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Air Conditioners - Be Cool

November 27, 2008

Air Conditioners - Be Cool

Filed under: Air Conditioning Maintanence & Tips — Tags: , — AC Tech Guy @ 12:35 pm

Air conditioners these days are such a necessity these days that it is one of the foremost things that comes to mind when you are purchasing household items. Sometimes it’s difficult to imagine what the world will be without air conditioners especially during the summers.

Buying Guide

Here is some advice to follow when buying an air conditioner.

* Take the help of internet and look for review sites that cover branded air conditioners and also their prices. These sites will help you get an idea about the particular item without having to test it out yourself. Also such sites provides a lot of tips to save money while making your purchase.

* You must also check the BTU which stands for “British Thermal Unit” and is defined as the amount of energy required to change the temperature of a pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit. The number of BTUs changes depending upon the capacity of a room. The bigger the room, the more BTUs required.

* Another factor to consider is called ‘venting type’. Window air conditioners are simple and designed in such a way that the proper installation leaves the venting tube outside. This is common in almost all window air conditioner designs. Before buying a unit, you must go through proper research on venting tubes that best suits to your room.

However, choosing an air conditioner is not a difficult task but you should have a little idea about which brand will offer you the best available features in the market. You may also call an air conditioning service technician to provide the proper dynamics for your home.

Air Conditioning in Colocation Facilities

Filed under: Air Conditioning Maintanence & Tips — Tags: , — AC Tech Guy @ 12:06 pm

A suitable air conditioning is a vital factor in your colocation facility. With thousands of servers installed in the room there is a tremendous amount of heat generated. So it’s essential to cool the facility. The electrical power used by the devices gets heated and the heat spreads into the room quickly. This may result in permanent damage to the servers.

Industry experts recommend a temperature range between 20 and 25 °C and a humidity range of 40-60%. This has been the most favorable range for any electronic item and is quite equivalent to the average room temperature and is well within the manufacturer’s specified guidelines. You may also call an air conditioning service technician to provide you the proper dynamics for your facility.

Air conditioners not only control the room temperature, but also help to control the existing humidity. Too much of humidity and water in the room destroy the servers and become hazards such as short-circuiting wires and other hard ware failures. Also too much humidity in the room can create static electricity problems which can cause enough damage to the servers.

Make sure that whatever air conditioners you use at your facilities are reliable and have a good air conditioning warranty scheme.

November 26, 2008

Care for your health also

Filed under: Uncategorized — AC Tech Guy @ 6:32 pm

When you buy your air conditioner, you expect best possible service from it, isn’t. You keep in mind things like the process to finance it, warranty period it carry, the cost efficiency and the like.But, many busy people tend to forget the necessary things that should be done for Air conditioner maintenance. You may never know that this factor whatever may be the reason, may directly or indirectly affect your or your families’ health.

A poorly maintained air-conditioning system can sometimes also promote the growth and spread of microorganisms, such as Legionella pneumophila, the infectious agent responsible for Legionnaires’ disease, or thermophilic actinomycetes.

It may be noted here that Air Conditioners, including filtration, humidification, cooling, disinfection, etc., can be used to provide a clean, safe, hypoallergenic atmosphere in hospital operating rooms and other environments where an appropriate atmosphere is significant for patients’ safety as well as well-being.

But, at your home, among the above factors, poorly maintained air conditioning systems can affect not only health for a brief period but also generate sound levels that contribute to permanent hearing loss. This happens when exposures are endured over a long term. Believe it or not, but these levels of exposure are similar to that of living near a busy highway or airport for a considerable length of time. Properly functioning air conditioners are much quieter.

So, having an Air conditioner is not simply a sign of prosperity but also your responsibility. These responsibilities comes alongwith with yours and also from the dealer from which you buy one. The best possible services are provided by the best possible dealers. This includes monthly check of your product by their agents. If necessary doing Air Conditioner repair., and so on.You as a consumer should get the best possible benefit, isn’t it.