Keeping Cool in the Office – Air Conditioner Units
Installing the right sorts of air conditioning office units in any business can ensure that the working environment for those in the room will be a pleasant one for them to work in. Also if a business installs the right sorts of units in their offices they are preventing moisture building up which can have an adverse affect on their staffs productivity levels.
When any business is going to be buying air conditioning units for their offices they need to take certain factors into consideration beforehand. As well as looking at the size of the room they need to look at how many windows each room has and how many employees will be working in the space on a daily basis.
But along with these things that you need to consider before you make your purchase there are other things that you need to be aware of relating to office air conditioning units. The more you know about them and how they work then the more informed decision you will make with regards to which system is right for your office. Below we take a look at some of the things you should know in relation to air conditioning units for the office.
1. What Is The Units BTU Rating? – The British Thermal Unit (BTU) rating tells you the amount of heat that the unit can effectively remove from any room. The ones that have the higher rating are the ones that can effectively remove more heat from the room easily. It is vital that the unit selected for any office space has a rating that is sufficient to cope with the size of the room in which it is to be installed, so the larger the room the higher the rating the unit should have. If you don’t then the working environment won’t be as pleasant for the people working in it as you would have hoped.
2. What Is The Air Conditioning Units EER Number? – This is something that should be looked at closely when it comes to purchasing air conditioning units for an office as it shows how much energy is needed to power them to ensure that they work at their best levels. The ones with the higher EER number on them are the best ones to purchase because they use far less energy to work effectively. But these of course will cost considerably more and any one purchasing units for an office should look for those with have an EER number of between 8 and 11.5.
3. How Do You Control The Temperature? ” Most of the air conditioning units available for installing in offices today come with a heat sensor thermostat. This thermostat will automatically adjust the temperature of the air as it goes into the unit and is done either using a manual or programmable control unit. Ideally for an office one should be going for those units where a variable speed fan is attached because this helps to cool the air entering and exiting the unit much more efficiently. Plus it is worth spending a little extra on getting additional features such as digital temperature readout, a timer and a remote control.
4. How Easy Will The Unit Be To Maintain? – To reduce costs for maintaining such equipment look for ones that come with the filters that can be removed easily to be cleaned or replaced. If you go for these types of units they will work more effectively for considerably longer periods of time and will help to reduce how much is spent each year on maintaining them.
5. What Way Does The Unit Expel Air? – The units that many people will need for an office space will have to be ones that don’t make too much noise but remove the air quickly. The best types of units to select therefore are ones that are fitted with an adjustable thermostat unit and variable speed fans. Also make sure that the office air conditioning units you purchase have louvers to the front that move not just from side to side but also up and down.
As you can see there are a range of things you need to think about when looking to purchase air conditioning for the office over the summer. If you would like more help and information on this then please read this article on choosing an air con unit which we have written to help you out.
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