Air conditioning installation in Leamington Spa
Want a room in Leamington Spa that stays comfortable all year? Our usual job is a wall-mounted split system for a household or small business. You get a survey, a written price, neat pipework, certified electrics and a proper handover, with any landlord or council consent dealt with first.
Get an installation quote
Name, number, postcode. We call you back to talk it through.
- Survey before any figure
- Electrics on their own line
- Neighbour noise worked out
What actually gets installed?
A split system has an indoor unit, set high on a wall, and an outdoor unit with a fan. Between them run two refrigerant lines, a control cable and a condensate drain. On a wall that backs straight onto the garden or yard, all of that passes through one hole. In a tall house, the lines may have to travel through a loft or down the back of the building, which is why the route gets as much attention as the machines.
What do we check at the survey?
- How big the room is, how high the ceiling goes and how much sun comes in. Regency and Victorian rooms in Leamington Spa are often taller than a sizing table assumes.
- Any listing or conservation area, plus any lease or landlord that comes into it.
- Where the outdoor unit can stand, and the sound it would make at the neighbour's nearest door or window.
- How the condensate will drain, since water will only run downhill.
- What your fuse board can take, and how the new supply gets to the outdoor unit.
You then get a written price. If the building rules out the job, you should hear that at this stage, before any money changes hands.
Why are the electrics a separate line on the quote?
Because they are a separate piece of regulated work. Checkatrade puts a fused spur and an outdoor switch at £400 to £700. Warwick District Council's guidance on Part P says that adding a new circuit to a home is notifiable, so it must be done by someone registered with a scheme or reported to building control. Hold on to the certificate, since a buyer's solicitor may ask for it. Sources: Checkatrade; Warwick District Council.
How is a new system started up?
Once the pipework is joined it is pressure tested to prove it holds, then pumped down to remove air and moisture. Only then is refrigerant released, and the law limits that step to a qualified F-gas handler. The refrigerant in many modern splits is flammable, so very small rooms have to be checked against BS EN 378-1 at the design stage. After that we run the system in both modes, read the temperatures and show you the controls. Sources: GOV.UK; Energy Saving Trust.
What pushes the price up or down?
Capacity sets the starting point, then the route, the height of the outdoor unit and the electrics move it. Cheapest is a ground-floor room with the two units back to back. Dearest is usually a top-floor flat with a long run and an outdoor unit several floors below. Checkatrade's national figure for a fitted 12,000 BTU wall unit is about £1,900, before electrics. Our guide to what air conditioning costs has the rest of the numbers.
Common questions
Is planning permission likely?
Not always. A reversible unit on a house can be permitted development if it meets the conditions. Conservation areas, listed buildings and flats over shops change that. See the planning guide.
Can the outdoor unit go on my roof?
A pitched roof is not permitted development, so that would need an application. A flat roof can qualify if every part of the unit is at least a metre from the edge.
Will drilling through the wall make a mess?
Coring a wall does make dust. Tell us at the survey about anything fragile near that wall, or any original plasterwork.
Could you connect a unit I found online?
Tell us which one first, ideally before paying for it. Whoever connects it must still hold the right F-gas qualification.
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Before you ring
These details let us give you a better answer on the first call.
- Your postcode
- Flat, house or workplace
- Whether the building is listed
- Which rooms, roughly how big, and which way they face
- Who owns the outside walls, if you lease or rent
Air conditioning installation outside Leamington Spa
Need air conditioning installation somewhere else nearby? We travel to the towns below, and each page covers its own planning points. Our page on air conditioning in Leamington Spa has the full picture.
Read this first
How much does air conditioning cost?
Fitted prices, electrics, running costs and the extras people forget.
What size air conditioner do you need?
A room size table in kW and BTU, plus when to go larger.
Does air conditioning need planning permission?
The permitted development conditions, with the Leamington exceptions.
Close to this job
Home air conditioning
Quiet systems for bedrooms, top floors and family rooms.
Air-to-air heat pumps
One system for winter warmth and summer cooling, room by room.
Multi-split air conditioning
Several rooms on one outdoor unit, each with its own controller.
Conservatory air conditioning
Makes a glass room or garden office usable in July and January.
More from Leamington Air Conditioning
Office air conditioning
For game studios and offices where screens and people make the heat.
Commercial air conditioning
Customer areas on busy streets, from cafés and bars to salons.
Server room cooling
Dedicated cooling for racks, comms cupboards and build machines.
Air conditioning servicing
Yearly care and leak checks, on systems we did and did not fit.
Air conditioning repairs
Leaks, drips, error codes and systems that have stopped cooling.
Want us to call you?
Tell us where you are and what is too hot or too cold. Or ring 01926 967778.