What each season asks of a Campbelltown system
| Summer | Winter | |
|---|---|---|
| Average day or night (1962 to 1984) | January mean maximum 28.2 degrees | July mean minimum 3.2 degrees |
| Record | 45.8 degrees | Minus 5.6 degrees |
| What to check on the quote | Cooling capacity at 35 degrees, where ActronAir says output drops | Heating capacity at 2 degrees on the energy label |
| Normal quirks | Water dripping from the outdoor unit's pipes | Pauses of up to 10 minutes while the outdoor unit defrosts |
Campbelltown's homes
A planned satellite city
Campbelltown was designated a satellite city and regional capital for south-west Sydney in the early 1960s, and extensive building followed, with land set aside for public and private housing.
Houses and units
At the 2021 Census, 51.1% of occupied homes were separate houses, 34.9% flats or apartments and 13.8% semis or townhouses.
Half rented
49.0% of occupied homes were rented, and public housing estates are scattered across the area.
Climate zone 6
On the ABCB's map, the Campbelltown council area is zone 6, the mild temperate zone of Sydney's west.
Renting in Campbelltown
NSW Fair Trading says a tenant can make changes only if the lease allows it or the landlord gives written permission. A split system needs holes through the wall, so it isn't one of the minor changes a landlord can't unreasonably refuse. Fair Trading also notes extra restrictions for social housing and strata properties.
So ask in writing, attach the installer's plan, and say who pays. In social housing, ask your housing provider before booking anyone.
Owners: what to weigh up
In a house, ducted reverse cycle with zones heats and cools the whole place from one outdoor unit; splits suit a home where only a few rooms are used at once. Our split or ducted tool helps you decide. Replacing an old unit? The NSW Energy Savings Scheme may offer an upfront discount through an installer partnered with an Accredited Certificate Provider. See the ESS guide.
What we'd do
Our take for Campbelltown
We'd get the heating capacity at 2 degrees and the cooling at 35 in writing, and choose on both. Renters, we'd sort the landlord's written yes before getting quotes. Send us the job and licence-checked installers in south-west Sydney who do that work will see it; the one who takes it is the only one who gets your details, and if nobody near Campbelltown takes it within 48 hours, installers elsewhere in NSW may see it as well.
