ReFix - Air Conditioners

Central Air

A split-system central air unit is located outside of the house and is attached to a series of duct work that runs throughout the house. The cooling unit is usually tapped into the same duct work that handles your heating unit. This type of system keeps the noise of the unit outside and the cool air inside.

Ductless

If your home does not have duct work but has an open floor plan, this would be a feasible option. A large window unit can be installed into an exterior wall. Framing the unit on the inside and outside will make it look like it is part of the building's structure and will not detract from the home's appearance. This alternative can also work with a central air unit. The duct from the unit will run directly into an exterior wall and will be covered with an air vent, allowing the cool air to enter the area.



Portable

A portable air unit is an economical option for a single room. This type of unit usually provides heat as well as cool air. This unit is just as noisy as a window unit. Most of these units have a vent hose similar to a dryer vent hose that will need to be vented out through a window or an exterior wall. The unit comes equipped with the parts needed for window venting. If you would like to vent it through the wall you will need to purchase a dryer venting wall plate and an outer flap-style vent cover.

Ev***rative Coolers

Ev***ration coolers are also known as swamp coolers. This type of cooling unit pulls air through damp filters, cooling the air before it enters the house. Swamp coolers can be installed on the roof or exterior wall. Roof-mounted swamp coolers are usually connected to duct work that runs through the attic, but they can also be ductless. Wall-mounted swamp coolers can also be connected to duct work that runs under the floor or can be ductless. This type of unit puts some moisture in the air and for this reason they are not widely used in humid regions. Ev***rative coolers use 60 to 80 percent less energy than window air conditioners.

Popular Air Conditioners...

With the rising temperatures, it not just the skirts hems rising, the demand of air conditioners is also on a ever-high. Also, with growing technologies, people have now started looking for air conditioners with features of filtering, humidity control, with the most popular air conditioners available in India being the ones that would also have heating features for the colder days. Below is a list that shows air conditioners available for online shopping, on the basis of technology used, price list, customer feedback, star ranking, innovation, etc as :

Samsung AR18FC3TDPD 1.5 T 3 Star Split AC,

Godrej 1.5 Ton 3 Star GSC-18FR3 Split Air Conditioner,

Whirlpool Mastermind Deluxe 1Ton Air Conditioner,

Panasonic CS/CU-YC12PKY 1.0 Ton 3 Star Pearl Split Air Conditioner,

Panasonic CS/CU-XC12PKY 1 Ton 5 Star Split AC.

Know leading Air Conditioner Brands...

Samsung Air Conditioners

Samsung Air conditioners are featured with automatic cleaning, de-humidification, turbo cleaning, energy star rated. It turns your home dramatically into pure,healthy, removes health threatening bacteria like allergy-causing agents,thus protecting you from diseases. Samsung’s virus doctor S plasma tackles bacteria from entering the house. It blows fresh air into the room creating an ideal climate in the room. Samsung is one of the leading electronic gadget market both in manufacturing and digital equipment’s. Samsung AC are of three types- split,window,and floor standing. There are wide variety of products from Samsung ranging from mobile phones, LCD TVs, cameras, home appliances like washing machines, refrigerators, AC’s to computer peripherals.

LG Air Conditioner

LG’s AC is smart cooler with plasmaster cyclotron filter,virus allergy filter,triple filter,antibacterial filter. The AC from LG is not only stylish but also smart air conditioner providing cool and clean air with self cleansing coils besides removing dust. It creates specific temperature in the room, the temperature can be set according to the needs of the user. LG is well known for it’s digital products an technologies. LG”s AC are arrived in wide varieties ranging from Window, split, floor standing to cassette, network solution & ducted ACs.

Voltas Air Conditioner

Voltas is one of the leading AC company also leading with refrigeration appliances. Voltas was organised in 1954 and mainly deals with cooling and air conditioning appliances. The company manufactures frocklift trucks. Voltas envisages in sewage treatments,water pollution control etc. In collaboration with Volkart Brothers, a Swiss firm and Tata Sons Limited, there led to a formation of Voltas. It introduced it’s first innovative split AC in 1984.

Sharp Air Conditioners

Sharp offers wide variety of air conditioners with advanced air conditioning system which is the best for your indoors. You can choose from wall-mounted types, floor ceiling types, and the newly introduced floor standing types based on your need. Sharp features special portable AC with large airflow capacity that is unique with silent operating feature. Main two types of AC from Sharp include multi split inverter and single split type AC. Single split type models are leading with advanced features. Mini split AC also becoming new trend. Sharp AC features smart design, no cluttering, light weight, portable etc. Latest models from AY-X and AE-X series features Plasmacluster ion device, High Energy class (A++), Coanda Airflow System etc.

Blue Star Air Conditioners

Blue Star Provides air conditioners for multiple purpose including central air conditioners and room air conditioners. The room air conditioners are available as different types. They are star rated window ACS, split ACS, cassette air conditioners, verticool split ACS, concealed split ACS etc. Their products are highly qualified and specially made for corporate, commercial and residential needs. Inverter split AC offers User-friendly wireless remote for ease of operation, and available in 1.5, 2 TR. Mega split Ac includes Blue Star wall-mounted mega split AC. It features Three Phase Advantage, Active Carbon Filter, Dust Filter, Anti-corrosive Blue Fin Copper Condenser, Hydrophilic Blue Ev***rator Fins etc. Another special category star rated hi-wall AC which has special features like BEE (Bureau of Energy Efficiency) confirmed star rate, high performance cooling and low electricity bills.

Important Factors Should Consider Before Choosing the AC...

You may be in a hurry to buy a new AC for this hot summer, But before going to choose one randomly just know these factors which greatly affect your AC, power and economical aspects. The need for Cooling and power consumption will vary based on different things the most important thing is about the “ton”. Before purchase calculates how much ton AC you actually need, it preventing you from buying a costly and heavy ton AC which you actually don’t want.

◾You can simply use the formula to calculate the total ton of AC you required, you just need to measure your room in feet (Length x Width x Height) then compare the below given chart and find out how much ton AC you want.

◾Total tonnage of AC required = Length (feet) x Breadth (feet) x Height (feet) of room/floor

◾Note that never go to showroom and ask opinion about the salesman they will try for selling an AC with huge tons.

◾Number and doors in a room or floor is another important to know about the leakage of air

◾Products in your room or home like heat generating equipments

◾Amount of sunlight exposure to or over the particular area need to be cooled

TIPS to beat the HEAT!!!

Don't forget that the human race lived for many, many years without air conditioning. Within the limits of your particular health situation, your body can adapt to the summer increase in temperature. Just become accustomed to the fact that you may have to alter your activities and schedule to 'beat the heat'.

•Stock your freezer with flavored ice treats. Freeze a bag of chopped fruit such as watermelon or pineapple. Cooling down can be a tasty experience too!

•If all else fails, go to the mall, library, church, movie theater or some other air-conditioned public building.

•Females: Try a slightly wet tissue in the cleavage. It's great at preventing that annoying drip down the front of your clothing.

•Apply a thin layer of vanishing cream to your freshly washed, dried face. Whether or not you have acne, the vanishing cream helps to absorb facial perspiration and postpones the moment when your glasses slip down your nose!

•Fill your bathtub with cool water. Once you are used to the temperature let some water out and refill with cold water. Keep doing this until you are sufficiently cold. Your body will stay cool for a long time after you get out.

•Alcohol acts as a diuretic, which make you urinate more often than usual. This promotes further dehydration through water loss. Contrary to popular belief, caffeinated and sugary drinks can still promote good hydration, although not as effectively as pure water.

•If your garage is under living areas of your home, leave your hot car outside to cool off before putting it in the garage.

•Sweat includes both water and salt from your body. If you are sweating a lot, it is actually healthier to drink something with salt or other electrolytes in it to replenish the lost salt as well as the lost fluid. Gatorade or other sports drinks are good to use for this. Soda usually has high sodium content as well, but may contain the diuretic of caffeine, which won't hydrate you as well.

•Completely wet a synthetic or partially synthetic T-shirt in warm water and wear it (using warm water keeps the shirt from feeling shockingly cold when you first put it on). The synthetic will ensure no "wet T-shirt" look and the ev***ration will keep you wonderfully cool for a couple of hours or more. This works even in public, as the shirt doesn't look wet.

•If your home has a basement and central air system, have an HVAC professional add a cold air return in the basement to pull the naturally cool air that falls down and recycle it into the rest of your home by simply setting your furnace to "fan" mode.

•This low-fi air-conditioning technique actually works: 1) Place a medium-sized box-fan in a small window facing out. Seal up any remaining open areas in the window with cardboard. 2)Close every other window in your house except for one, left open just a crack... This will actually blow all of the stagnant hot air out of your house and significantly cool down the overall temperature.

Don't lower Air Conditioner temperature beyond 23 degree Celcius...

What Temperature Do You Set Your Air Conditioner To?

Recently I’ve been living next to someone who I’m convinced sets their air conditioner to about 20C (70F). I’ve heard it turn on when I have been very comfortable both inside and outside. At the same time I reckon that they probably have their heater set not much below that, so they always stay right at the same temperature year round.

The recommended temperature to set your air conditioner to is 23C. This is the best setting to balance the economy of running your air conditioner and setting it to a comfortable temperature.
Some people find 23C to be too warm to set the air conditioner to. If that’s the case for you then running a fan is an economical solution to help augment cooling provided by the air conditioner. My personal preference is to run the fans on high with the air conditioner set to 23C rather than setting the air conditioner any cooler than that.

I have a few friends who really crank down their air conditioner at night because the like to be cold when they sleep. To help us sleep at night in the summer we leave the air conditioner at 23C, set the fan to high, this helps us to sleep at a comfortable temperature, without increasing the costs to cool the house.

What temperature do you have your air conditioner set to and what do you do to make your air conditioner cool your house more effectively?