Choosing an air conditioner for an apartment is an issue that has been of concern to an increasing number of people recently. Today it’s not difficult to buy it, since the market for HVAC equipment at the moment provides a fairly wide selection, including models of different types belonging to different price ranges. However, the choice of air conditioning for an apartment should be based on some specific set of knowledge, which is often not enough for an ordinary buyer.
There are a number of special criteria that will allow you to correctly choose such a complex device yourself, however, due to the large number of nuances, this process can become too complicated, and sometimes a professional can not cope with this task. To choose a unit that will best suit the conditions of a particular room, it is necessary to clearly determine its purpose.
Choosing an air conditioner for an apartment by type
First you need to determine the appropriate type. This can be a wall, floor, ceiling, cassette, mobile, channel, monoblock solution, or a split system. If we are talking about a standard apartment, then here it is most correct to give preference to a wall split system, which will effectively condition the room. For an apartment of a large area, it may well be necessary to install a semi-industrial device. A convenient solution is a mobile air conditioner.
Choosing an air conditioner by area implies determining the required power depending on the dimensions of the room. Naturally, air cooling is not the only thing that such a device can do, so it’s important for you to understand what other functions you need.
Power is the device parameter that shows whether it can cope with the tasks assigned to it. The required value of this parameter depends on such factors as the area of the room, the number of window openings and their sizes, the number of units of household appliances and people. It is important to understand that only a professional is able to bring all these factors together in order to make the right choice of air conditioning for an apartment. However, you can independently estimate the power parameters. The following data are taken into account: with a standard ceiling height, for every ten square meters of a room, a kilowatt is required. 0.3 kilowatts are added to each computer, and 0.1 per person. With household appliances that produce heat, another half the power of each appliance is added. Naturally, all these calculations are approximate, therefore only a qualified specialist can perform more accurate and detailed calculations. If you are interested in choosing a floor air conditioner, then the calculations are similar.
It is worthwhile to calmly relate to the high values of the power of the devices, since the actually consumed parameters are three times less. This suggests that you can completely fearlessly connect it to an ordinary outlet.