Daikin Air Conditioning Servicing & Repair
Servicing, fault-finding and repair for Daikin air conditioning — home wall units, Sky Air cassettes and ducted units, and VRV systems — across Orpington, Bromley, Croydon and South East London. Priced per complete system, with no VAT.
Daikin Pricing
- £120 first system, £90 each additional (business)
- £120 first unit, £70 each additional (home)
- £195 per system/year, twice-yearly
- New single-split from £1,700 fitted
- No VAT to add
Daikin Systems I Work On
- Home wall units — Daikin's residential ranges, including Sensira, Comfora, Perfera, Stylish and Emura.
- Multi-splits — one outdoor unit serving several indoor units around a home or small office.
- Sky Air — Daikin's light-commercial range: ceiling cassettes, ducted, ceiling-suspended and wall units in offices, shops and surgeries.
- VRV — Daikin's variable refrigerant volume systems, running many indoor units from one outdoor system.
Daikin publishes its own fault code descriptions, and those are what I work from. The codes below are the ones I get asked about most.
Daikin Error Codes Explained
| Code | What it means |
|---|---|
| U4 | Communication fault between the indoor and outdoor units — wiring, interference or a circuit board. |
| U0 | Shortage of refrigerant — a leak, a closed stop valve or a blockage in the refrigerant pipework. |
| A5 | High-pressure control in heating or freeze-up protection in cooling — very often a clogged indoor filter. |
| A6 | Indoor fan motor locked or overloaded. |
| E7 | Outdoor fan motor fault. |
| A3 | Drain level fault on units with a drain pump, such as cassettes — a blocked drain, failed pump or float switch. |
| F3 | Discharge pipe temperature too high — often a shortage of refrigerant. |
When you call, tell me the code, the model number on the indoor unit and whether it happened in cooling or heating. That usually tells me what to bring.
What a Daikin Service Covers
Filters, coil and fan
Filters washed, the indoor coil cleaned and treated, the fan barrel checked. A dirty filter is the commonest cause of A5 shutdowns and weak cooling.
Condensate drain and pump
Drain run flushed and tested. On cassettes and ducted units the drain pump and float switch are tested too — a blocked drain on a ceiling unit is how water ends up coming through ceiling tiles.
Outdoor unit
Coil cleaned, fan checked, fixings and anti-vibration mounts checked, and anything blocking the airflow cleared.
Refrigerant-side performance
Temperatures and running currents measured against what the unit should be doing. Signs of a leak are investigated, not ignored.
Controls and records
Remote or wired controller, schedules and any Onecta app connection checked. You get a written report with photographs.
Installing a New Daikin
If a unit is beyond economic repair, or you want cooling in another room, new single-split systems start from £1,700 fully fitted with no VAT. Daikin models are quoted at a free survey, because the price depends on the range and the room. Multi-room systems start from £3,500.
I'll tell you which Daikin range suits the room and the budget — and if another brand would serve you better for the money, I'll say that too.
Prices
Business premises: £120 for the first complete system and £90 for each additional system on the same visit. A complete system means one indoor unit and its matched outdoor unit. A twice-yearly maintenance agreement is £195 per system per year. Daikin VRF, multi-split and difficult-access systems are surveyed and quoted.
Homes: £120 for the first unit and £70 for each additional unit on the same visit.
Repairs are quoted at a fixed price before work starts. I'm not VAT-registered, so there's no VAT to add to any of it.
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