Air Conditioning Dealers Association · Accrediting home air conditioning dealers since 1998

Air Conditioning Dealers Association · Since 1998

Licensed is the minimum. Accredited is the standard.

ACDA accredits established home air conditioning dealers across Sydney, the Blue Mountains and Newcastle. Vetted, bound by a Code of Ethics, and backed by a written guarantee.

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The badge to look forACDA Accredited Member badge

Only current accredited members may display it. If you see it on a quote or a van, check the business name on this site.

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What the badge promises

Four things you can hold an accredited dealer to

Vetted

Nominated, assessed and admitted by the Membership Committee.

Guaranteed in writing

Workmanship on new home installations, up to $25,000.

Backed by the makers

Daikin, Mitsubishi Electric and Rinnai support ACDA and its members.

Local and accountable

A showroom you can walk into, and a dispute process behind it.

How accreditation works

How a dealer becomes accredited

Read the Code of Ethics and the Standards
An accredited dealer showroom with indoor units on display

Nominated

Put forward by an existing accredited member who knows its work.

Assessed

Showroom, service department, design capability and licensed people, checked by the committee.

Bound by the Code

Signs up to the Code of Ethics and the Workmanship Standards.

Accountable

Covered by the Guarantee, answerable to the Dispute Resolution Committee.

Homeowner guides

Know what to ask before anyone quotes

Living room with a ducted ceiling outlet and a wall-mounted split system in the next room
Choosing a system

Split, multi-split or ducted?

Read the guide
Choosing an installer · Video

How to check an installer

Watch and read
A written air conditioning quote on a kitchen bench, the kind an ACDA accredited member must provide
Quotes

What a proper quote includes

Read the guide
Licensed air conditioning installer checking refrigerant pressures on a new outdoor unit
Installation

What a good installation looks like

Read the guide
Homeowner adjusting a ducted air conditioning wall controller
Running costs

Running costs, explained

Read the guide
Replacement

When to replace, not repair

Read the guide

Find an accredited dealer

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Sydney, the Blue Mountains and Newcastle. Every result is a current accredited member.

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The Guarantee

$25,000Written workmanship guarantee, per contract

If an accredited member's new home installation falls short of the ACDA Standards, ACDA engages an independent Chartered Engineer to investigate and arrange for it to be put right.

What it coversWorkmanship on new domestic installations by an accredited member, on contracts up to $25,000 including GST. Not an equipment warranty, not a price guarantee.
Read the Guarantee in full

If something has gone wrong

  1. Complete the Dispute Resolution Form.
  2. Attach your quote, invoice and any other relevant documents.
  3. Send it to the Dispute Resolution Committee, PO Box 253, Emu Plains NSW 2750, or [email protected].
Dispute Resolution Form (PDF, 79KB)

Equipment faults go to the manufacturer under its warranty. Your member can help you lodge that claim.

Supported by

DaikinMitsubishi ElectricRinnai

Check before you sign

Every accredited member is listed on this site. If a business is not on the list, it is not an ACDA member.

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