Ductless Split Air Conditioner – Advantages Of Using
Ductless Air Conditioning
Ductless split air conditioners have been manufactured and
used in Japan for many years and it has been recently
introduced in other countries also. They are mainly used in
multi family houses, schools, office buildings, restaurants,
cinema theatres and auditoriums.
The Ductless split air conditioners also commonly known as
“mini-splits” like the central systems have two units – an air
handling unit which includes a fan and an evaporator and a
compressor.
The compressor and the condenser comprise one unit and
are placed outside the house. The fan and the evaporator unit
are placed in the room that has to be cooled. These both units
are combined using a conduit that has the power cable, drain
and the tubing.
These split air conditioner systems have several advantages and
limitations. The advantages are that it can be easily installed
i.e. we need not make any ducts on the walls, the operation of
the air conditioner’s compressor doesn’t produce much noise and
it gives a quiet environment.
These systems provide zone cooling facility and help in energy
saving using the thermostat that helps in controlling the zones
independently. The Seasonal Energy Efficiency ratio of the
Ductless split air conditioning systems are in the range 10.0
and 11.5.
They also provide a wide range of options for the interior
designing. They also help in making the building safe and
secure from the robbers and intruders.
The major disadvantage of these ductless split air conditioner
systems is the cost of the system. There are priced in the
range of 1500$ to 2000$ per ton which is nearly twice the price
of the window systems.
These systems can’t be installed at any random place. We have
to choose a proper location for placing the air handling unit.
If it is not positioned at a proper place or if doesn’t have a
proper size, there are possibilities of the air bouncing
between the walls resulting in a short cycle of the air and we
won’t have good cooling effect and lot of energy will also be
wasted in this case.
These systems should also have proper facility to drain the
condensate else it would lead to staining the building walls.
By:
Ricky K Lim
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