Short articles with Chișinău numbers: room sizes, prices, winter heating, cleaning.
At home by day — 21–22 °C, at night in the bedroom — 18–20 °C, out for the day — 17–18 °C rather than “off”. Each degree lower is about 5 % of the heating electricity: if the unit heats the flat for about 1,490 lei a month, two degrees save about 150 lei.
Read →An air conditioner is a heat pump too, just air-to-air: it heats the air in the room. An air-to-water heat pump heats water for radiators, underfloor heating and a hot-water tank. For a flat an air conditioner almost always wins; for a house you want to take fully off gas, look at air-to-water. Often the best setup is a combination: the boiler stays, air conditioners heat in autumn and spring.
Read →Heat pumps come as air-to-air and air-to-water. The first is an inverter air conditioner with heating: from 10 760 lei per room installed, heating down to −30…−35 °C. Its heat is about 2.5 times cheaper than gas: a house burning 1,500 m³ a season overpays about 24,300 lei a year on gas.
Read →15 % off wall-mounted air conditioners from 7,000 to 24,000 BTU — for rooms of 20–70 m². What is included and how to choose a model.
Read →From 1 October gas costs 26.14 lei per cubic metre. Using ANRE tariffs: 100 kWh of heat from a gas boiler costs about 310 lei, from a convector 360 lei, and from an inverter air conditioner 120 lei around zero and 180 lei in frost. If you burn 150 m³ of gas a month, the same heat from an air conditioner costs roughly 1 490–2 230 lei instead of 3 920.
Read →Rinsing the filters is not a cleaning. What the technician should take apart, wash and measure, how you can check it, and when to book servicing to avoid the queue.
Read →The manufacturer answers for factory defects, the installer for their work. Whom to call when it breaks, when the warranty starts, and what happens after a cut-price installation.
Read →Why the cold from the hallway never reaches the bedrooms, which flats one unit can handle, and what one air conditioner per room actually costs.
Read →Why hide the air conditioner pipework in the wall while renovating, whether you need to buy the unit in advance, which pipes standard models use, and what two-stage installation costs.
Read →Switched on the heating and the unit stays quiet for 5–10 minutes? Usually that is normal. What happens inside, how long to wait, and when to call a technician.
Read →Which models keep heating in frost down to −25 and −30 °C according to the manufacturer, what they cost with installation, and how to size one for heating a flat.
Read →What you can do yourself in 20 minutes, what the technician checks, and how winter preparation differs from a regular clean and an annual service.
Read →What to check yourself in five minutes, why it leaks or will not heat, what to do with an error code, and how to decide whether to repair an old unit or replace it.
Read →Air conditioner capacity calculation for a 25 m² room and an overview of Hyundai, Inventor, and Gree models. Installation terms and pricing from Arctica Service in Moldova.
Read →Air conditioner installation cost calculation in Chisinau in 2026. Full price list for installation work, pipework, and additional services from Arctica Service.
Read →Choosing an air conditioner depends on the purpose of the room and its operating mode. The article covers the differences between inverter and traditional on/off systems.
Read →Heating with an air conditioner in winter allows for significant electricity savings thanks to the efficiency of the heat pump. Arctica Service installs equipment throughout Moldova with a warranty of up to 5 years.
Read →Comparing a multi-split system and two separate air conditioners for two rooms. We break down installation costs, technical limitations, and financial benefits.
Read →Regular air conditioner maintenance prevents breakdowns and maintains indoor air quality. Arctica Service provides professional cleaning and servicing with a guarantee.
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