In hot season it is difficult to do without conditioner. Still rather recently this device could be met unless in administration and public places. Now it has staffed many apartments and owner-occupied dwellings, and even in the countries with quite cool climate, including Russia. And we have periods of very hot weather when literally there is nothing to breathe. However to choose the good conditioner, at first everything should be thought over and to inquire.
What it is necessary to be guided by before buying the conditioner
When choosing the conditioner, first of all, of course, it is worth paying attention to products of the known, checked manufacturing companies. The indisputable leader among them is the Japanese company Daikin which conditioners are considered as standard of quality, reliability and durability. Also devices of some other producers, for example, of the Kentatsu company are very good. They are effective, economic, quiet, are executed in modern design style. Also conditioners of some Chinese firms – for example, such as Midea have quite good reputation. Anyway try to learn as much as possible about producers, to read reviews of conditioners, take an interest at acquaintances and friends about product quality.
However to decide on desirable producer of the conditioner, it only the beginning. At once there is question: power what device is necessary to you how it is correct to choose it? If you buy too powerful conditioner, pay spare cash, and then you will pay still surpluses of the electric power consumed by it. If you buy too low-power device, it will not be able to cool the room up to the comfortable temperatures. Therefore remember that the power of the conditioner has to be 1/10 from the area of your premises or the room where it will be installed. For example, if you are going to cool the living room of 22 square meters, you need the 2.2 kilowatts device.
Certainly, it is only approximate size. The required device power slightly fluctuates, depending on some factors, and you can buy safely the conditioner within, for example, 2.0-2.4 kW.
What conditioners meet on sale
Up to recent time the most widespread type of the conditioner was window. For its installation it was required to cut opening either in glass, or in the thin (not bearing) house wall. The most part of the device, including the massive and noisy compressor package, was forced out into the street, leaning on the metal frame support attached either to wall, or to the window block. Indoors there was only front control panel. Simplicity of design and low cost were advantages of this kind of the conditioner. Shortcomings – quite strong noise (in spite of the fact that the compressor was out of the room) and violation of thermal insulation. However in areas with soft winters such monoblock conditioners are still very popular. Except window, treat monoblock conditioners as well mobile. They are lungs, take not enough place, they can be established in any room. Besides, it is only type of the conditioner which can be established independently (to connect enough it to electric power supply).
Shortcomings of such conditioner are as follows: low power and quite strong noise indoors.
All other conditioners belong to so-called "Split systems", that is to systems with the separated body. The compressor package of such conditioners is in one body, the control panel and blinds - "stubs" - in another. Therefore Split system quiet also take a little place in rooms. As a rule, for cooling of air in small apartments and houses wall conditioners are used. They have number of indisputable advantages: rather inexpensive, small-sized, rather powerful, well are in harmony with home decoration, are convenient in use. Split system of other designs – ceiling, channel or cassette. They are used only in very spacious premises or when by means of one device it is necessary to cool air in several rooms, for example, in all apartment at once. To buy the good conditioner, study responses of consumers, make idea of products of any given firm, and of specific models. Especially as during era of the Internet to obtain such information absolutely easily. In a word, act the same as before purchase of any other difficult household appliance. Quite often potential clients have question: whether to buy the conditioner only with cooling function, or also with air heating function? Here be guided as proceeding from the financial opportunities (such conditioners are significantly more expensive), and from features of climate of your area. If winters at you long and severe, and happen to heating problems, perhaps, it is worth buying more functional conditioner. If they quite soft and short, then hardly it is useful to you. And, certainly, do not forget that qualified specialists, but not you have to install the bought conditioner (except for already mentioned mobile device).