Home Air Conditioning Installation in Kent

Is air conditioning worth it for a UK home?

For the right rooms, yes. Loft conversions, top floor bedrooms, extensions with large glazed doors and garden rooms can become uncomfortable on warm days even when the rest of the house is fine. A reversible split system brings those rooms back into use all summer, and it doubles as an efficient heater in spring, autumn and winter.

It is worth trying cheaper fixes first if the problem is mild: blinds or external shading on sunny windows, and opening windows on cooler evenings. If a room is still too hot to sleep or work in, air conditioning is the reliable answer.

Which rooms in a house benefit most from air conditioning?

Bedrooms and loft conversions

Heat rises and collects under the roof, so loft bedrooms are usually the first room people ask us to cool. Sleeping is the priority, so we position the indoor unit to keep airflow off the bed.

Living rooms and kitchen extensions

Rooms with patio doors or bifolds take on a lot of sun. They usually need a higher capacity unit, placed so the air reaches the far end of the room.

Home offices and garden rooms

Computers, screens and a closed door make a small office warm quickly. A small unit cools it in summer and heats it in winter, often replacing a separate electric heater.

Can home air conditioning heat my house in winter?

Yes. The systems we fit are air to air heat pumps, so they heat as well as cool, and they produce several units of heat for every unit of electricity used. They work well as heating for individual rooms such as extensions, garden rooms and offices.

If you want air conditioning to be the main heating for a room, tell us at the start so we can check the room's winter heat loss and the unit's output in cold weather. Our article on running costs and heating compares it with other ways to heat a room.