Portable Air Conditioners Review

When most people think of portable air conditioners, what comes to mind is usually basic information that's not particularly interesting or beneficial. But there's a lot more to portable air conditioners than just the basics.

With the onset of the damp weather, it becomes difficult to survive without constant central air conditioning but that can prove to be quite expensive. The answer to this problem is a portable air conditioner as it has many advantages. It is easy to shift from one place in the home to another and that makes a portable air conditioner the ideal cooling system solution for your home, office or industrial site.

The portable air conditioners are easy and quick to install, as they do not involve any lifting or tearing up of windowsills. Moreover it can be shifted very easily from one place in the home to the other. For taking care of the hot spots in the central air conditioning, the portable air conditioners are far more convenient than window air conditioners. It is also ideal for window shapes, which present problems for installation. There is nothing like portable air conditioners for use as a spot cooler in the home.

A portable air conditioner is an excellent choice for saving money as just one unit needs to be purchased and it can be shifted easily to where you need it as it is mounted on castors and some can weigh only about 36 pounds. Moreover, as only one room is cooled at a time instead of the whole house, the total energy consumption is very low as compared to other air conditioning systems.

How can you put a limit on learning more? The next section may contain that one little bit of wisdom that changes everything.

Another advantage of portable air conditioners is the energy efficiency that they provide. The average efficiency is in the 8 to 10 range although some are as high as 15, which is 50 percent better than most older central air conditioners. The small size of the portable air conditioners is very advantageous and as such it can fit in a corner or against a wall. It functions like an effective dehumidifier if you do not vent the warm exhaust air out through a window and its size is also the same as that of a room dehumidifier.

In order to reduce humidity and allergies, even the small ones remove 35 pints of moisture per day from the room air. The portable air conditioners also use the heat-exchange principle as the other air conditioners to cool and dehumidify the air. The operating principle is also similar to a window air conditioner as the room air circulates over cold evaporator coils to cool and dehumidify it inside the unit. The room air is exhausted outdoor after flowing over the hot condenser. There is no chance of already-cooled indoor air escaping outside as two ducts are now used.

Nowadays, you have electronic controls in most models and you can set the desired room temperature, blower speed, start and stop timer, and operation mode (cool, dehumidify, heat). The portable air conditioners also have hand-held remote control with which you can conveniently change all the settings as per your need.

The other features of portable air conditioners include a built-in air cleaner with an optional charcoal filter and oscillating louvers to distribute the cool air throughout the room. You can also switch off the louvers to direct the flow of air towards yourself, if you so desire. The day will come when you can use something you read about here to have a beneficial impact. Then you'll be glad you took the time to learn more about portable air conditioners.

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Buy a Room Air Conditioner That is Right For Your and Your Family

Follow these tips and buy an efficient, durable air conditioner to keep your home and family cool and happy.

If you don't have central air conditioning in your house, you may already know that the cost to install a central air conditioning unit is expensive and the installation can be a nightmare. These units can cost $4,000 to $10,000 to install depending on the size and configuration of your house and the available ductwork.

If you decided to consider a room air conditioner instead, you are like millions of others who opt for the simple, less expensive route to cooling their home during the hot summer. But there are so many room air conditioners out there. The choices are confusing!

Before you buy an air conditioner, consider where you want to put the unit. A room air conditioner is vented through a window or a hole in the wall, so you will need a suitable sized window OR clear wall space where you can cut a hole to vent the unit to the outside. Consider the cost of having a carpenter cut a hole in the wall and insulate it so that you don't lose air around the unit during the winter.

Next, you need to think about the square footage you want to cool with your air conditioner. The unit you need for a small bedroom is different than what you will need to cool a living room or family room.

The capacity of a room air conditioning unit is measured in BTUs (British Thermal Units) to tell you the size of the room that air conditioning unit will cool. Measure your room or cooling area before you go to the store to buy the air conditioner.

If you are looking at a used air conditioner, be sure you check the age of the unit, its BTU rating AND the efficiency of the air conditioner. Old units are not efficient in their use of electricity. You may save something on the purchase price, but it will cost you a lot more in electricity over the year.

Some new units also have automatic thermostats to turn off the air conditioner, as necessary to keep the room temperature constant.

Check the environmental efficiency rating on new units versus the used air conditioner you are considering. You want to look for environmental efficiency to be sure that the unit does not damage the ozone layer.

You should also check the available warranty on the air conditioner you buy. Check to see what parts and major components are covered by the warranty and for how long.

Less expensive air conditioning units may cost you more in the long run if the parts and major components are not covered by a good warranty. Reputable brands cover major components for ten years, and warranty smaller parts for 1-5 years.

Reduce the electricity cost to run your air conditioner by keeping your blinds and drapes closed on hot days. This helps to reduce the build-up of heat in your house so your air conditioner does not have to work as hard or as long.

Clean the vents and filters on your air conditioner as recommended by the user manual, to ensure that your air conditioning unit is running at maximum efficiency.

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Updating Your HVAC System

The shock of skyrocketing utilities bills may have you thinking about upgrading your HVAC system?. and rightly so, because there is no chance the fuel costs are going to go down.

The newer heating and air conditioner systems are much more efficient than older units and offer significant long-term energy savings. The Government has mandated that any cooling units should have a SEER rating of at least 13 starting in 2006 and this is good, because a twenty-year unit may have a SEER rating of only 7 or 8. However, for real savings you should look at your whole home as an energy eating beast that needs to be put on a diet. This includes repairing air leaking windows and door seals

It does little good to replace an older HVAC system and expect great reduction in utility bills, if you don?t attend to the areas where you are losing energy. New HVAC systems are expensive and the temptation may be to just install a new high efficiency furnace and air-conditioning system and hope for the best. The fact is, the reduction in utility bills may be disappointing because you may have overlooked a major player in the whole HVAC system?. like the ductwork.

A poorly designed, leaking and under insulated ductwork system can waste 30 percent or more of the money you pay to run your heating and cooling system.and nullify any gain you might realize by installing a new high efficiency system. Many duct systems are poorly insulated and leak conditioned air into un-conditioned attics and crawl spaces. I commonly find disconnected ductwork during my home inspections.

When ducts leak, conditioned air can be forced out unsealed joints and lost. In addition, also un-conditioned air can also be drawn into return ducts through unsealed joints. Attic temperature can be very high in the summer and cold in the winter?so, any attic air that enters your system through un-sealed duct joints will have to be cooled in the summer and heated in the winter, this increases the load on your system and increases your energy bill.

Surprisingly an older home may have a much better designed duct system than a new home and may only need a leak check and insulation upgrade. Newer homes on the other hand may be victim of cost cutting measures and poorly designed duct systems. The use of flex duct has grown in popularity because ease of installation and the high cost of shop made sheet metal ducts. Flex ducts even installed properly are a poor substitute for well designed properly insulated sheet metal ducts. It is common practice to make plenums and coil boxes out of taped together duct board.

Be sure to include an evaluation of your ductwork system in your plans to upgrade your HVAC system. There is no use in exhausting valuable conditioned air to the great outdoors through leaks and worn-out duct insulation. If your duct system needs an overhaul, you might want to consider a high velocity delivery system that uses smaller PVC pipe ducts. These high velocity systems are much easier to install and insulate. The bottom line on a HVAC system upgrade for maximum efficiency must include more than just the new equipment. Don?t forget about the duct work and include it into your budget.

Jim McDonald is a retired contractor and a licensed home inspector

jim@getinfoweb.com