Air conditioning
Fixed and portable AC, including split arrangements, indoor units, cooling-load design, efficiency, condensate, siting and maintenance.
Components
Air-conditioning hardware
Air-conditioning indoor-unit types
High-wall, floor-console, cassette and concealed ducted units for homes.
Air-to-air heat pumps
Fixed systems that heat and cool rooms by moving conditioned air.
Portable air conditioners
Portable room AC, exhaust arrangements and evaporative coolers.
R290 propane refrigerant
Low-GWP refrigerant benefits, flammability and siting implications.
R32 refrigerant
Common HFC refrigerant, GWP implications and servicing requirements.
Single-split and multi-split air conditioning
The practical differences between one-to-one and shared-outdoor-unit split systems.
Design and sizing
Installation
Operation and maintenance
Air-conditioning operation and maintenance
Standards and schemes
Glossary
32 glossary terms are linked to this area, including terms shared with the other heating and cooling systems.
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