Bedrooms are the most common room we fit air conditioning in. Top-floor and loft bedrooms in particular can stay uncomfortably warm long after the sun goes down, because the roof keeps releasing the heat it soaked up during the day. A fan just moves that warm air around. Air conditioning takes the heat and humidity out of the room.
Quiet comes first
In a bedroom, noise matters more than anything else. A fitted split system keeps the noisy part, the compressor, outside. The indoor unit only has a fan, and on its quietest setting many modern units run at around 20 decibels, which is about the level of a whisper. Most also have a night mode that lowers the fan speed and lets the temperature drift up gently while you sleep.
Our Comfort and Premium ranges are the quietest, which is why most customers choose one of them for bedrooms.
Getting the size right
Most bedrooms need a small wall-mounted unit of around 2.0kW to 2.5kW. Loft rooms, south-facing rooms and rooms with large windows can need more. A unit that is too small runs flat out and never quite catches up. One that is too big cools the room in short bursts without properly drying the air, which can leave it feeling clammy. We measure up at the survey so the unit suits the room.
Where the unit goes
- Not blowing on the bed. We position the indoor unit so air flows across the room rather than straight at you, often above the door or on the wall facing the bed.
- A short, neat pipe run. The best spot is usually on or close to an outside wall, which keeps the pipework short and tidy.
- Thinking about the neighbours. We place the outdoor unit where its noise is kept away from bedroom windows, yours and theirs.
Two or more bedrooms
If you want to cool several bedrooms, a multi-split system lets one outdoor unit run up to five indoor units, each with its own controls. It is usually cheaper and much tidier than separate systems. Two-room multi-splits start from £2,795 with our Essential range.
What it costs
A single bedroom system starts from £1,495 supplied and fitted with our Essential range, £1,745 with Comfort and £2,195 with Premium. There is no VAT to add. It costs roughly 20p an hour to run once the room has cooled down, and the same unit can heat the room in winter. See our full cost guide.
Book a free survey and we will recommend the right unit and position for your bedroom.