What's particular about Tullamarine
Weather, measured next door
At the Melbourne Airport station (1991 to 2020), January days average 27.0 degrees and July nights 5.8. January afternoons average 44% humidity, so summer heat here is mostly dry.
A 24-hour neighbour
Melbourne Airport opened in 1970 in Tullamarine. It's curfew-free and operates 24 hours a day.
Townhouse country
Of 2,819 occupied homes in 2021, 59.2% were separate houses and 39.6% semi-detached, terrace or townhouses. The suburb became a residential township in the mid-1950s and now mixes recent housing estates with light industry.
A third rented
34.1% of homes were rented at the 2021 Census, 31.6% owned outright and 30.5% owned with a mortgage.
Why the windows matter
Seeley says reverse cycle systems are made for a closed house, while evaporative cooling needs windows and doors open so the air can escape. If you'd rather keep the windows shut on summer nights, a reverse cycle split or ducted system suits better than evaporative, and it does the winter heating as well.
Evaporative still works on dry days. It's a sound choice if open windows don't bother you and the house already has good heating. See evaporative cooling in Melbourne.
Choosing a split for a Tullamarine townhouse
- Size it on the heating load for cold July nights, rather than on summer cooling alone.
- Compare the outdoor sound power figures on the label: Mitsubishi Electric says lower numbers mean quieter running.
- Pick an outdoor spot with fresh air and service access, not an enclosed courtyard.
- Keep it clear of the bedroom next door. Victoria's EPA rules stop cooling being heard in a neighbour's habitable room after 11pm, and heating after 10pm.
- Ask for the plumbing compliance certificate and the Certificate of Electrical Safety at handover.
What we'd do
What we'd do in Tullamarine
In a townhouse, we'd put one efficient reverse cycle split in the living area and a smaller one in the main bedroom, sized for winter and chosen for a quiet outdoor unit. In a bigger house with working gas heating, we'd keep it serviced and look at add-on cooling or reverse cycle for summer.
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