How to make your Heating and Cooling Smart Home Ready with Smart Climate Control!

ByMichealH Alexander

What are the most common types of climate control?

In Australia we have a completely deregulated environment when it comes to climate control, meaning there are lots of different options on the market.

Making them Smart

Once you know what you’re dealing with, how do we integrate the system into a Smart Home offering?

What are the benifits

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Having a Smart Climate Control Solution means that you can maintain a comfortable temperature while saving bucket loads of money in utility bills AND live in a more eco-friendly home.

What are the Most Common type of Climate Control?

Split systems, HVAC, ducted, multi units…it can all get very confusing when you spend a bit of time looking at all the different types of climate control solutions available in Australia. As the market place is not regulated, almost every single company has a solution which will suit almost every single home. We are not going to be discussing the brands here, rather we will share with you the most common types of systems you may come across when working in the field. Home Automation System

The most common types of systems are:

  • Split Systems
  • Multi Split Systems
  • Ducted Air Conditioning

Split System Air Conditioners

Split System Air Conditioners are designed for individual areas in a home. With a Split System, the compressor is installed outside the house and the unit that passes air into the house is usually discreetly wall mounted. They are commonly controlled by hand held IR remote controls.

Multi Split System Air Conditioners

A Multi Split Air Conditioner lets you run multiple air conditioners with just one outside compressor, giving you independent temperature control over each room. As with regular split systems, the indoor units can be wall mounted, but may also be ceiling mounted or bulkhead mounted. They can be controlled by either IR remote controls or a wall controller/thermostat.

Ducted Air Conditioning Systems

Ducted Air Conditioning systems are different in that they comprise of multiple key parts. There is usually an outdoor unit and an indoor unit concealed in either the ceiling or under the floor, with flexible ducting distributing conditioned air via vents throughout your home. These vents can be ceiling, wall or floor mounted. They are usually controlled via a wall controller/thermostat.

There are more climate control solutions out there, like evaporative and gas ducted systems, however we have chosen to focus on the most common. If you come across a home with a system which you are unfamiliar with, please get in touch with us and we will assist you as best we can. Control4

Making them Smart

Once you have identified what type of climate control system you are dealing with, it makes sense to find the correct Smart Home solution to match it. Below we will dive into every product we offer and tell you which of the above systems it will work with. There are two wireless solutions and two wired solutions.

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