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Lambton in Newcastle is a short run west from our Mayfield workshop. Our work runs from the streets around Lambton Park to the Elder Street pubs, and into North Lambton and New Lambton next door. We measure up before we price a new system, and that visit is free.

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Our ducted system hadn't been looked at since we bought the place. They found a crushed duct in the roof starving the main bedroom, fixed it and cleaned the return. That room actually gets cold now.

Rob, Lambton Ducted service

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23Working in Lambton

Air conditioning in Lambton 2299

Lambton was the first council area around Newcastle to switch on electric lights, in 1890, and an old house here may have been rewired since, which is worth knowing the day a new unit goes in.

Lambton is about 8 km west of the Newcastle city centre and takes its name from the Lambton Colliery, which the Scottish Australian Mining Company opened in December 1863. The pit closed in 1936, and its main entrance is now Lewis Oval and the houses around it. Lambton became a municipality on 24 June 1871 and in 1890 was the first in the district to turn on electric lights. Lambton Park, about 14 hectares in the middle of the suburb, was dedicated in 1887, and its rotunda followed in 1890. Elder Street once had five hotels along a single block and still has the 1894 Mechanics Institute. Few original miners' cottages are left. The Skyline drive-in, opened in October 1956, closed in 1985 and its site became housing in the 1990s. The 2021 census counted 5,214 people.

23What we do here

Air conditioning work around Lambton

  • Houses around Lambton Park

    Older homes on leafy streets, where the outdoor unit often ends up near big trees. Leaves and seed pods collect in the coil and the drain, so we site the unit clear of the canopy where we can and clean it out at each service.

    Servicing and Cleaning
  • The old Skyline drive-in estate

    Homes from the 1990s, some of them still running the first wall split or ducted system they were built with. We test what's there and give you a straight answer on whether it's worth fixing or due for a replacement.

    Ducted Air Conditioning
  • Pubs and shops on Elder Street

    Bars, cafes and shops in old buildings with high ceilings and a busy front door. We size the cooling for a Friday night crowd and do the noisy work outside trading hours.

23Questions

Lambton: common questions

Our Lambton house has had its wiring redone over the years. Can it take a new split?

Usually, yes. Our licence covers connecting the unit and the wiring that goes with it. On the quote visit we look at the switchboard and how much spare capacity it has. If the job needs a new circuit or switchboard work, we arrange a licensed electrician to do that part first, and we tell you before you agree to anything.

We live on the old Skyline drive-in estate. Is our original 1990s system worth repairing?

It depends on the fault and the gas it uses. A system that old may run on R22, and bulk imports of R22 stop on 1 January 2030, so its price can rise and a big repair rarely pays back. A small fix, like a fan motor or a sensor, can still make sense. We price the repair and a replacement side by side so you can decide.

Our outdoor unit sits under the trees near Lambton Park. Is that a problem?

Shade helps, but falling leaves and seed pods don't. They pile up on the coil and block the drain tray, so the unit works harder and can start to smell. We clear it at each service, and if the unit is buried in the garden we can move it somewhere with better airflow.

Do you look after the air con in pubs and cafes on Elder Street?

Yes. We service and repair commercial splits and ducted systems in hospitality venues, and we fit new ones. Work goes in before opening or after close where we can, and a breakdown on a busy weekend gets the first technician free. Give us the brand and model when you ring, and we'll carry the parts that usually fail on it.

Do you also cover North Lambton, New Lambton and Jesmond?

Yes. North Lambton, New Lambton, Jesmond and Kotara are all on the same western run from Mayfield as Lambton, so they're regular stops for us, for new installs, servicing and breakdown repairs alike. We can usually group a service with other work nearby to find a time that suits you.

Our Lambton house goes back to the colliery days. Will the old walls hold an outdoor unit bracket?

Usually, with the right fixings. Old soft brick needs chemical anchors rather than standard bolts, and weatherboard needs the bracket fixed through to the studs behind it. We check the wall on the quote visit, and if a wall is too far gone we use a ground stand instead. Few colliery-era houses are left in Lambton, so we treat them carefully.

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Serving Lambton, North Lambton, New Lambton, Jesmond, Kotara and Waratah.

Breakdown call-out: $140 in business hours, $220 after hours and on weekends, including the first half hour. Install quotes are free.

Call (02) 5550 2240