By: Martina Celegato
Submitted: 2009-11-06 09:12:24 | Word Count: 574
Among the most important appliances in recent years air conditioning units have undoubtedly gained a prominent place, essential in summer to breathe in the heat of our cities.
We still remember the first air conditioners were huge beasts, made a lot of noise and moving them from one place to another was a task to the limits of strength. And they also certainly did not have all the features and different abilities of the actual air conditioners today. They blew out cold air, and that was it. And they cost so much, at least a few million liras.
But in a few years things have changed a lot. As a first result of the boom of air conditioners, which immediately proved indispensable in many situations, the price dropped drastically. Now you can find a good conditioner for a few hundred euro, installation not included. But above all the technologies have evolved, making them smaller, lighter, quieter and with many features, including the dehumidifier, the heat pump, adjusting the temperature, the inclination of the fan airflow.
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Great importance in the proper functioning of the air conditioner is covered by their accessories. These fall mostly in the assembly and installation of air conditioning, which is a very important moment that must be done with expertise. With the advent of new gas R407C and R410A, fluids are more difficult to deal with (fortunately) is being gradually shrinking the crowd of “eleventh hour" fitters, which with the boom of the equipment had multiplied like a virus. The technical update is not only necessary, it has become a condition without which it is impossible to work, if not doing mischief. Many installers also take care to clean and remove debris, as well as to use the necessary anti-vibration products, which will certainly prove useful to prevent sounds and noises produced by the device. Rely on a professional and authorized center to install air conditioners is to put yourself in safe hands.
Proper installation is important for the proper use of air conditioner, in order to fully exploit all the features and also consume less. Like all household appliances necessary to change the temperature of an environment, even the air conditioner involves a not insignificant energy consumption. To avoid wastage it is therefore necessary to know certain information regarding the optimization of the use of air conditioning. If properly installed, in fact, an air conditioner is able to limit consumption: for example, a room of 20 square meters requires less energy than a normal hairdryer.
First, the temperature range should never be too low as it could harm (before the pockets) your health, you should then leave the system turned on only when necessary and during the hottest hours of the day, paying attention that outside areas and windows are closed. The level of humidity must be adjusted as needed (the ideal is 50-60%), in fact a too high factor of humidity may lead to the onset of fungi and mould.
During the winter it happens that the air conditioner is not used. It is a good idea though to turn it on at least fifteen minutes per month in order to prevent that the moving parts can be damaged.
