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Taree, New South Wales

Heating and cooling in TareeWarm summers, and winters that can bite.

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Taree homes need proper cooling and proper heating. Taree Airport averages a January maximum of 29.0 degrees and a July minimum of 6.6, and it has dropped to minus 4.0 on three separate winter days. A reverse cycle system sized for both ends of the year is what we'd look at first.

Taree's climate and homes

Warm, humid summers

At Taree Airport, afternoon humidity averages 60% in January and 63% in February, with mean dew points of 18.2 and 18.7 degrees. Taree sits within AdaptNSW's North Coast region, which averages fewer than 10 days a year above 35.

Extremes both ways

Taree's highest recorded temperature is 45.7 degrees, on 12 February 2017. Its lowest, minus 4.0, was reached on 14 July 2002, 29 August 2003 and 14 June 2004.

Climate zone 5

The ABCB's climate zone map shades the Mid-Coast council area, which includes Taree, as zone 5, warm temperate.

Houses and renters

At the 2021 Census, 78.2% of dwellings in the suburb of Taree were separate houses and 9.6% flats or apartments, and 37.1% were rented.

Empty homes

Across the MidCoast council area, 7,715 private dwellings (16.3%) were unoccupied on census night 2021. The ABS doesn't say why.

What Taree homes usually need

For most houses it's reverse cycle: a split for the main living area, more splits or a multi-split for the bedrooms, or ducted for a bigger home. Have the heating checked as carefully as the cooling, because a sub-zero morning is when an undersized unit lets you down.

Servicing is the other common job, and in Taree it's best done in spring, before the January heat, or in autumn if the system is mainly your heater. Our Taree servicing page has the detail.

Evaporative cooling isn't a great fit here. Seeley presents it as a cooling-only choice that needs a water connection, while reverse cycle covers winter heating as well.

If you rent in Taree

More than a third of Taree homes are rented. If yours is, the system belongs to your landlord, so report a fault to your agent or landlord in writing and let them arrange the repair or service.

If you own a rental, keep the service invoices. ActronAir, for one, ties its residential warranty to maintenance once every 12 months.

What we'd do

What we'd do in Taree

We'd choose reverse cycle, sized from a heat load for both a 29-degree summer afternoon and a sub-zero winter morning, and we'd compare models on their heating as well as their cooling. Then we'd keep it serviced yearly. For the install, we'd want a licence-checked installer who does that kind of job around Taree every week.

What this work looks like

Photos from real jobs in Melbourne, to show what the work looks like. They aren't from an installer near you.

A slimline ducted outdoor unit in a side passage
A slimline ducted outdoor unit in a side passage. Jul 2023. A job in Melbourne.
New insulated ducts run through a roof space
New insulated ducts run through a roof space. Sep 2023. A job in Melbourne.
Two split system outdoor units on a roof deck
Two split system outdoor units on a roof deck. Aug 2022. A job in Melbourne.

More job photos

Heating and cooling jobs in Taree

Questions people ask

Is reverse cycle enough for a Taree winter?
For most homes, yes. The ACT Government's guide says good reverse cycle systems work even at minus 10 degrees, well below Taree's record low of minus 4.0. Ask for the heating capacity on the quote.
Can I get the ESS discount in Taree?
Taree households may be eligible for the ESS discount on an energy efficient air conditioner, if installers serving the area offer it. The discount comes off the quote, and the nomination form is signed before installation begins.
The aircon in my rental has stopped. What do I do?
Tell your agent or landlord in writing, with when it stopped and any error code on the display. The system is theirs, so they arrange the repair. Don't open it up, and don't keep resetting a breaker that trips.
How do I check a Taree installer's licence?
Service NSW's licence check lets you search by business name, licence number, ABN, or location such as postcode or council area. Air conditioning work in NSW needs a licence or certificate.
Can you find me an installer in Taree?
Where we have them, licence-checked installers around Taree who specialise in your kind of job see it, and the one who takes it gets your contact details. If none near Taree takes it within 48 hours, installers elsewhere in NSW may see it too.

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Read next

  1. 01Heating and cooling in New South WalesNSW air conditioning licences, the Service NSW check, the ESS discount and strata approval.
  2. 02Reverse cycle air conditioningHow reverse cycle heats and cools, which type suits your home, and what to check for winter.
  3. 03What size air conditioner do I need?Rough kW sizes by room, what changes them, and how an installer should check the number.
  4. 04NSW Energy Savings SchemeHow the ESS discount works on a new or replacement air conditioner, and what's left out.
  5. 05How to check an installer's licenceRun the ARCtick check, read RAC01 and RSS03, and check the state licence too.
  6. 06How to choose an installerThe licences to check, the questions to ask and the red flags, before you hire anyone.

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