Heating and cooling for Harristown's post-war houses, townhouses and rentals, from a Toowoomba business working since 1979.
Harristown began as a 1902 estate of 177 building sites southwest of the Toowoomba city centre and grew quickly after World War II, so most of its homes were built long before anyone planned for air conditioning. Care Technical Services supplies, installs and maintains split, multi split and ducted systems and Temprite units across the suburb, and because the business is run by a licensed Master Electrician, the circuit behind a new unit is checked by the same business that fits it.
Harristown
A Harristown air conditioning job usually starts with a question about the house rather than the unit. Will a three-bedroom home cool evenly from one split system, or does it need a multi split? Is there a sensible place on a townhouse for an outdoor unit? Is the old system worth servicing, or is it at the end of its life? We look at the rooms you actually use, explain the options for heating and cooling, and quote before any work begins.
At the 2021 Census, 47.3% of Harristown's 3,716 occupied dwellings had three bedrooms and 24.3% were semi-detached homes, townhouses or terraces, well above the Toowoomba Region's 13.0%. Homes of that size and layout are often well served by a single split system or a small multi split, and we size the system to the rooms rather than selling the biggest unit available.
Single-room split systems supplied and installed, with the outdoor unit placed for airflow and easy service access.
Suits the three-bedroom homes that made up 47.3% of Harristown dwellings in 2021, where one or two rooms carry most of the load.
One outdoor unit running several indoor heads, so bedrooms and living areas can be heated or cooled separately.
A practical fit for townhouses and semi-detached homes, which made up 24.3% of the suburb's dwellings, where space for outdoor units is limited.
Scheduled cleaning and inspection that picks up dirty filters, blocked drains and worn parts before the system stops.
Worth booking between tenancies for the many Harristown homes that are rented.
Diagnosis of leaks, unusual noises and systems that will not hold temperature, from thermostats and capacitors to compressors and contactors.
If a unit needs resetting again and again, we test it before a minor fault turns into a breakdown.
Servicing and repair of Temprite units for homes and businesses.
Included for Harristown owners who already have a Temprite unit and want it kept running.
Dedicated circuits, isolators and switchboard work so a new system runs on wiring that can carry it.
Switchboards in older houses often need attention before an extra appliance load is added.
Harristown lies to the southwest of the Toowoomba city centre. It was first opened as the Harristown Estate in 1902, with building sites of 16 to 34 perches (400 to 860 m2), and the area boomed after World War II. The suburb also holds heritage-listed places such as Smithfield House and Redlands, the house where Concordia Lutheran College opened in 1946.
The Bureau of Meteorology records a mean January maximum of 28.4°C and a mean July minimum of 6.7°C at Toowoomba Airport, so a Harristown system is asked to cool in summer and heat in winter. Older houses often have switchboards and circuits that were never planned for that load, which is why we check the circuit before a new unit goes on it.
With 39.5% of households renting at the 2021 Census, many Harristown systems belong to landlords rather than occupants. A regular service keeps filters, drains and coils in order between tenancies, and picks up a failing part while the fix is still a simple one.
Beyond Harristown, we install and service air conditioning for homes, businesses and industrial sites across Toowoomba. Call 0434 111 450 or email admin@caretechnicalservices.com.au to book.
Often it is, for a single living area. For a home where bedrooms need cooling at night, a multi split or a second split system usually works better. We look at the floor plan and the rooms you use most before recommending anything.
Yes, where the property allows an outdoor unit. A multi split system can serve several rooms from one outdoor unit, which helps when wall and ground space are tight.
Broken breakers or fuses, damaged capacitors and worn contactors are among the common faults we find. Because Care Technical Services is a Master Electrician business, we test the unit and the circuit feeding it in the same visit.
Yes. We service split, multi split and ducted systems and Temprite units, and a scheduled service between tenancies is a simple way to keep a rental's system working.
Yes. We inspect the job, explain what is needed and quote before any work proceeds.
Care Technical Services is locally owned and operated by Kelvyn, a licensed and accredited Master Electrician who runs the business personally. The business has been operating since 1979.
Harristown is named after George Harris, a Brisbane businessman and member of the Queensland Legislative Council, and was originally part of the Shire of Drayton. From 1915 until 1993 it had a railway station on the Toowoomba to Wyreema line. Harristown State School opened in 1911 and Harristown State High School in 1955, and the suburb is also home to the Milne Bay Museum and the Elders and Landmark Saleyards. At the 2021 Census Harristown had 9,081 residents with a median age of 38.
Care Technical Services is a service-area business with no public-facing office. We travel to you across Harristown and greater Toowoomba from our Toowoomba base (postal address PO Box 6583, Toowoomba QLD 4350).
