Air conditioning in Mallorca
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Air conditioning in Vilafranca: split, multi-split or ducted
Not every house needs the same thing. In Vilafranca de Bonany we fit a split in a bedroom, a multi-split for a whole floor or a ducted system during a renovation, and explain why one rather than another. We are Joaquín and Juan, RITE-licensed and F-gas certified, and we fit it ourselves.
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Your village
Three ways to air-condition a house in Vilafranca
The typical Vilafranca house has a ground floor and an upper floor, is terraced, and has a patio or a flat roof terrace at the back. Depending on how many rooms you want to air-condition and whether there are building works or not, the solution changes.
A split: one room, one machine
It is the simplest option: an indoor unit on the wall, an outdoor unit in the patio or on the flat roof terrace and a few metres of pipe. It suits the main bedroom or the living room. Each room is switched on and controlled separately, and if one unit fails, the others carry on.
Multi-split: several rooms, one outdoor unit
When there is no room for several outdoor units, a single one feeds two, three or more indoor units. It takes up less space and is less visible; in exchange, they all depend on the same machine and the pipe runs are longer.
Ducted: when there is a renovation
With a false ceiling in the corridor or the bathroom, a concealed unit distributes the air through grilles to every room. No appliance is visible. It needs building work, which is why it is decided when renovating, and it is worth zoning so as not to cool empty rooms.
In numbers
What it costs and what it uses
The price of an installed split depends on the output, the metres of pipe, the access, the electrical work and the brand. A multi-split or a ducted system depends on the number of rooms and is quoted item by item, once we have seen the house.
What it uses depends above all on three things: that the output is properly calculated (thermal loads, as the RITE requires in its IT 1.2.4.1.1), that the unit is an inverter and what temperature you set it to. IDAE recommends 26 °C in summer and reckons a saving of around 7 % for each degree.
In Vilafranca, the PVGIS monthly series (European Commission, 2005-2020 averages) gives July an average of 26.0 °C, compared with 26.5 °C in Palma. For most of the summer, an inverter unit turns its output down to what the room needs.
Sources: PVGIS, European Commission (typical meteorological year and average temperatures 2005-2020: a modelled year and calculated averages, not weather-station measurements) · RITE, IT 1.2.4.1.1 and IT 3.3 · EU Regulation 2024/573, annex I · IDAE.
How we work
Your air conditioning in Vilafranca de Bonany, step by step
1
Photos and measurements
Send us photos of the rooms and of the spot for the outdoor unit, with approximate sizes. If we need to see it, we will come and look.
2
Calculation and quote
We calculate the thermal loads of each room, as the RITE requires (IT 1.2.4.1.1), and send you an itemised quote.
3
Installation and commissioning
We fit it ourselves: vacuum and leak test of the circuit, drain tested and the unit running, with the 3-year legal guarantee and the manufacturer warranty.
Common questions
Frequently asked questions about air conditioning in Vilafranca de Bonany
How much does it cost to install air conditioning in Vilafranca de Bonany?
We give you a fixed price from your photos and details: it depends on the output, the metres of pipe, access, the electrical work and the unit. A multi-split or a ducted system is quoted item by item, with photos and measurements of the house. We reply within 24-48 hours on working days and, if we need to see it, we'll tell you.
Which is better: a multi-split or several splits?
It depends on the space and the use. Several splits are independent: if one fails, the others carry on. A multi-split needs only one outdoor unit, which in a Vilafranca village house with a small patio can be decisive. In both cases the output for each room is calculated from the thermal loads, as the RITE requires (IT 1.2.4.1.1).
I'm going to renovate the house: is ducted air conditioning right for me?
If you are going to have false ceilings, yes: a concealed unit distributes the air through grilles and no appliance is left on view. In a two-storey village house in Vilafranca it is worth zoning, with a damper and a thermostat per room, so as not to cool the ones not in use. Going by IDAE, each extra degree on the summer set temperature saves around 7 %.
How many hours of strong heat are there in Vilafranca a year?
In the PVGIS monthly series (European Commission, 2005-2020 averages), Vilafranca de Bonany averages 26.0 °C in July and 25.7 °C in August; Palma, 26.5 and 26.4 °C. For the afternoons of July and August you need the air conditioning; the rest of the time, shade, night-time ventilation and the unit at 26 °C.
What gas do new units use? Do I have to replace mine?
The units we fit now use R32, with a global warming potential of 675 (annex I). EU Regulation 2024/573 limits the gases in units placed on the market (art. 11 and annex IV), but it does not require you to remove the one you already have; if it is very old and runs on R22, that gas can no longer be topped up (Regulation (EU) 2024/590, art. 4). Replacing it pays off when the repair is expensive or the consumption of an old, non-inverter unit weighs on the bill of your house in Mallorca.
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Air conditioning in Vilafranca de Bonany?
Tell us how many rooms you want to air-condition and send us photos of each one and of the patio or the flat roof terrace. Itemised quote.