How to compare and find the best air conditioner.

Save your conservatory from the Green House effect this summer. Prevent yourself from wilting like a flower by installing an Air conditioner; we help you decide which one.

Choosing an Air conditioner is still a task which requires a little knowledge and a bit of background, at Text4price we have decided to help you out so you can chill out at your leisure.

Air conditioners can provide very effective and efficient cooling for rooms of all sizes in the home. They also clean the air and control moisture levels which can help with allergies. Portable air conditioners can be the most convenient, moving them from room to room as necessary. However compared to a pedestal fan or air cooler they are much more bulky.

Central air conditioning systems are designed to cool the entire home and usually require professional installation but it is becoming easier to find self installation kits available online or instore and these are much less intrusive.

In most cases and Air conditioner will require access to an open door or window. This is so that the hot air removed from the room can be disposed of  outside. With a portable unit this is a temporary set up, with a hose placed out of the window or door the drawback with this is that you have an unsightly tube trailing across your room.

All Air conditioners are rated in BTUs (British thermal units) per hour. The higher the BTU rating, the more powerful the unit.

It is important to remember that different air conditioners use different amounts of electricity to get rid of the same amount of heat.

Always look at the energy efficiency rating - EER. The higher the EER, the higher the efficiency and the less it will cost to run and the better it will  therefore also be for the environment.

The drawback is that the higher ratings come at a higher price. If it is not displayed on the product packaging or in its description you can always calculate a unit's EER by dividing the number of BTUs per hour by the number of watts of electricity used by the unit.  
 
It is most important to choose the right size of air conditioner  
 
The size you need depends on the size of your room. If you choose a unit that is too small it will not cool the room adequately, however buy too larger a unit and its going to cost you more to operate and may cool the room too quickly, leaving excess moisture in the air.

In addition to the size of the room, you will also need to consider the number and size of the windows and the type of glass they are fitted with as well as  the direction the room faces and the amount of shade available, West facing walls get hotter than south facing walls.

Consider how well insulated the room is and how many people use the room and what other electronic equipment you have in there like TV's etc. Add roughly 600  BTUs for every additional person in the room and typically 1000 BTUs for each appliance.

Then measure the size of the room - width, length and height - before you start shopping. A good salesperson will be able to calculate the correct unit capacity and should therefore be asking you for these measurements and the answers to the above questions.

Finally You should buy the unit that has the correct capacity for the size of your room, with the highest EER that you can afford. But don't forget you can always haggle if you know what the best price is and that's where we can help.

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