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    Aircon Installation in Bellville

    We install split aircons in Bellville houses, offices and shops, and we look at older units that have stopped cooling. If yours still runs on R22, it helps to know where that gas is heading before you spend money on it.

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    Three aircon outdoor units on brackets along a plastered side wall above a paved driveway
    Illustration, not a photograph of a job.

    Older units and the R22 phase-out

    R22 is an HCFC refrigerant, and South Africa is phasing HCFCs out under its ozone-layer regulations. Two dates have already passed: from 1 July 2014, air-con equipment containing R22 could no longer be imported, and from 1 January 2015, R22 could no longer be used to install a new system.

    The gas for existing units is going too. From 2026 to 2030 the country's total HCFC supply is capped at 2.5% of its baseline, and that cap covers every HCFC, not R22 alone. From 2031 the remaining share may only be used for servicing, and by 2040 no HCFC may be imported or used.

    So if your Bellville aircon dates from before 2015 and has lost its gas, a regas is not the only option to weigh. If the leak keeps coming back, price a replacement as well. Our aircon repair and regas service starts by finding out why the gas went.

    Offices, rooms and shopfronts

    For an office, consulting room or shop we size each unit to its own room and plan where the outdoor units go, so they do not crowd a shared wall or a walkway.

    A new circuit for the aircon is an addition to the electrical installation, and the Electrical Installation Regulations require a certificate of compliance for at least that addition, issued by a registered electrical contractor. See our office aircon installation page for more on fitting units in a workplace.

    Whose electricity you are on

    On the City of Cape Town's load-shedding map, central and northern Bellville fall in Area 1, and the key to that map says Areas 1 to 16 are supplied by the City. Parts to the south are unshaded on the same map, which the key marks as supplied directly by Eskom, and the City notes that boundaries can shift slightly, so your account has the final word.

    For a home on the City's Home User tariff, the 2026/27 rate from 1 July 2026 is 309.52c per kWh before VAT (355.95c with VAT) for the first 600 kWh a month. Business tariffs are different, and we do not list them here.

    Who may work on the gas side

    Under the Pressure Equipment Regulations, the Department of Employment and Labour's guidance says the certificate of conformity for installing or servicing a refrigeration system must come from an SAQCC Gas registered practitioner, and the standard it names, SANS 10147, covers refrigerating systems including plants associated with air-conditioning systems. That includes a regas. The installer who does the work must be SAQCC Gas registered: ask to see the card, and you can check it on SAQCC Gas's public search.

    When the City grouped its 2011 Census figures, "Bellville" covered Bellville Central, Boston, Oakdale, Stikland, Kempenville, Belgravia and many smaller places. We cover all of them. Further north, our aircon installers in Durbanville page deals with homes near a boundary wall, and to the east, see installing an aircon in a Brackenfell complex.

    Want a rough number first? The cost of aircon installation in Cape Town page sets out published prices one source at a time, with their dates.

    Bellville questions

    The law still allows some HCFC supply, but it is shrinking. From 2026 to 2030, South Africa's HCFC supply, R22 included, may not exceed 2.5% of the baseline amount. From 2031 that small share may only be used for servicing, and by 2040 HCFCs may not be imported or used at all. A technician can tell you whether your unit is worth regassing or due for replacement.

    Yes. We fit split units in offices, consulting rooms and shops as well as homes. The same paperwork applies: a certificate of conformity from an SAQCC Gas registered practitioner for the refrigeration side, and an electrical certificate of compliance if a circuit is added.

    On the City of Cape Town's load-shedding map, central and northern Bellville fall in Area 1, and the map's key says Areas 1 to 16 are supplied by the City. Parts to the south are supplied directly by Eskom, so check the supplier on your own account, because the City says area boundaries can change slightly.

    Get a quote in Bellville

    New install, a second unit or an old one that has stopped cooling: tell us what you have and we will get back to you with the next step. It costs nothing to ask.

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    Install examples

    Where a split unit can go

    These are illustrations made to show typical placements. They are not photographs of completed jobs.

    Bedrooms, kitchens, home offices and the outdoor unit outside. Tap a picture to open it larger.

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    White split aircon high on the wall of a child's bedroom above a desk and single bed
    White split aircon above a passage opening in an open-plan lounge and kitchen
    Two aircon outdoor units stacked on a steel frame against a face-brick wall, wheelie bins beside them
    White split aircon above a timber desk in a home office with a bookshelf
    Aircon outdoor unit on rubber feet on a flat concrete roof, pipe running into the wall
    White split aircon in a small treatment room with a massage bed by the window
    Outdoor unit high on a plastered wall with white trunking running down the wall
    White split aircon above a double bed in a pale blue bedroom with a ceiling fan