mickey wrote:Booney wrote:mickey wrote:Is there any benefit to choosing a 3 phase ducted air con unit over a single phase? And is the benefit worth the extra $1k purchase price?
3 phase ( 3 power wires + 1 neutral ) means the unit draws more power than a single phase ( 1 power wire + 1 neutral ) can carry.
Must be a big unit.
9 outlet reverse cycle. Model comes in both configurations. Just trying work out which way to go
What size unit and sort of money you looking at?
Last time I did this was when the house was built over 25 years ago, had to go for 3 phase back then but was easily accommodated as we were able to incorporate into the build. Approx 12kW heating & cooling with about 4.2kW power draw and 10 outlets, I think it set us back about $8,500 back then.
No inverters in the olden days, so not the cheapest to run now, but still works like a charm.
Dunno, I’m just an idiot.
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