If you have a structurally built new home and your next step is to install the air conditioning units, then there are a few things you should consider about air conditioning before you install them. There are common mistakes in the installation of air conditioning systems that are described in the following article to help you avoid making them.
1. Falling in love with the articulate sales talk of a highly experienced salesperson.
Don’t let the salesperson win your favor through flattery and articulate sales talk. Winning their favor is your job as a highly experienced salesperson. Often some customers don’t really know about air cooling units. Some end up buying air conditioning units recommended by the seller who doesn’t care if the merchandise is too big or too small for the intended area. This is a common mistake of some customers who make the absolute decision to buy an air cooling unit without knowing what things to consider first.
2. Installing the air conditioning unit without careful planning.
In some cases, air conditioning unit installations are done simply to satisfy the whim of the owner. This should not be the case. Installing air cooling units is not that simple, many things need to be considered. This must be well planned by your electrical engineer. The air conditioning units to be installed must match the contour or design of your house. That is why one type of air cooling unit is installed in one place while another type is installed in another part of the house. Some mistakes made when installing air conditioning units include installing units that are too small or too large in a room without considering the number of hot bodies in the room, the area, the size of the windows on the wall, and the layout of the house.
The main consideration when deciding what size to buy would be the area and the number of people using the room. First, you need to determine the area of your home that you want to cool. This should determine how much power you need. The area of your room should match the BTU or British Thermal Unit value and the strength (capacity) of your air conditioning (ac) unit. It becomes a recommended guideline that a cooling capacity of 2,000 BTUs is required for every 50 square meter space. So here, you need to do a bit of math. The other thing to consider is the number of hot bodies occupying the air conditioned area and how often they will use it.
3. Location of the air conditioning unit
Another common mistake would be to install the unit inside a room or area with too many lights or bulbs around. Such a condition generates more heat from the bulbs when they are turned on. This doesn’t help at all when using the AC unit. In another related situation, installing an air conditioning unit in an area exposed to sunlight or next to a plant or tree is not a carefully thought out installation. Air conditioning systems must be cleared of debris or obstructing objects.
4. Unverified AC unit connections
When installing the connections of the chosen air conditioning unit in your home, try rechecking the connections made if you have left everything in the hands of the technicians. More often, if not checked properly, some connections may not have been a tight fit, thus leading to future leaks; therefore, it is better to check these connections before it is too late.
5. Drilling window-sized holes in the walls to fit an AC unit.
The fewer holes you make in your house, the better. Today, they don’t cut big window-sized holes in their house to accommodate their air conditioning units. There are several air conditioning units today that only require a very small hole to install. Today, you can have split or portable systems, or a free-standing wall unit, whatever suits your needs. So the lesson here is to not allow window-sized holes to be drilled inside all four corners of your walls unless absolutely necessary.
6. Installation of air conditioning unit in rooms with wooden floors
It’s not exactly a bad thing to have an AC unit in a room with a hardwood floor. It’s just that the type of flooring material you have or use affects the cooling rate of the area. This is based on the principle that cold air sinks and warm air rises, which also indicates that air bounces quickly off solid surfaces. If you’re lucky enough to have a good consulting electrical engineer, then they should be explaining how home flooring materials affect room cooling. You should also mention other alternatives that can somehow save you from using your air conditioning units.