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blakamin

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#1809242 29-Jun-2017 21:54

I'd suggest you ring a panasonic installer and see if they could connect a single outdoor unit to your existing indoor and another upstairs.

Like i said, our outdoor unit is capable of a ducted, so should run 2 indoor splits.

The outdoor unit is like this...

mattwnz

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#1809256 29-Jun-2017 22:22

rodloc: 2 stories with approximately 50 m2 each. We currently have a Panasonic that has been in the house since we arrived down stairs that does a good job. Though during summer it does not cool upstairs when ac is on. Especially in my youngest child's room which is close to 30 degrees most days between December and March.

Opening windows upstairs does not work. Also heating wise it does not cover upstairs as we still need to have an oil heat we running.

The position of the hallway does not allow a heatpump to be placed in it to cover all rooms at once.

Is it Noisey compared to other brands?

rodloc

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#1809277 29-Jun-2017 22:50

The Panasonic is quite quiet. Though I am sure it is a bit more noticeable in a bedroom at night. Though my children possibly would like white noise.

timmmay

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#1809302 30-Jun-2017 06:05

mattwnz:

The problem with radiators, apart from them not cooling, is that they use a lot of wall space and are pricey. Not sure how long they last for either before they need replacing. At least the ones that use water heating. Slab is okay, but very slow response time, and also doesn't cool. You can potentially lose a lot of heat out the edge of the slab if the insulation isn't done properly, and also quite expensive to run. As the response lag is so high, they don't really suit the NZ climate where during the day it can be quite warm, but the night the temp drops a lot. I have spent a lot of time analyzing the various pros and cons with most heating systems.

Yeah, but in Wellington we use heating 7-8 months of the year and cooling about 5 nights, so we'd give up cooling to get rid of the noise and breeze of heat pumps. Yes the others have downsides, but I guess you choose what works for you. I'd rather have invisible heating, but yes the slab would be slow. Maybe you have the slab for base heat, and you have something else to give it a boost if required.

Fred99

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#1809593 30-Jun-2017 13:18

blakamin:

I'd suggest you ring a panasonic installer and see if they could connect a single outdoor unit to your existing indoor and another upstairs.

Like i said, our outdoor unit is capable of a ducted, so should run 2 indoor splits.

The outdoor unit is like this...

Not sure if I get the point - if the outdoor unit looks like two outdoor units stacked on top of each other, and if the position means longer runs to one of the indoor units.

Has anybody asked why the OP wanted just one outdoor unit?

Depends where they put it and limitations on space I suppose, but where I've got two outdoor units sitting side by side, that double height unit would be far more noticeable.

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