Tuesday, March 16, 2010

The types of air conditioning units

Air conditioners come in various sizes and designs. They were created and built for certain purposes where they perform at their optimum efficiency. There are four types of air conditioners:

Window air conditioners:

This is probably the most commonly used air conditioning unit because they are the least expensive. The design of the unit is a box and all the parts and pieces are found inside that box. They are used for small rooms and often for residential rooms. Another reason why this unit is commonly used is the easy installation – you can even do it yourself. You simply mount the unit in a window area. This is where it got its name.

Split system air conditioners:

This type of air conditioner is split into two with the outdoor body positioned outside the room and the indoor body is placed inside. The outer body houses the cooling coil and fan while the indoor body houses the compressor, condenser and expansion valve. Because of its size, this type of air conditioner can cool one or more rooms and it is also commonly used because it’s pleasing to the eye compared to the others.

Packaged Air Conditioners:

This type of air conditioner is used to cool larger spaces, more than 1-2 rooms or even an entire office itself. This unit is either installed on the roof or on walls.

Portable Air conditioners:

This type of air conditioner is also called the mobile air conditioner because you can easily take the unit from one place to another. You don’t need to permanently attach it to the wall or any surface.

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