Monday, March 16, 2009

Ten Important Tips For Buying An Air Condition

Why should you buy an air condition?

An air conditioner is used in home or office to keep the air cooled or hot for our comfort.If your old unit has EER less than 8 than it should be replaced by a new one which has higher EER.Generally in summer season when the temperature is very high the price of air conditioner become so high that it remains beyond our hand.So spring is considered as a suitable time for buying an air conditioner as many companies offer rebates for the consumer.

What type of air conditioner should you buy?

Generally there are four common forms of air conditioner which are portable air conditioner,bed air conditioner,window air conditioner and central air conditioner.Portable air conditioners are light in weight ,easily get fitted on any place of the room and provides maximum cooled air to the place where it is situated.Window air conditioners are fitted on windows and provide cooled air to nearby rooms as it is named. Central air conditioners are usually used for commercial purpose in office or in big shopping complex to cool the entire bulding.

The feature that you need

While buying an air conditioner the feature of the air conditioner should be good so that it can have a longer life and energy efficience.The themostat shuould be adjustable,the filter should be electrostatic so that it can remove dust particle or even becteria from the air for fresh air.The filter should also be easily accessible for cleanning and for the removal of various dast.There should be at least 5 or 6 years warranty for the air conditioner which will be bought.And at least 1 year directly replacement offer shuould be given.

The capacity of cooling or BTU you need

BTU reffers to British Thermal Unit Per Hour which provide that how an air conditioner is capable of cooling.The higher amount of BTU reffers to the higher amount of ability to cool the air.If the size of the room is high the longer BTU contained air conditioner have to be used.
The capacity of the air conditioner depends not only on the room size bu also the following factors-
1.number of people
2.position of room
3.faces of room etc.

Number of EER

EER or Energy Efficiency Rating is the ratio of BTU per hour to that of the amount of energy imported in watts.It can also be defined as how efficient the air conditioner is.So it is now clear that the higher number of EER the better quality of an air conditioner.

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