Air Conditioners
Air conditioning can make hot and humid weather bearable. Air conditioners (or AC) come in a variety of sizes to fit in any room or home. Room sized coolers can be standalone portables or a sit-in-a-window models. Inexpensive swamp coolers, also known as evaporative coolers, desert coolers or Persian coolers, draw air over a wet pad to provide … Keep Reading → cooling. Versatility is the key with portable air conditioners as they move to where needed with ease. Built-in central air conditioners, known as air-con in the UK, provide whole house air conditioning through a duct system. Systems that also provide heat and ventilation are known as HVAC systems. Older systems used CFC as a refrigerant, but most counties have banned its use because of ozone depletion. Newer air conditioners use environmentally safe refrigerants and energy efficient units display an Energy Star rating. Learn more about air conditioners in this Hub.
