Air Conditioning is it a necessity

[Denise]

We've had four summers here,so not particularly long, but in that time we've used our aircon about four days each one. We have two units in the house, one in the kitchen to help with the bedrooms, and one in the lounge room. We've never switched the one in the kitchen on,just the loungeroom one.

We use a few fans which the kids just angle to hit them when they go to bed. Similarly we only have heating in the loungeroom, and individual heaters for the kids. Our electricity bills are not particularly high so no worries there either! We do have a pool, but it's really only the kids that use it - which is annoying as I spend more time cleaning the bloomin' thing that they do using it!

I think you get used to the heat - we have- and at the end of the day, and if you really can't hack it, just invest in a good portable cooler. Or use wet sheets/ clothes, which are lovely!

We live in Aberfoyle Park - the older bit, so not in the Hills (just the foothills).

Good luck!
LC

Thanks for that, I was more worried for the children, like I said, I've been ok and had some real hot summers in Perth, although I am getting older now!! Definatley will go with the portable unit idea instead of having to uproot as we love the house.

[Denise]

Hi,

Sounds like you are coming over May time, I wouldn't be worrying about cooling - I'd worry about heating. Do you know if this rental has any heating ?

Our first rental had just a gas fire in the living room, which was useless in a big open plan house. We bought oil heaters for the bedrooms but the house was tiles and wood floors and so cold. This was also in Aberfoyle Park.

I can cope better with the heat than the cold.

I really would check the heating out.

Tina

Thanks Tina, yes we have heating, heaters in both lounges and diners and the bedrooms are carpet and we have a heater which we have shipped over for each room, I hate the cold too!

[Denise]

Doh, it has air con after all!!! It just didnt say on the listing, PHEW

[Tamara (Homes Down Under)]

I know that this is pretty late to respond but... an aircon in Summer is a must.
What I would be asking now would be "what type of heating does the house have?"
Last year was really cold. If you have gas then that's good but if it's just electricity then you might be in for some high utility accounts.
Just a thought!