The question of how to choose an air conditioner for an apartment, private house or office begins to be asked with the onset of warm weather. The purchase of climate technology is relevant for populated and under construction objects. It is convenient to install the equipment during repairs in order to choose a suitable place to place the blocks and hide the pipes connecting them before finishing finishing works. 

What is an air conditioner and how it works.

An air conditioner is an equipment from the category of climate technology that cools or heats the air to a user-defined temperature and maintains the achieved parameters. Air conditioners can be household, industrial, automotive, but they all work on the same principle.

Before choosing a home air conditioner, the buyer should familiarize himself with basic information about the device of the equipment, the principle of its operation. It is based on the ability of heat accumulation by a liquid during evaporation with subsequent recoil during condensation. The refrigerant, circulating through the pipes of the air conditioner, is subjected to different pressures and temperatures, its compression and expansion occurs, a circular change in state from liquid to gas.

There are 4 main units in the air conditioner - compressor, condenser, throttling device and evaporator. All these nodes are connected using tubes. A closed system of pipes with nodes creates a refrigeration circuit. The refrigerant moves along this circuit.

What to look at when choosing an air conditioner.

When choosing, it is worth relying on the power of the air conditioner. The universal formula for calculating the power of the device for any residential premises is 1 kW per 10 m2. To facilitate the calculation on the Internet there are special online calculators. Selection of the power of the air conditioner by the area of the room.

Types of air conditioners.

Climate technology is classified according to several criteria. By appointment , air conditioners are:

1. Household appliances are widely distributed, have an attractive design, are low-noise, multifunctional, are used mainly in residential premises with an area of 10 to 100 m2.

2. Semi-industrial — have an increased service life and reliability of industrial equipment, installed mainly in public places, spacious apartments and private houses, offices, shopping malls and other facilities with an area of 50 to 300 m2.

3. Industrial air conditioners with a service life of 20-30 years are designed for use in sports and gyms, trading floors, administrative buildings with an area of 300 m2.

Appliances intended for domestic use are classified according to their design features. To understand which air conditioner to choose for an apartment, consider the main types of household appliances.

What additional functions can there be.

The "dehumidification" mode allows the air conditioner to collect maximum moisture from the indoor air inside and prevent the appearance of mold.

The "night mode" function reduces the noise level in the dark by reducing the fan speed.

The timer on the air conditioner allows you to configure the on and off of the unit at a certain time.

Some models of air conditioners have a high-speed cooling function, which allows you to lower the room temperature in a shorter time.