Thursday, September 12, 2013

Tips for Buying a Central Air Conditioner

By Jane Dabad


Heat and humidity can easily decrease productivity at work. You can make conditions more comfortable for work by using central air conditioners if your work area is big, whereby one small ac unit wouldn't be enough. So, if you want to cool your entire house or the business office you should install central air conditioning units.

Normally, central air conditioners utilize a principle of transferring heat from a single area to another by making use of a refrigerant also known as Freon. There are 2 parts in central air conditioners are also known as a split system. One part will be the air handler that's placed inside home as well as the other part is the condensing unit that's located outdoors.

In order to cool the interior of your house, the central ac units remove the heat in the air inside and move it outside. The indoor section of the system has a refrigerant coil across which the indoor air is passed and after that it's released outside. This process decreases the temperature inside to your desired level as per the thermostat setting.

Here are some useful hints for purchasing central air conditioners. You should select the system that will fit your local climate and the total cooling load. You can either decide on evaporative coolers which are useful in hot and arid regions including the southwest or you can choose the compressor-driven central ac units.

You'll need to work out the size of the system needed. You should get a SEER rating higher than 12.0 when you are looking for a central air conditioning unit.

For those who have ducts for an existing forced-air home heating system, the central air conditioner system may be connected to these ducts, based upon their size and also the relative heating and cooling loads of your home. You could consider the advice of a good HVAC contractor for questions about this.

For efficient operation of a central air conditioning unit, proper sizing and installation are very important. It will be tough to reduce humidity with too large a unit and, if the unit is not big enough, you may get inadequate cooling on very hot days. If your air conditioner is running in an inefficient manner , it means that it might not be located in the correct place, your ducts are leaking cold air, the ducts are not properly sealed, or that the refrigerant needs to be recharged.

The main characteristics that ought to be looked at while buying a central air conditioner are: provision of a fan-only switch, a filter check-light and an automatic-delay fan switch. It's also advisable to choose a central air conditioning unit that will not make a lot of noise.

In the event the outdoor (compressor) unit of the central air conditioning units has to be replaced, you need to locate one, which will be appropriate the existing indoor (blower coil) unit. A well used blower coil would not be ideal for a highly efficient outdoor unit.

It is crucial to get an electrician to evaluate your home's electrical supply including the voltage and amperage capacity before installing central air conditioning units, since it uses a 230-volt circuit and between 20 and 50 amps of power.




About the Author:



Add to Technorati Favorites Bookmark and Share

0 comments:

Cheap electric fans ,Best cooling system, Remote control fans, Best discount air conditioner , Remote control fans 2012