An air conditioner is invariably a long-term investment aimed at adding to your comfort level at home or office. You need to be careful in your choice.
Certain key parameters that need to be considered before purchasing a new air conditioner are:
• Don’t opt for an air conditioner based only on the floor area of your office or house.
• You should seek the help and advice of experts to work out how much cooling the space actually needs. To gather the required information, cooling experts will make a survey of your room, taking measurements and gauging your exact cooling needs.
• Take into account the measurement of floors, ceilings and walls. Also, include all the windows in your calculations.
• Check the level of insulation in the attic, crawlspaces and walls.
• Ideally, get a printout of the cooling load calculations to get a correct quote.
• Some other factors, which go into the cooling load formula, are outdoor and indoor (room) temperatures, number of people occupying the room at peak hours, shading and roof colour.