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Choosing the Best Air Conditioner for Your

Home

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There are many ways to deal with

Australia’s extreme summer temperatures,

ranging from different types of fans, to

evaporative coolers, but the most effective

method is to install a refrigerative air

conditioning unit.

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These also come in a variety of different types. Choosing the right air conditioner for your home is essential.

Various factors, such the size of your home and air conditioning prices, have to be taken into account.

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The first thing you will want to do is

to talk to an electrician about the

installation. You will need to find out

the best type of air conditioner for

your living space, how much will it

cost to install the unit, and how

much will it cost to run and maintain

it.

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Air conditioning installation can be simple and

affordable, or it can involve major effort and

expense. Also, depending on the size of your

home and how often you use the unit, your

electricity bill can be dramatically affected or

the changes may not be noticeable.

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Refrigerative units work using a refrigerant (usually

Freon) that transfers the heat to the outdoors via hot and

cool coils.

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These units are “split” in the sense that there are

two sections, one outside the home, and one

indoors.

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The two are connected by pipes filled with refrigerant.

These pipes are the conduit by which the heat inside your

home gets taken out, thus providing a cooling effect. These

can cool multiple rooms and are available with reverse

cycle capability as well. Reverse cycle means that they can

transfer heat indoors during the winter and thus provide

home-heating as well as cooling.

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There will be a compressor located

outdoors and a unit installed in the ceiling.

The ducts will carry cooled air to different

parts of the house. One of the benefits of a

central air conditioner is that different areas

of the home can be cooled to different

temperatures.

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These require no installation and may be

moved around a home like a portable fan,

to provide cooling as needed. They may

be placed in a window or door so as to

transfer heat within a room to the outside

via coils located inside the appliance.

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This is a well-known, old-fashioned type of air

conditioner. Fixed air conditioners will typically require a

specially-made hole in a wall or a window in order to

operate.

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The size of the air conditioning unit is another important

factor in your choice. Units that are oversized or

undersized for your living space will be both expensive

and ineffective in the long run.

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An oversized unit will cool your home very quickly,

but when it gets to the desired temperature, it will

stop working. It will then start up again the second

the home starts to warm up. The result is that your

air conditioner will be constantly starting up and

shutting off, using more electricity and eventually

wearing the unit out.

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An undersized unit will have to work very hard

to cool a large living space and will run in very

long cycles, also causing it to use more

electricity than necessary and to wear out

before its time.