Renewing the air conditioning system, and choosing an efficient one that provides cold in summer and heat in winter, is today’s goal.
It is true that we are still in the hot season, but updating the refrigeration equipment in the house is a good idea at any time of the year. One of the most recommended options is to install an electric air conditioning system, that is, one that works both in summer and winter. This system is also installed in Lahore Smart city homes.
Prepare the House. If we want to save on energy consumption, the first thing to do is improve the internal conditions of the home to lower the cooling and thermal load. In a poorly insulated house, neither the best air conditioning system is effective. Hence, before determining the frigories and calories needed to absorb excess temperature or compensate for winter losses, it is essential to condition the envelope. How? With thermal insulation and solar protection.
Study your Needs. Do you want to air-condition just a few specific rooms, or do you need a comprehensive solution for the entire home? Is it a house owned or rented? How much do you want to spend, and what work are you willing to take on? Solving these doubts beforehand will allow you to choose the most efficient system, which is neither exceeded nor insufficient.
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Take a close look at the energy label. It specifies the data that may interest you in terms of efficiency and energy performance, acoustic power, and annual consumption… Look at the efficiency broken down for cooling mode and heating mode, as well as the European climate map. You will see three zones and the corresponding yields for each of them. Classification A is the most efficient, reaching A+++ and decreasing until it reaches the letter G. As for the refrigerant gas, it must be one that does not damage the ozone layer, such as R-410A.
Air conditioning with heat pump. This air conditioning system can cover both the heating and cooling needs of a home. In addition, it hardly involves any work: you will only need the round trip pipes for the refrigerant gas and for the drainage and the electrical installation. In temperate zones, it can be understood as an integral heating system; in cold ones, it is better to use it as a complement to others.
The best-known system for cooling a single room is the Split, made up of an indoor unit and an outdoor unit, linked by a refrigerant gas circuit. It is the most economical in terms of installation and maintenance.
If you need to air-condition more than one room, you should purchase a Multi-Split system, which with just one outdoor unit, can supply the individual demand of up to eight indoor units.
Another advantage is that the outdoor unit proportionally distributes the demand to each indoor unit, depending on the needs of each room where they are installed, thereby reducing consumption. In addition, all indoor units can be controlled individually with a thermostat, and some models even via WiFi.
You can choose from a wide variety of models for indoor units, whether they are wall, floor, or ceiling-mounted. The console that rests on the floor or hangs low on the wall is the most discreet option. For heat mode, there is a floor console variant that includes a radiant panel that is heated directly through the refrigerant circuits and that reaches 55ºC. Heat transmission can occur by radiation and convection. For medium surfaces, the ceiling cassette stands out, which can be recessed with hardly any visual contamination.
Ducted air conditioning. In this case, an indoor unit hidden under a false ceiling will act as a centralized air conditioning unit. Through metal ducts, cold or hot air is conducted to each room through diffuser grilles with minimal visual impact. They are quite silent and are regulated and programmed individually or by zones.
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This system is ideal for new and rehabilitation works because its location and that of ducts can be considered at the project stage. The most used formula is to locate the distribution of ducts in a corridor, although an exposed installation with flexible ducts can also be done.
The most efficient technology to control an air conditioning device is Inverter. With it, the compressor, instead of stopping and starting frequently, lowers the operating regime, making it rotate continuously, thus reducing the electrical consumption of the system and maintaining the room temperature with fewer variations. It only consumes the energy needed to achieve the selected temperature, which is reached more quickly.
The benefits also include a lower noise level and a longer compressor life. More advantages? It improves the efficiency of the heat pump, which can work with outdoor temperatures down to -15ºC.
Aerotermia: Heating, hot water, and cooling. This air conditioning system is based on the use of the air-water heat pump with an Inverter system. Its philosophy is based on the need to amortize the facilities and reduce dependence on fossil fuels and CO2 emissions. Although the system is electric, the energy source is renewable and free: the air. On the other hand, it is capable of generating and transporting more heat than the electrical energy it needs: with 1 kW of electricity, it produces 3 to 5 kW of heat.
In this image, we see a house in Barcelona in which an Aerothermal system with underfloor heating and fan coils for cold air was installed through ducts.
The air-water heat pump is used to heat or cool a cooling liquid, which transfers the temperature obtained to a water circuit through different emitters. As it works at low temperature, it is ideal for combining with underfloor heating systems and low temperature radiators, as well as with devices that distribute hot or cold air such as fan coils and reversible dynamic radiators.
Aerothermal systems enable the production of domestic hot water in an independent tank, as well as the combination with solar thermal energy systems for the preheating of domestic water. As in Split, the outdoor unit can be located in any home. It does not need extraction ducts or fuel storage tanks, which is why it is the most efficient option for all-electric air conditioning systems.
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