Start with the local property, not a generic BTU chart
Paarl’s wine-region setting combines established homes, farms and expanding residential estates. Summers are typically hotter inland than on the Atlantic edge, while winter mornings make the heating mode on an efficient inverter unit genuinely useful.
Newer estates may offer straightforward installation routes but impose appearance rules. Older homes can have thick walls, pitched roofs and larger rooms that need an on-site assessment rather than a catalogue estimate.