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Air conditioning installation in Norwich
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Norfolk used to feel like a place that didn't need air conditioning. Then on 19 July 2022 Marham reached 39.2°C, a figure above the UK record that stood until that week. Top-floor flats and loft bedrooms in Norwich stayed hot long into the night.
With nearly a third of Norwich households in purpose-built flats, overheating is often a flat problem, and that changes what you can fit.
Norwich at a glance
- Flats and terraces
- 30.2% of Norwich households live in a purpose-built block of flats and 32.0% in a terraced house. Only 10.3% live in a detached house, against 22.9% across England. Source
- Record heat
- On 19 July 2022 Marham in Norfolk reached 39.2°C and Houghton Hall in Norfolk 38.7°C, both at or above the UK record that stood before that week. Source
- Conservation areas
- Norwich has 17 conservation areas, where extra controls apply to changes to the outside of a home, and the council puts the number of listed buildings in the city at around 1,500. Source
Try the cheaper fixes
External shading, reflective blinds, closing south and west windows during the day and opening them at night all help. In a loft bedroom, better insulation keeps heat out in summer as well as in during winter.
If that isn't enough, a split system is the efficient choice. Portable units with a hose out of the window use more power and cool far less.
Permission in flats and old streets
In a flat, the outdoor unit and the pipe hole through the wall usually need the freeholder's consent under the lease. Ask early, because it can take weeks.
Planning rules for outdoor units on houses are tighter in conservation areas, and Norwich has 17 of them. A listed building needs consent for any unit fixed to it. Ask the council if you're not sure.
Reverse cycle for winter
Most split units can heat as well as cool. In a flat with electric panel heaters, which is more common in Norwich than the national average, an air-to-air unit can heat a living room for much less than direct electric. The Boiler Upgrade Scheme offers £2,500 towards some air-to-air systems where they replace fossil fuel heating.
Norwich homes and what they need
Interwar and postwar semis
A single split unit in the main bedroom is a common job, with the outdoor unit on a side wall or the ground at the back.
Victorian terraces inside the ring road
The rear yard or back extension roof is usually the only place for the outdoor unit. Keep it away from a neighbour's bedroom window to avoid noise complaints.
Bungalows on the city edge
Everything is on one floor, so a multi-split with one outdoor unit and two or three indoor heads can cover the living room and bedrooms.
Areas covered
Engineers who cover Norwich work across areas including Eaton, Thorpe St Andrew, Hellesdon, Sprowston, Costessey, Mile Cross, Earlham, Lakenham, Taverham and Drayton.
Questions people in Norwich ask
Who can install air conditioning?
The refrigerant work must be done by someone with an F-Gas certificate. Ask to see it, and ask who will service the unit afterwards.
How long does fitting take?
A single split unit is often a one-day job. Multi-splits and long pipe runs take longer.
Sources
- Met Office: July 2022 heatwave
- ONS Census 2021, TS044 accommodation type (Nomis)
- Norwich City Council: Conservation areas
- GOV.UK: Boiler Upgrade Scheme, what you can get
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