Service area · Northern suburbs
Split system and ducted reverse-cycle air conditioning installed, serviced and repaired in Essendon, Aberfeldie and Essendon West.
Airmax Air Conditioning and Mechanical Services installs, services and repairs split system and ducted reverse-cycle air conditioning across Essendon 3040, which takes in Essendon, Aberfeldie and Essendon West. We also work on air conditioning and refrigeration for the shops, cafes and offices along Mount Alexander Road.
Licensed and insured, licence numbers AU55285, PL111226, REL D16229. Every job starts with a written quote.
Most Essendon installs are split systems: a wall-mounted unit for each main room, or a multi-split that runs several rooms from one outdoor unit. Where the roof space allows, ducted reverse-cycle heats and cools the whole house through ceiling vents.
Our Essendon installation page goes into detail: sizing for high ceilings, placing the outdoor unit on a period home, switchboard checks and what sets the price.
Many Essendon homes are Federation, Edwardian or interwar, with high ceilings, solid brick walls and roof spaces that range from roomy to very tight. Split systems suit homes with little roof space and let you cool only the rooms you use. Ducted suits homes with room in the roof for the ducts and a spot for a larger outdoor unit, and keeps the whole house at one temperature.
On a period home the outdoor unit usually goes down the side or at the back, out of street view, and the pipe run through solid brick is planned before anything is drilled. If your home is under a heritage overlay, ask Moonee Valley City Council whether anything visible from the street needs a permit.
A yearly service keeps a split or ducted system efficient: filters and coils cleaned, the drain cleared, electrical connections and refrigerant checked, and heating and cooling output tested. Book it before summer, or sooner if the system smells musty, drips or struggles on hot days.
Our air conditioning repair service in Essendon covers systems that won't start, blow warm air, leak water or trip the power. We find the cause, quote the repair before doing it, and tell you plainly when an old system is better replaced.
Reverse-cycle air conditioning heats as well as it cools, so one system covers the whole year. In a draughty period home, a reverse-cycle split in the living room is a common first step away from an old heater, and a ducted system heats every room on a timer. We work on reverse-cycle systems only, not gas heating.
For businesses along Mount Alexander Road, Airmax is the air conditioning contractor and the refrigeration company in one call: shop and office air conditioning, cafe coolrooms and display fridges, kitchen exhaust, repairs and planned maintenance, worked around your trading hours.
Essendon is one of Melbourne's established north-western suburbs, with streets of Federation and Edwardian houses and interwar bungalows, some of them under heritage controls. Aberfeldie runs down to the Maribyrnong River, with larger family homes, many of them extended or rebuilt. Essendon West is a small residential pocket beside it.
Older homes here usually need more cooling capacity than their floor area suggests, because high ceilings hold more air. Homes with a modern extension at the back often suit a multi-split: one outdoor unit running a larger unit in the open-plan living area and smaller ones in the original front rooms.
Every job starts with a written quote that lists the work included and anything it depends on.
High ceilings in Essendon's older homes call for a larger unit than a modern room of the same size.
A longer pipe run, to keep the outdoor unit out of street view, adds to the price.
Call, email or send the form with your suburb, the system and what you need. Photos help.
We look at the system and the home, check access, and work out what's needed.
You get a written quote that lists the work included and anything it depends on.
Our licensed technicians do the agreed work at a time that suits you and keep the home tidy.
We test the system, explain what we did and show you how to use it.
More answers on our FAQ page.
Yes. We place the outdoor unit at the side or back, out of street view where we can, and run the pipes neatly through the wall behind the indoor unit. If the home is under a heritage overlay, check with Moonee Valley City Council whether anything visible from the street needs a permit.
Sometimes. The ducts need room to run without tight bends, and the indoor unit needs space in the roof or under the floor. We check the roof space at the quote. If it's too tight, a multi-split gives most of the comfort without ducts.
Once a year for most homes, ideally before summer. Between services, clean the filters every month or so while the system is in daily use.
We clean the filters and coils, clear the drain, check electrical connections and refrigerant, and test heating and cooling output. If we find a fault, we explain it and quote the repair before doing anything.
Yes. We install, repair and maintain air conditioning, coolrooms, display fridges and kitchen exhaust for businesses, and plan the work around trading hours.
Each service has its own page with what's included, the systems we work on and common questions.
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AU55285
PL111226Licensed technicians for refrigerant, plumbing and electrical work
Full public liability cover on every job
Workmanship guarantee on all installations
A written quote before any work starts
Offices, retail, hospitality and facilities. Design, installation and maintenance under one contract.
