pool and gym and got ugly grills to block off half of our view. we should price lower than the condo in the nearby area.

i dont think the 4 or 5 room makes much diff to the tenant since they both got 3 bed rooms of the same sizes. only slightly bigger living for the 5 room.

but it makes a diff if you r on the low or high floor.

i think 1K for common room and 1.5K for the master bedroom is the price i will go for if renting out rooms alone. almost all rooms in the city near mrt is priced above 1K.

here are some vicinity rental price guide i found. hope this is useful.
price is based on Sept 09. anyway market demand changes and price range varies but it cannot be too big a difference apart. but looking at the nearby Universal Studio & IR coming to be completed very soon, prices may not be the same again i reckon.
good luck to residents who wish to rent out their units. i believe P@D is going to be very hot... heheee

the median monthly rental for:
The Beacon (1109sf) $4155
Icon (657sf) $3827
Sportiswoode (1270sf) $2350
5rm in Cantonment Close (1184sf) $2350
5rm in Kim Tian Rd (1184sf) $2350

i checked URA and came across Icon median psf is 5.67 which is typical for that area which is also close to P@D. if here can fetch $3 - $5 psf, that's a very very good return. (but i feel for $4 - $5 psf can wait long long.... for that kinda price). cross our fingers. of cos we have to be realistic and also must know what type of property we're living in. its better not to anyhow quote prices 1st for now. people can perhaps observe the vicinity rental and do some calculations

We will be having a showflat at Blk 1G Cantonment Road #07-81 and will be ready on the 7 January 2009 for viewing. We make it convenient so that u can witness our installation workmanship and the working condition of the air con. We will also be having our sales rep to attend to all your needs. During this promotion we will be giving away free upgrade K flex class 'O' (Italy made insulation) worth $240 on top of the Free gifts so hurry be the next 60 to get this promotion

heard from one of the residents that there is a showflat for gaincity ac in one of the units? 33-41? but must call to view ... i think gain city knows how to do the trunking

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