Central AIR-CON VS Wall/Window Air ConditioningPosted by Bragg Barnes on June 10th, 2021 There are various kinds of air conditioning systems which you can use to cool your home. The two hottest are; central air-con and room air conditioning. Central air conditioning cools your whole house by circulating air through ducts which are installed inside your home. The hot air from your home is pulled through these ducts to become transformed into cold air. Once the air is cold it is then pumped back off the ducts and cools your home. The duct system is based on something of supply and return. Air continues to be circulated through the system as a way to reach the desired temperature designed for your whole home. Considering the fact that your home will undoubtedly be one solid temperature, the central air system will work at a solid pace so as to cool your home. Room air conditioning, better referred to as window or wall ac units, can only cool a certain amount of space. The machine is mounted in to the wall or window of a specific room. The plus size to window air conditioning is that unless it isn't a large unit it does not need its own, almost all of the air conditioners will plug right into a power outlet in your house. Window ac units are single, self sustaining units that exhaust heat and humidity from the specific room to the outside. Similar to how a car's air conditioning works, the single unit is only going to be able to cool a certain square footage. For example; in the event that you buy a unit as a way to cool the downstairs of your house, depending on how big the area is, the whole downstairs could possibly be cooled. But in the event that you were to close doors only 1 area will be cool and another areas that were cooled off will be sweltering hot. Same applies to the second story of your house. Hot air rises so all that heat that was once in your own home is now upstairs. Window or wall ac units do not take out any hot air from your home to be able to recirculate it and turn it into cool air. This sort of air conditioning takes the heat from outside and turns it into cool air to become circulated into your home. Of course there are benefits and drawbacks to each: Central Air Conditioning ADVANTAGES Cools your whole house; operates with the use of one thermostat Air quality is improved and will be controlled. The many filters should be able to take pollutants out of your air; certain features may also be open to stop pollutants from entering your home Central air-con systems are essentially super easy to operate Does not use up any space at home or block anything from your view of one's yard or in the home Central air conditioning units are more efficient and will save you energy and money Central air conditioning is quite quiet You do not have to accomplish any repairs. New installs come with warranties on parts and services. All you have to do is call up a technician. DISADVANTAGES If you don't have your system maintained you could be breathing in harmful pollutants To install something could take up to some hours and can cost you thousands of dollars, depending on how big your system should be in order to cool your home The outside unit can may potentially be destroyed by any serious climate. Also any overgrown trees or shrubs can negatively affect the efficiency of one's system and can also cause damage ac technician If one's body breaks or isn't working, it is your decision to repair it or replace it and this can consume a lot of time as well as money Window/Wall Air Conditioning ADVANTAGES You may only need one unit for your downstairs Window/wall air conditioners are easy to install; and can also be easily removed and stored away Inexpensive and more practical for anyone who has to watch their spending DISADVANTAGES If you shut doors to certain rooms, they'll be sweltering hot. Heat also rises, so if you are heading upstairs prepare yourself to sweat. This could also imply that you might need other units in other rooms and therefore more energy has been used to power a lot more than 1 machine and you also could see an increase in your electricity bill Once they are installed they are able to not be easily relocated to some other part of the house. If they're in a window they will block the view from outside and inside of the home In case you have multiple units in your house, it might put a hole in your pocket once the electricity bill comes; you could have to monitor using each system more carefully When choosing an air-con for your home, you need to keep in mind how much you would want to spend and how much you can afford to spend. Central Air Conditioning is a bigger investment than a window/wall air conditioning but take into account there are more benefits to having central air than disadvantages. Although window/wall units look like a good idea they're putting a band-aid over a cut that should be getting stitches. Central air conditioning is the way to go!Like it? Share it! More by this author |