One inverter unit that warms the house in July and cools it in January.
Reverse Cycle Air Conditioning Sydney
One system, both jobs. Reverse cycle runs the refrigeration cycle in either direction, so the same unit that cools the house in January warms it in July. For most homes out here it is the cheapest comfortable way to get through both ends of the year, and it is what we fit on nearly every job.
We are MB Air Conditioning, based in Edmondson Park and ARC licensed (L222783). The reverse cycle air conditioning installers Sydney homeowners want are the ones who size the unit to the room and set it up to run cheaply for the next decade.
Every unit we supply is an inverter, which means it ramps its output up and down instead of banging on and off. That is what keeps the room steady and the quarterly bill sensible.
How Reverse Cycle Works
In summer it pulls heat out of the room and dumps it outside. In winter it does the exact opposite: it pulls warmth out of the outside air, even when it is cold out, and brings it inside. Because it is moving heat rather than making it, it delivers roughly three to five units of heating for every unit of electricity it draws.
That is the whole reason the reverse cycle air con Sydney households are switching to beats a plug-in heater. A fan heater converts one unit of power into one unit of heat. A reverse cycle unit is several times better at it, from the same power point.
Running Costs and Efficiency
Inverter technology is where the savings live. Once the room hits temperature, the compressor throttles back rather than shutting off and slamming back on. It holds the room steady, runs quieter, and stops the power spikes that make a bill jump.
Set it around 24 degrees in summer and 20 in winter, leave the doors shut, and let it hold rather than blasting it cold. If you run solar, we can set schedules that soak up your own generation in the afternoon instead of drawing from the grid at peak.
Split or Ducted Reverse Cycle
In a split, reverse cycle is standard: one head, one room, cheapest way in. In a ducted system it does the whole house from one unit in the roof, zoned so you only condition what you are using. The reverse cycle aircon Sydney homes end up with is usually splits in the bedrooms and ducted through the living end, or one or the other depending on roof space and budget.
If you are weighing the two, our ducted air conditioning Sydney page has the design and zoning detail, and our air conditioning prices page lists split pricing up front.
Brands We Install
Daikin, Mitsubishi Electric, Fujitsu, Samsung and TCL. All five build a solid reverse cycle inverter. What separates them day to day is how quiet the indoor head is, how good the controller is, and how easy parts are to get in five years. We will shortlist two for your place and tell you why.
Where We Install
From our Edmondson Park base we cover a rough 30km circle: Liverpool, Campbelltown, Penrith, Blacktown, Parramatta, the Hills and the suburbs between. Western Sydney gets hotter summers and colder mornings than the coast, which is exactly the swing reverse cycle is built for.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. It pulls warmth out of the outside air even on a cold Sydney morning and moves it inside, which is why it delivers several units of heat per unit of power. It heats a room faster than a plug-in heater and costs a fraction of it to run over a season.
In most Sydney homes, yes. Because it moves heat rather than burning fuel to make it, a reverse cycle unit is far more efficient than a gas heater over a winter. The gap widens if you have solar and run it through the middle of the day.
Around 24 degrees in summer and 20 in winter is the sweet spot for comfort against cost. Every degree you push past that costs noticeably more to hold. Set it and let the inverter hold it rather than dropping it to 16 to cool the room faster, which does not work and just costs more.
Nearly every unit we supply is, but cooling-only models do exist and they are usually the cheap ones. If a quote looks unusually low, check whether it heats. We only fit reverse cycle inverters unless you specifically ask for something else.
Yes, and it is the most common ducted setup we install. One reverse cycle unit in the roof feeds every room, zoned so you only heat or cool the rooms you are using. It is quoted per home because it is designed around your floor plan.
Get Reverse Cycle Priced for Your Place
Tell us the room or the floor plan and we will tell you what suits and what it costs, usually on the same call. Ring George on 0494 761 688 between 7am and 5pm Monday to Saturday, or 8am and 5pm on Sunday. Prefer to write it down? Email mb.aircon.installs@gmail.com with the room sizes and a photo or two and we will come back with an itemised quote. You get a straight recommendation on split against ducted, a firm number, and no pressure to take it. If your current system still has good years left in it, we will say so rather than sell you a new one.