Text by Leesa Maher. Photograph by Alicia Taylor/bauersyndication.com.au.
H&G ADVICE
BUYER’S GUIDECOOLING
The latest cooling systems
deliver relief from the heat –
without scorching power bills.
T
he heat is on and our focus is on
keeping cool, hopefully while
using as little energy as possible.
Home-cooling choices range from
simple fans to ever-more efficient
cooling systems. Airconditioners can
now be found in more than half of all
Australian households. Figures from
the Ministerial Council on Energy
indicate that airconditioner sales were
expected to hit 1.36 million units in
2014, and to climb to 1.55 million units
per year by 2020. There is a system to >Australian House & Garden 185