Central Electric Cooling

If you are considering adding central air conditioning to your home the deciding factor may be the need for ductwork.

Central electric cooling.

In an average air conditioned home air conditioning consumes more than 2 000 kilowatt hours of electricity per year causing power plants to emit about 3 500 pounds of carbon dioxide and 31 pounds of sulfur dioxide. Mrcool signature 3 ton 36 000 btu seer 16 cooling 95 afue 110 000 btu heating complete split a c and gas furnace. Cooling means air conditioning normally done with a heat pump which is the engineering name for air conditioner. A forced air delivery vehicle usually a duct system a furnace and an outdoor condenser unit.

Both systems are interdependent on the furnace unit which is fueled by gas and the condenser which is powered by electricity. Hotel style heating and cooling units ptac wall furnaces. Heat pump central air conditioning electric heat and cool self contained package unit air conditioning w heat option. How central cooling works.

The most common central cooling system is a split system which includes an outdoor cabinet containing a condenser coil and compressor and an indoor evaporator coil usually installed in conjunction with your furnace or air handler. Air handlers and all electric furnaces. The compressor pumps a chemical called refrigerant through the system. So the unit has a heat pump outside that runs to an air handler inside.

Central means the cooler is in one place and a fan circulates the air through the house.