Aircon Installation in Glen Marais
Townhouse, duplex or freestanding home, ARS handles aircon installation in Glen Marais with the unit sized for the room and the outdoor unit placed where your complex rules allow. We also repair, service and regas existing units.
Glen Marais is one of the quieter residential suburbs of Kempton Park in the City of Ekurhuleni, developed on former farmland as the town grew in the late twentieth century. Housing here is a real mix: sectional-title townhouses and duplexes, freehold family homes and estate living, with Birchleigh, Aston Manor, Van Riebeeck Park and Terenure as neighbours. The R21 and R25 are close by, and OR Tambo is only a short drive away.
What an aircon installation in Glen Marais involves
We start with a visit to measure the room, check sun exposure and decide where the indoor and outdoor units can go. You then get a written quote for the right size of unit, the pipe run and any electrical work, which a registered electrician must carry out on a dedicated circuit. Read more about our aircon installation process.
What to have ready for the site visit
- Your complex rules. The conduct rules, plus any written approval or conditions from the body corporate or HOA on where the outdoor unit may go and whether walls may be drilled.
- The rooms you want cooled. Rough sizes and which way the windows face. West-facing rooms take the brunt of the afternoon sun and may need a bigger unit.
- Access to your distribution board. A new unit needs its own circuit, so the board and the cable route to the outdoor unit both need to be looked at.
- Whether you want heating too. If the unit will also warm the room on winter nights, say so, because it affects which model makes sense.
- Your preferred outdoor spot. We will tell you whether it leaves enough airflow around the condenser and safe access for future servicing.
After installation, an annual service keeps the unit efficient. For an older unit that has stopped cooling, aircon repairs and, where there's a leak, regassing are done on site.
Working within complex and estate rules
Many Glen Marais homes are in complexes or estates, so the body corporate or HOA usually has a say in where the outdoor unit goes, whether walls may be core drilled and how trunking is finished. Ask for the conduct rules before you get quotes, and get written approval before installation day.
Space is often tight in a townhouse. A compact outdoor unit on a wall bracket at the side or back of the unit, with a neat, short pipe run, usually satisfies both the rules and the need for service access. Duplexes add another question: upstairs bedrooms get the most heat, so they're often the first rooms to cool.
Freestanding homes give you more freedom, but the same principles apply: airflow around the condenser, safe ladder access and a drain line that doesn't drip onto a patio. When you're ready, request a quote for aircon installation in Glen Marais or call 0861 995 092.
Glen Marais installation questions
Usually the upstairs bedrooms, because heat rises and they sit under the roof. A main bedroom split often makes the biggest difference to summer sleep, with the lounge next if it faces the afternoon sun.
A straightforward back-to-back installation, where the outdoor unit is directly behind the indoor unit, is the simplest kind of job. Longer pipe runs, double-storey access or electrical upgrades add time, and we'll give you an idea of timing after the site visit.
Yes, if you choose a reverse-cycle unit, which most modern splits are. Inverter models are generally the most efficient choice for heating on cold Highveld nights.
Cooler bedrooms in Glen Marais this summer
Book a site visit and get a quote that fits your home and your complex rules.