System type
Split System Air Conditioning Ingle Farm Homes Rely On
Split system air conditioning is the most common install we do across Ingle Farm, and Ingle Farm Air Conditioning fits them in Trust-era brick homes most weeks. You get one price, fixed before we start.
Trusted Local Aircon Installers for Split Systems
Our crew holds ARC Licence L162586, the full refrigeration and air conditioning authorisation, and we have fitted and serviced wall splits across the northern suburbs for ten years. Family-owned, fully insured, and on your street sooner than you'd think.
What Split System Air Conditioning Is
A split system pairs one indoor unit on your wall with one outdoor unit beside the house, joined by refrigerant lines through a small wall penetration. No ductwork, no ceiling vents, no roof cavity work.
That simplicity is the whole appeal. Here's what the setup gives you:
One room, one unit
Reverse cycle
Compact footprint
Simple controls
For a deeper comparison with whole-home options, see our ducted air conditioning and evaporative cooling pages.
Which Homes a Split System Suits
This suburb's housing stock decides the answer more than any brochure does. The SA Housing Trust built the estate out through the 1960s and 1970s, and the result is a suburb of single-storey detached brick and brick veneer homes on standard blocks.
Living areas first.
Bedroom comfort.
Retrofits and infill.
If you're weighing your whole-home options, our air conditioning replacement page covers when a split beats a full ducted changeover.
Reverse Cycle Running Cost Through an Adelaide Year
Adelaide runs hot dry summers and genuinely cold winters, and a reverse-cycle split works both ends of that. In cooling mode it pumps heat out of the house; in winter it reverses and pumps it back in.
Summer economics.
Winter economics.
The honest catch.
How it works
What a Split System Install Involves
A wall split is one of the fastest installs we do, but the details decide whether it runs quietly for a decade or rattles the wall. Here's the job, step by step:
- 1
Measure and place
We size the unit to the room and pick wall and outdoor positions that suit the house.
- 2
Mount the indoor head
High on the wall, level, with a slight fall so condensate drains properly.
- 3
Run the lines
Refrigerant pipes and the drain go through a neat penetration, usually behind the unit.
- 4
Set the outdoor unit
On a slab or brackets, clear of the brickwork, with airflow room around the fins.
- 5
Connect and commission
Electricals tied in, refrigerant pressures tested, both cycles run before we call it done.
Every install carries our Fixed Upfront Pricing: the fixed quote lands before any work starts, and there are no hourly rates and no bill shock. Larger jobs can go on Humm interest-free finance.
Common Aircon Problems With Splits
Splits are simple machines, but they still fail in patterns we see every summer. The symptoms usually have a cause we can name on the phone.
Why Ingle Farm Homes Call Our Aircon Crew
Licensed for refrigerant.
Fixed Upfront Pricing.
Lifetime Labour Warranty.
Local and quick.
Questions
Split System Questions, Answered
How many rooms can one split system handle?
One indoor unit cools one main space, so a living area plus bedrooms usually means a multi-head setup or one unit per room, and we measure the house before recommending either.
Does a split system heat as well as cool?
A reverse-cycle split heats and cools from the same unit, which suits Adelaide's cold winters, and many homes here pair one with existing ducted gas heating for the coldest nights.
Can you install one in an older brick home?
Yes, the single-storey Trust-era houses on streets like Rothwell Avenue take wall splits cleanly, with the outdoor unit set on a slab or brackets clear of the brickwork.
How long does a split system install take?
Most single splits go in within a day, including mounting, refrigerant line runs, electrical connection and a full test of both heating and cooling cycles before we leave.
What ongoing care does a split system need?
Wash the filters yourself every month or two and book a professional clean yearly, because Adelaide's dry summers load the coils with dust that quietly drives up running cost.
Talk to a local
Get Your Split System Sorted This Week
Call (08) 8246 6282 today and tell us the rooms you want comfortable. New customers get $50 off first service, pensioners get the 10% pensioner discount, and your quote is fixed before we start. We'll help you choose between the trusted brands, from Daikin to Mitsubishi Electric, Fujitsu and ActronAir.