Air conditioners

Air conditioners

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Air conditioners

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 ...