Air conditioning in Santanyí without hiding the stone

Yes: in a Santanyí house it can be done, if you plan first where everything goes, with capacity calculated from thermal loads under the RITE. Inside, ducts in a false ceiling with linear grilles, or splits on interior walls with recessed pipework; outside, the outdoor unit in a patio, yard or on the roof and not on the stone façade. We drill with a core bit and finish the holes so they don't show.

In Santanyí's old houses, ducted if there is height for a false ceiling in a corridor or bathroom and you want clear walls; splits if the ceiling can't be lowered or you only need two or three rooms. Either way, capacity comes from each room's thermal loads, as the RITE requires, and we compare both options with numbers.

In Santanyí it depends on the municipal bylaw, where the machine goes and whether the house has any protection status. If the outdoor unit goes on a visible façade or roof, ask the council or your architect first. We prepare the unit's datasheet with its size and noise level for the application; noise is also regulated by the Balearic Islands' Law 1/2007 on noise pollution.

In a Santanyí house with ducting, the filter of the ducted unit is cleaned as often as its manual says; on our air-conditioning page there is a video we recorded ourselves showing how. Technical servicing: what the regulations require or, if the manufacturer asks for more, what the manufacturer asks. Note that under the RITE (IT.3, table 3.1) a ducted unit above 12 kW moves to a minimum service every 2 years in homes.

In Mallorca, current wall splits usually use R32, with a GWP of 675 under Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2024/573. That regulation bans placing new equipment with high-GWP gases on the market (Annex IV, point 9), but it doesn't make you remove the one you have: it can keep running and be repaired, and we handle the gas with our F-gas certification (Royal Decree 115/2017).

In Cala Figuera, salt. It settles on the outdoor unit's coil and fixings and, over time, the unit performs worse. We place it sheltered from the sea wind if possible, check whether the manufacturer offers anti-corrosion treatment and recommend cleaning it more often than in the town. Humidity matters too: 72 % annual average in Palma (AEMET, 1981-2010).