Low-level console units for rooms where a high wall unit will not work.
Floor standing air conditioning uses a console indoor unit that sits low on the wall, near the floor, much like a radiator. It is a fixed split system with an outdoor unit and refrigerant pipework, not a portable box on wheels. Consoles solve a specific problem: rooms where there is no sensible high wall for a standard indoor unit, or where heating matters as much as cooling.
We are REFCOM registered (F-Gas) and install single-split, multi-split and ducted systems from Worcester Bosch, Mitsubishi, Daikin, Panasonic and more. A free in-home design visit looks at whether a floor console, a wall unit or a mix of the two suits each room, followed by a fixed price in writing.
Wall-mounted units need clear space near the ceiling. Many rooms do not have it: loft rooms with sloping ceilings and short knee walls, conservatories with glass almost to the roof, or rooms with high windows and beams. A console fits into the low wall space instead, often under a window where a radiator might otherwise go. Some people also simply prefer the look of a low unit, or want it within easy reach.
Warm air rises, so a unit that releases heat at floor level spreads it through the room naturally. That makes consoles a good choice in rooms used mainly in cooler months, such as a conservatory in spring or a loft bedroom in winter. In cooling mode the airflow is directed upwards and across the room. Because the split systems we fit are air-to-air heat pumps, the same console handles both.
The unit needs clear space in front for airflow, so it should not be hidden behind a sofa or tucked under a desk. Under a window is a common choice, as long as curtains will not block it. We also think about where the pipework and condensate will leave the room, because a console set against an outside wall usually gives the shortest, tidiest route to the outdoor unit.
Because the console is at low level, pipework often runs straight through the wall behind it to an outdoor unit at ground level, which keeps it short and out of sight. Condensate from the console needs to fall to a drain or soakaway, which is easier from a low position on an outside wall. Where the console is on an inside wall, pipes can run under the floor or in trunking, and the survey agrees the least visible route.
A console does not have to stand alone. On a multi-split system, one outdoor unit can serve a floor console in a loft room alongside wall-mounted units in bedrooms elsewhere. That lets each room have the style of unit that suits it best. The design visit sets out the options so you can see how the rooms work together.
No. A floor console is a fixed split system with an outdoor unit and refrigerant pipework. Portable units are self-contained boxes that vent through a hose.
In rooms without a suitable high wall, such as loft rooms with knee walls, conservatories and rooms with high windows, or wherever low-level heating is a priority.
Yes. The split systems we fit are air-to-air heat pumps, so the console heats in winter and cools in summer.
Free in-home design and quote from REFCOM registered installers.