Air Conditioners
Air conditioning seems like a simple way to stay cool in the
hot summer. But, cooling your home is more complicated than most people realize
because you are using energy to remove heat. Electricity can be costly but that
is used to operate an air conditioner which takes heat from a cooler place and
dumps it in a warmer place. The most commonly used air conditioner uses a compressor
cycle that is similar-to your refrigerator, which transfers heat from your
house to the outdoors.
Heat Pumps
Heat pumps cool a larger area or even the entire house. A
large compressor unit that is placed outside your home. Heat pumps are like
central air and can pump through ducts but the difference is that these heat
pump units can be reversed and used for heat during the colder months.
Central Air Conditioners
Central Air will cool your entire home through ducts. The
ducts used for the central air are also used with a furnace for forced hot-air
heating. Usually the central air will use the furnace fan to push air through
the ducts and into the house.
