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Air handler
Household appliances; Air conditioners
The portion of the central air conditioning or heat pump system that moves heated or cooled air throughout a home's ductwork. In some systems a furnace handles this function.
Annual fuel utilisation efficiency
Household appliances; Air conditioners
A rating that denotes the efficiency of gas heating equipment. It is the amount of heating your equipment delivers for every dollar spent on fuel. A higher rating indicates more efficient equipment. ...
Auto changeover
Household appliances; Air conditioners
A control package that provides for automatic switching from a primary air conditioning system to a backup in the event of a failure of the primary system.
Outdoor coil/condensing unit
Household appliances; Air conditioners
The portion of a heat pump or central air conditioning system that is located outside the home and functions as a heat transfer point for collecting heat from and dispelling heat to the outside air.
Absorption cycle
Household appliances; Air conditioners
Absorption chillers differ from mechanical vapour compression chillers in that they utilise a thermal or chemical process to produce the refrigeration effect necessary to provide chilled water. There ...
Accumeter
Household appliances; Air conditioners
The metering (flow control) device inside a Carrier centrifugal chiller. Its unique design always feeds the cooler with liquid refrigerant, which has a much greater cooling capability than a gaseous ...
Accurator
Household appliances; Air conditioners
A piston type metering device that feeds the proper amount of liquid refrigerant into the evaporator.