Air conditioners

Air conditioners

Industry: Household appliances

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Direct vent

Household appliances; Air conditioners

Pulls outside air for combustion and vents combustion gases directly outside.

Downflow

Household appliances; Air conditioners

Refers to a type of precision air conditioning system that discharges air downward, directly beneath a raised floor, commonly found in computer rooms and modern office spaces.

Downflow furnace

Household appliances; Air conditioners

A furnace that pulls in return air from the top and expels warm air at the bottom.

Vapour barrier

Household appliances; Air conditioners

A moisture-impervious layer applied to the surfaces enclosing a humid space to prevent moisture travel to a point where it may condense due to lower temperature.

Return air

Household appliances; Air conditioners

Air drawn into a heating unit after having been circulated from the heater's output supply to a room.

Reversing valve

Household appliances; Air conditioners

A device in a heat pump that reverses the flow of refrigerant as the system is switched from cooling to heating.

Seasonal energy efficiency ratio

Household appliances; Air conditioners

A rating that denotes the efficiency of air conditioning equipment. It is the amount of cooling your equipment delivers for every dollar spent on electricity. It is the ratio of cooling delivered by ...