[200William-EC SP67851] FW: New Ducted AC at 205/200 William St Woolloomooloo
Matt Perkins
matt at spectrum.com.au
Tue Feb 2 19:32:58 AEDT 2021
Respectfully Craig i disagree. But im happy to go with the consensus.
Matt
On 2/2/21 7:29 pm, Craig Laforest wrote:
>
> Hello Matt and everyone,
>
> I am one of the people who can speak openly about the problems of
> effective air-conditioning in an apartment – mine. I have spent
> thousands of dollars, as Matt mentioned, to try and get
> air-conditioning which ‘works’ in all options of cool vs heating. To
> no avail. With my A/C on, I still have a very hot apartment during
> the summer.
>
> We are NOT a deluxe, ‘luxury’ building. A building which IS deluxe
> and luxury has a Concierge and pool and sizeable gym and a building
> manager, who is constantly looking at even the smallest of problems in
> the building and acts immediately. Ours doesn’t any of these.
>
> No one is going to look up at an air-conditioning unit on one of our
> balconies (even if they can see it) and consider the building
> ‘ugly.’ People need to be kept cool during the hot summer and as we
> are not getting effective A/C cooling from the tower on level 8, then
> we need to look at alternatives for them.
>
> Please, let’s make this simple. This owner wants A/C so that they or
> the tenant can enjoy the apartment. Yes, it may mean a compressor is
> installed on the balcony, however they are extremely quiet and as a
> non-deluxe, non-luxury building, we are NOT in a quiet area anyway!
>
> Please consider we have more membrane concerns (level 7 west) than a
> quiet compressor for A/C on any balcony. Dripping water on a balcony?
> Consider again that with rain or humidity the balcony will have water
> on it, at some point, anyway. In that situation, the membrane is the
> question, not water flow.
>
> Can the members of the Body Corporate please come together and get
> this request passed so that the owner/tenant can enjoy their home with
> the A/C they are requesting.
>
> Regards,
>
> Craig Laforest
>
> *From:*ec-bounces at 200william.com <ec-bounces at 200william.com> *On
> Behalf Of *Matt Perkins
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 2 February 2021 4:13 PM
> *To:* ec at 200william.com
> *Subject:* Re: [200William-EC SP67851] FW: New Ducted AC at 205/200
> William St Woolloomooloo
>
> I feel like I have been through this 100 times. But hear we go again.
>
> The balcony is common property. An exclusive use bylaw would be
> required by EGM to allow a split system aircon to be installed. (EC
> cant approve)
>
> The building has a cooling tower and as such was designed with a
> cooling tower recirculating water system HVAC with _internal_
> apartment compressor (not external as they note bellow so not the same
> as indicated)
>
> The building waste condensate water is piped from inside the apartment
> directly into internal drains not onto balconys some balconies do
> drain onto others. Unless their aircon guy has looked at the Hydraulic
> plans of the building he would have no idea where it drains to.
>
> Dripping water onto balcony may cause leaks in the future.
>
> Vibrations of compressors on the balcony may cause leaks in the future
> and complicate membrane repairs on balcony in the future if needed.
>
> Running gas piping between the external compressor and the internal
> fan unit will require penetration between inside and outside by
> removing bricks drilling holes etc. A future area for water ingress.
>
> Noise generated by an external compressor (opposed to one inside the
> apartment as it is now) may be transmitted to lower floors.
>
> We do not have council approval in our original D/A for external
> compressors.
>
> External air con units are ugly and not in keeping with the look of
> the building.
>
> Once we have approved one unit a precedent will be set and they will
> appear on all other apartments.
>
> Costs of GAS and Electricity in the BMC are split by the SMS taking
> into account that all apartments use the common use aircon. Will this
> owner demand a strata plan of sub division to change there entitlement
> units as they dont use building HVAC ?
>
> I feel for the owner with costs involved but to be fair we are all in
> the same boat. If you look around the area there are almost no
> external aircon units on balcony's of like buildings. External units
> are common place in less prestige buildings sure But we are trying to
> keep the image of the building high.
>
> Many other owners have replaced their air con units at great cost and
> worked within the rules I know I have 601 has and 401 has likely there
> are more. Elan, Zenith, Horizon, Omnia all have cooling tower
> systems and not external air cons banging away into the hot summer
> night dripping water everywhere. Almost every building that was
> constructed after 2000 in this area does. It's not an Auburn 1980's
> tower block with an aircon out every balcony.
>
> That's my 2c im sure i could go on but you get the picture this is a
> very bad idea and will bite us in the backside one day.
>
> Matt
>
> On 2/2/21 2:53 pm, Leanne Eardley wrote:
>
> Good Afternoon Committee,
>
> The managing agent of unit 205 has been in contact with the
> recommended a/c contractor that services the building (city to
> surf air), and advised that the proposed cost of $10k is not an
> option for the Owner.
>
> As such, they would like the committee to reconsider their a/c
> application for the split system installation, copy attached. They
> have also advised the following:
>
> /Lot 17 balcony is in line with the balcony below & above./
>
> /The balcony is designed as an external area, tiles with a floor
> waste for water next to the compressor location so the pipe will
> run into it not “drip off the balcony”./
>
> /Compressor noise from the Ducted System is no different to a
> Split System compressor. Both use a compressor./
>
> Please review and discuss, this decision will need to be
> documented by way of a formal committee meeting, so if you would
> like me to arrange an online voting committee meeting, or a
> teleconference to discuss and make determination, please let me know.
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> *Leanne Eardley*
>
> Senior Community Manager
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> *From:*Regal Court Real Estate <general at regalcourt.com.au>
> <mailto:general at regalcourt.com.au>
> *Sent:* Friday, 29 January 2021 2:37 PM
> *To:* Deborah O'Brien <dobrien at stratatitle.com.au>
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> *Cc:* Leanne Eardley <leardley at stratatitle.com.au>
> <mailto:leardley at stratatitle.com.au>
> *Subject:* FW: New Ducted AC at 205/200 William St Woolloomooloo
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> Dear Deborah,
>
> We have received the email below from the recommended air
> conditioning company. The cost of $10K+ is not an option for the
> owner, especially under the current economic climate with
> COVID-19. The owner has already suffered financial loss due to
> being unable to lease an un-air condition apartment.
>
> The split system that was previously detailed we have had
> installed in many strata buildings with no issues and should any
> arise we would take action to rectify. Could you please discuss
> this with the committee as we now have a tenant who needs air
> conditioning.
>
> Kind Regards
>
> Lili Brzevska
>
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> *From:*Service City to Surf Air <service at citytosurfair.com.au
> <mailto:service at citytosurfair.com.au>>
> *Sent:* Monday, 25 January 2021 9:06 AM
> *To:* Regal Court Real Estate <general at regalcourt.com.au
> <mailto:general at regalcourt.com.au>>
> *Subject:* Re: New Ducted AC at 205/200 William St Woolloomooloo
>
> Hi Tino,
>
> These a/c units are no longer in production.
>
> A custom made unit will need to be manufactured which has a lead
> time of around 8 weeks.
>
> An estimated cost for supply and installation would be $10K - $12K.
>
> If the owner is interested then we can attend site to take the
> required measurements.
>
> If the owner wishes to discuss the situation, please forward on
> my number.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Brendan
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> The Service Team
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> On Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 12:24 PM Regal Court Real Estate
> <general at regalcourt.com.au <mailto:general at regalcourt.com.au>> wrote:
>
> Good afternoon
>
> We were given your details by strata at 200 William St
> Woolloomooloo as you’ve worked there before.
>
> They are an old model Temperzone ducted system with very
> narrow access.
>
> It’s been removed by someone long ago so a repair isn’t possible.
>
> Please quote for a new installation in unit 205.
>
> It’s vacant at the moment so easy access anytime just call
> Tino on 0414 598 973.
>
> Urgently as we have a new tenant moving in soon.
>
> Kind Regards
>
> Tino Brzevski
>
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