Central AIR-CON VS Wall/Window Air ConditioningPosted by Bragg Barnes on June 2nd, 2021 There are various kinds of air conditioning systems that can be used to cool your home. The two hottest are; central air-con and room air conditioning. Central air conditioning cools all of your house by circulating air through ducts that are installed within your home. The hot air from your home is pulled through these ducts to become transformed into cold air. After the air is cold it is then pumped back off the ducts and cools your home. The duct system is dependant on a system of supply and return. Air continues to be circulated through the system in order to reach the desired temperature designed for your whole home. Since your home will be one solid temperature, the central air system will continue to work at a solid pace so that you can 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 into the wall or window of a particular room. The plus size to window air conditioning is that unless it isn't a large unit it generally does not need its own, most of the air conditioners will plug in to a power outlet at home. 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 will only be able to cool a particular square footage. For example; if you buy a unit so that you can cool the downstairs of your home, depending on how big the area is, the whole downstairs could possibly be cooled. But if you were to close doors only one area will be cool and the other areas that were cooled off will be sweltering hot. Same goes for the second story of your house. Heat rises so all that hot air that was once in your house is now upstairs. Window or wall air conditioners do not take out any hot air out of your home so that you can recirculate it and transform it into cool air. This sort of air conditioning takes the heat from outside and turns it into cool air in order to be circulated into your home. Of course there are advantages and disadvantages to each: Central Air Conditioning ADVANTAGES Cools your whole house; operates by using one thermostat Air quality is improved and may be controlled. The countless filters can take pollutants out from the air; certain features may also be available to stop pollutants from entering your home Central air-con systems are essentially super easy to operate Does not use up any space in your home or block anything from your own view of your yard or in the home Central air conditioning units tend to be more efficient and will save 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 need to do is contact a technician. DISADVANTAGES If you don't have your system maintained you could be breathing in harmful pollutants To install a system could take up to a few hours and can cost you thousands of dollars, depending on how big your system has to 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 your system and can also cause damage If your system breaks or is not working, it is up to you to repair it or replace it which can consume lots of time as well as money Window/Wall Air Conditioning ADVANTAGES You might only need one unit for your downstairs Window/wall air conditioners are easy to install; and will also be easily removed and stored away Inexpensive and more practical for anyone who has to watch their spending DISADVANTAGES In the event that you shut doors to certain rooms, they will be sweltering hot. Heat also rises, if you are heading upstairs be ready to sweat. This could also imply that you may need other units in other rooms and therefore more energy is being used to power more than 1 machine and you could see a rise in your electricity bill Once they are installed they can not be easily relocated to another part of the house. If they are in a window they'll block the view from inside and outside of the home More Information Assuming you have multiple units in your house, it might put a hole in your pocket once the electricity bill comes; you might have to monitor the usage of each system more carefully When choosing an air conditioning for your home, you should keep in mind just how much you would want to spend and how much it is possible to afford to spend. Central Air Conditioning is a bigger investment than a window/wall air conditioning but remember there are more advantages to having central air than disadvantages. Although window/wall units look like a good idea they are putting a band-aid over a cut that needs to be getting stitches. Central air conditioning may be the way to go!Like it? Share it! More by this author |