+1 for Actron, especially if you can afford the Ultima ESP. Brilliant system. Had an 18Kw Ultima for 3 years and it's been totally flawless. But they are more expensive…

Had one of these in a rental we had while building. It was rubbish. One of those 'day/night' (either bedrooms or living, never both) systems and it was also pretty…

All those calculations lost me! But we have an Ultima 18kW that uses both size vents/ducting and yes, I can tell you that every bedroom is quiet enough to sleep…

The cost of the Actron 'premium' is usually no more than about 10% above Daikin. I've even heard of people getting Actron cheaper than Daikin, although perhaps not the Ultima.…

Well, you are comparing ESP Plus with Ultima, which is more expensive, and the $21k figure here is for a 23kW system. $15-$16k for an 18-19kW Ultima is about standard.…

I guess it's academic for you now because the Waterwise rebate scheme is closed and you can't apply, but you got me curious so I went back to the stuff…

Your Taylex system may have been a more expensive model than the one we chose? We used the Taylex Clearwater 90, but upgraded it for surface spray. The local Taylex…

Perry Homes are not great on acreage builds, and a little over the top on site costs IME. We built a Perry Homes (about the same size as yours) last…

Ah well, brochures... They all make claims that probably only a refrigeration engineer could properly evaluate. And I see on the website that Daikin have a number of different types…

Not quite sure if I understand exactly what you mean here but Actron do claim their system responds 'faster.' Personally, I doubt if a family would really notice much, if…

If I understand what you are saying then that's a major step forward in flexibility for Daikin. We've got our Actron so it makes no diff to us but for…

Depends a lot on the design of your home and how they need to lay out ducting etc. It might need the 23Kw. Better to have a bit of extra…

Is there a typo there? Do you mean 'not' as efficient as "if you were to just have single unit being operated solely for that room"?

Agreed. We keep all the…

This is something we've wrestled with for a year. With all this 'zone flexibility' we have, is it actually better (more efficient) to have just one or two zones on,…

That's a very good point. We use ours predominantly for cooling and I had never considered that you are going to get a higher level of energy efficiency when heating.…

There are a number of threads on this subject. You might want to do a search. However, I may be one of the few people here who has actually had…

I've faced similar issues and never found an economic (cheap) solution.
A metre of shelving will hold an average of 25 hard cover books of uniform size (fiction, biography etc.) so…

I might be misunderstanding exactly what a 'fresh air' function is but the ESP Ultima does have a 'fan only circulation mode.' And it is standard as far as I…

The Actron ESP Ultima has a fresh air function. AFAIK it comes standard, don't recall paying any extra for it. It works well too. And, you're right. Actron's ESP Ultima…

All three models use the same digital scroll inverter technology. The major difference between the 'vanilla' ESP and the two higher end systems are that the Plus & Ultima utilise…

Actron ESP Ultima gets my vote too. We've had both Daikin and Panasonic systems in the past and our current Actron leaves them both for dead. Most versatile and efficient…

I didn't say it couldn't be calculated per square metre, I said it is not bought by the end user per square metre. As a stone mason you may buy…

Sorry, I didn't express that very clearly. I used "less than $2k" only as a comparison, based on the $130/sq metre that was being discussed. Maybe it is possible to…

Yes, very. And the Actron ESP Ultima is probably the most versatile/efficient A/C available. Made in Australia too, something which should be a factor in all of our buying decisions…

Could you expand on how you achieve that pricing? I'm having great difficulty in imagining anybody getting granite benchtops at what equates to about $80 per lineal metre. The freight…

Guys, a 25% markup does not represent a 25% gross margin (gross profit).
A 25% markup on cost would only give a business a 20% gross margin. To make a 25%…

It seems high. For laying only a figure of $35-$40 per sq metre would be average. If they're also supplying the tiles then $80 sq m is about right.

Erm, not quite. In the example Matt used the $500k was nett profit in the builder's hand, after all expenses other than interest & tax. The basic equation is pretty…

Depends how you look at it. Assume that the builder is a straight project builder, i.e., not a developer so there's no land sales to complicate the issue. Further assume…

Good choice. Rolls Royce of A/C IMHO. Absolutely delighted with ours.


Quiet as a mouse mate. The Daikin guy is talking through his head.
And the 'single zone' system works a treat.…