Room guide
Air conditioning for your living room
A living room is where a family spends the most time together, so it is usually the room that benefits most from air conditioning: cool on a hot afternoon, warm on a cold evening, from the same unit.
What size do you need?
Our size guide splits living rooms into two: a living room up to 35 square metres is 3.5kW (the same size as a large bedroom), and a larger living room, or an open-plan kitchen-diner up to 50 square metres, is 5kW. Anything larger than that falls outside our six fixed-price packages, so see the full price list or call us to talk it through.
Price by package
| Package | System | Price (3.5kW) | Parts warranty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budget | Haier Revive Plus | £1,605 | 3-year parts warranty |
| Bronze | Samsung WindFree Comfort | £1,870 | 7-year parts warranty |
| Silver | Fujitsu Standard KM White | £1,945 | 5-year parts warranty |
| Gold (recommended) | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Premium ZS White | £2,185 | 10-year parts warranty |
| Platinum | Daikin Perfera White | £2,300 | 3-year parts warranty |
| Elite | Daikin Stylish White | £2,705 | 3-year parts warranty |
For the Bronze package, Samsung publishes indoor noise of 16 to 38 dB(A) for the 3.5kW Samsung WindFree Comfort (opens in a new tab), from the quietest setting to the fan on full. For a large living room or open-plan space at 5kW, the fitted prices run from £1,825 (Budget) to £3,225 (Elite), with the recommended Gold package at £2,320. The Budget package's largest Haier Revive Plus is rated 4.8kW. All prices are fully supplied, installed, tested and commissioned, including VAT.
Running costs
A living room is often the room people use air conditioning for heating as well as cooling, since it is where the family sits in the evening. Running cost depends on the size of the system, the room's insulation, the outside temperature and your thermostat setting, so we cannot give one figure that fits every living room. What we can say is that every system we fit is rated for efficient running (shown as a SEER or SCOP rating on the manufacturer's own spec sheet), and that the electricity it uses is charged at the same Ofgem price cap rate as the rest of your home.
Which package suits a living room?
Living rooms tend to suit the mid and upper packages, because the room sees more use and more people notice the finish. Silver (Fujitsu Standard KM White) is a good value starting point. Gold, our recommended package, is the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Premium ZS White with a 10-year parts warranty. Platinum is the Daikin Perfera White. Budget, Bronze and Elite are available too, from the most affordable Haier Revive Plus up to the Daikin Stylish White.
See your living room price
Get your living room price with both sizes and all six packages, or call 01268 264002 for a same-day reply.
Best for a living room
The packages we suggest for a living room
Every price is fully fitted. Pick one to open the price tool.
Silver
Fujitsu Standard KM White
5-year parts warranty
- 2.5kW
- £1,855
- 3.5kW
- £1,945
- 5kW
- £2,285
RECOMMENDED
Gold
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Premium ZS White
10-year parts warranty
- 2.5kW
- £2,040
- 3.5kW
- £2,185
- 5kW
- £2,320
Platinum
Daikin Perfera White
3-year parts warranty
- 2.5kW
- £2,145
- 3.5kW
- £2,300
- 5kW
- £2,680
Fully supplied, installed, tested and commissioned, including VAT. This is the fully installed price, inc VAT. Add £200 for a condensate pump if your indoor unit is not on or next to an external wall.
Questions about living room air conditioning
Short answers to what people ask us most.
All questions answeredWhat type of air conditioning is best for a living room?
A wall-mounted single-split system, the type we fit, suits almost every living room. It has one indoor unit and one outdoor unit, heats and cools, and is controlled by a remote or an app.
What size unit does an open-plan living room need?
Our size guide puts a living room up to 35 square metres at 3.5kW and a larger living room, or an open-plan space up to 50 square metres, at 5kW. Bigger than that falls outside our six fixed-price packages. See the full price list or call us to talk it through.
Where should the indoor unit go?
Usually high on an internal or external wall where it can cool the whole room evenly, away from direct sunlight on the unit itself and with a sensible route for pipework to the outdoor unit. Our engineer checks the exact spot at survey.
Can it heat the room as well as cool it?
Yes. Every package on our price list is a heat pump, so the same unit heats the room in winter and cools it in summer.
Real installs by our own team
A real install by our own team. The price on our list is the fully installed price, inc VAT.
Related guides
- Conservatory guideSize, placement and noise for a conservatory
- Multi-room guideSize, placement and noise for a multi-room
- SamsungThe Samsung systems we fit, with fixed prices
- Mitsubishi ElectricThe Mitsubishi Electric systems we fit, with fixed prices
- What size air conditioner do I need? (kW by room)A simple guide to choosing 2.5kW, 3.5kW or 5kW for each room in your home, plus how to convert from BTU if that is the figure you have seen.
Get your fixed price
Send the room, the floor area if you know it, and a photo of the wall. You will hear back the same day with the fully installed price from our list.
- Call 01268 264002Speak to the team directly
- Message us on WhatsAppSend a photo of the wall from your phone
- info@
essexhomeairconditioning.co.ukFor plans, drawings or anything long
