An air conditioner installed well is invisible: it cools, it drains, it does not drip on the neighbour's balcony. Installed badly, it announces itself within a month. The difference is rarely the machine — it is the installation, and the installation starts with your post.
Size before brand
Tell the professional the room size in square metres, which floor it is on, and whether the sun hits it in the afternoon. An undersized unit runs constantly and still fails in August; an oversized one cycles on and off and wastes power. Any competent installer will size from these three facts — be suspicious of one who quotes without asking.
What a real installation includes
- Wall drilling and proper mounting for both indoor and outdoor units.
- A drainage path for condensate that ends somewhere sensible — not on the street or a neighbour's wall.
- Vacuum of the lines before commissioning, not just "opening the valves".
- A dedicated electrical line if the unit's power requires it.
Ask each offer which of these are included. The differences explain the price gaps.
Servicing and refills
If your AC cools less than before, the cause is usually dirty filters or a gas leak. Cleaning is cheap and quick. A refill without finding the leak is renting coolness by the season — the gas will leave the way it left before. A serious technician looks for the leak first and tells you what they found.
Heating and gas: no shortcuts
For gas heaters and boilers, ventilation checks are not optional decoration; they are what keeps the household safe. Ask explicitly whether the offer includes checking the exhaust and ventilation. Anyone dismissive about that question has answered it.
Where Brikoula fits
Post the job once — room size, floor, photos of where the unit goes — and installers nearby send comparable offers with their reviews attached. The professional spends coins to unlock your contact details; posting is free. Agree in the chat what the installation includes, and you will not relearn it in August.