When choosing an air conditioner for your apartment, we are, usually, we look at such indicators, as energy consumption, as well as minimum capabilities. Other air conditioning features, example, ventilation, possibility to dry air, ionization and disinfection do not become so noticeable. Although manufacturers are ready to work on their air conditioners, make them according to the latest technologies, add all new functions and modes to the air conditioner, to make our stay at home as comfortable as possible.
Let's get acquainted with the basic modes of operation of various air conditioners and their capabilities, provided to customers.
Heating and cooling
Any air conditioner is created, in the first place, for, that its work took place in the cooling mode "Cool". Cooling occurs through the use of physical processes. In this case, the refrigerant changes its state from liquid fuel to gaseous, removing heat from the environment. This is where the air cools, coming into the room (creates a drying effect, since water is removed from the air stream). To calculate the power of the air conditioner, which will be used for cooling, the following calculations must be performed: 1 kilowatt per area from 8 to 10 square meters, that work of the conditioner passed correctly.
Heating mode is activated by pressing the button with the "Heat" icon. "Heat" is a supply of warm air, having a sufficient temperature for heating.
Heat mode is ideal for heating, since highlights in 3 – 4 times more heat compared to the electricity spent on it. It is good for use in spring and autumn, modes are just suitable for space heating.
But in winter, at negative temperatures, Freon and compressor oil are able to change their characteristics. The air conditioner may fail in a short time due to its malfunction. In this situation, you must use a specially designed kit, which is ready to operate at temperatures down to minus thirty degrees. But then you get not only a heater, but also your monetary expenses for the electric power will considerably increase, since you need her device much more.
There are air conditioners, which are equipped with a heater for heating. Their disadvantage is also high electricity consumption, which leads to more serious spending of money (unlike other types of heaters).
Ventilation (fan)
This device mode only activates the fan, inside, it is used to capture air from the environment, but it is not subject to heating or cooling. Using this feature is great, when the building is heated by a central heating system.
It is possible not to include air intake from the street, then the air conditioner skillfully mixes different layers of air, which have different degrees of heating (warm air at the top, near the floor - it's colder).
More modern models of the technical plane have the ability to adjust the fan speed, due to which different ventilation power is created.
Air dehumidification mode (dry)
It is designed for rooms with very high humidity, in this mode, the moisture remains on the cold surface (condensation occurs). The air is dehumidified during simple cooling, however, this is not so noticeable.
exept this, when working in the "dry" mode, the temperature remains virtually unchanged, the compressor starts working when changed, at which there is a deviation from normal temperature at least a degree more or 0,5 degrees less. Draining takes ten minutes, then pause for five and a half minutes, and 2 minutes of ventilation. Then the mode is repeated again and again.
Choice of automatic modes (auto)
This feature allows the air conditioner to make your own choices, selecting for you rational modes of operation. The device automatically selects, due to which mode the requirements of the user in the best quality will be reached (ventilation has several cycles, which are combined, heating with cooling, if necessary, replace each other). Work in auto mode occurs in different ways, if needed, the system itself includes dehumidification to obtain the desired temperature.
Inclusion of comfortable sleep (Quiet, Sleep)
Operation in this mode is based on reducing the number of revolutions of the fan from the outside to the minimum mark, by means of which the conditioner works silently, without disturbing sleep. exept this, the device carefully controls temperature indicators and slowly increases or decreases degrees, if necessary (when there are deviations from the norms).
"Comfortable sleep" significantly reduces electricity costs: work stops immediately after, how the set time ends.
Timer. With the help of a timer it is possible to set the temperature before your arrival, and shut down the air conditioner after the required amount of time (is installed at the expense of the remote control).
"Defrosting" of the heat exchanger
With the help of electronics system, when the device is switched on, the temperature of the refrigerant is measured, contained in the outdoor unit. When you turn on the heating mode, the refrigerant collects cold, obtained from the air masses of the environment, this leads it to thaw.
This feature is useful when operating low temperature systems.
Air filtration and purification
Today, air conditioners have multi-stage filters, which can prevent large amounts of dust from entering the air, as well as dangerous microorganisms. Filters produce cleaning in 3 stage. At the first stage there is a rough cleaning of an air stream by means of a small grid from metal, in the second - microbes and pollen of plants are removed by means of the electrostatic filter, at the third - elements of tobacco smoke and other unpleasant smells are removed. These are very important stages of purification, which remove visible and invisible hazardous microorganisms and odors.