Browns Plains in numbers
Nearly half rented
47.6% of occupied homes were rented in 2021, 31.1% mortgaged and 19.2% owned outright.
Houses and townhouses
78.0% were separate houses and 18.1% townhouses, semis or terraces, with flats at 3.8%. Homes averaged 3.3 bedrooms.
Farmland not long ago
The district was mostly used for growing tobacco until the 1950s, so its suburban housing came after that. Grand Plaza opened in 1994.
City of Logan
Browns Plains (postcode 4118) is in the City of Logan, on the Energex power network.
If the aircon in your rental breaks
Check the simple things
Is the remote on the right mode with live batteries? Has the breaker tripped? Mitsubishi Electric also says to check the filters are clean and nothing is blocking the indoor or outdoor unit.
Report it straight away
The RTA says tenants should report problems to the property manager or owner as soon as possible, so a licensed contractor can inspect and fix the unit. Put it in writing and keep a copy.
Don't book your own repairer
The owner is responsible for keeping included air conditioning in good repair. They arrange the contractor, though they can't make you use a particular company for any maintenance you've agreed to arrange.
Keep the filters clean
The RTA lists regularly cleaning fans and air conditioning filters or vents as part of keeping the property clean. Follow the manual's instructions, with the power off.
For owners: repair it or replace it?
The RTA says an annual service isn't required under Queensland tenancy law, but owners may want one to catch problems early. In a rental that runs hard through a humid summer, a spring service catches a blocked drain or a tired fan before the hot weeks.
If the unit is old, think about replacing it rather than paying for repair after repair. Solar Victoria says a system over 15 years old typically uses more than three times the energy of a modern reverse cycle model. Our repair or replace tool helps you decide.
What we'd do
What we'd do
As a tenant, we'd check the breaker and filters, then report the fault in writing the same day. As an owner, we'd book a repair specialist who's licensed for refrigerant work, and if the unit is well past 15 years we'd ask for a replacement quote at the same visit. Owners can send us the repair and their postcode. Licence-checked repair specialists will see it, and the one who accepts it is the only one given your number. If no repair specialist near Browns Plains takes it within 48 hours, technicians elsewhere in Queensland may see it too.
