Types of Units
There is an ever-wider variety of air conditioning systems
available - almost all of which are becoming increasingly sophisticated, with
special reference to their environmental acceptability and levels of energy
efficiency.
Likewise, the circumstances in which air conditioning
equipment is required to operate are constantly changing and developing. For
example, it may be necessary to heat the air first thing in the morning, cool it
at midday and heat it again in the evening.
The system has to do this automatically and unsupervised -
which means that it must be programmed to sense what job it should be doing at
any given time and under any given conditions. And it must manage all this
without inconvenience to those living or working in the conditioned space. All
this has a decisive bearing on the design of the system, the type of equipment
specified and where the equipment should be located.
Below are some brief descriptions of the main types of
system that are available, if you would like to know more about any of the
systems that are listed below please feel free to contact us.
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Mobile units
Mobile Units are ideal for small offices/room(s) and require no permanent
installation. They will plug in to a standard 13 Amp Socket and require no
maintenance.
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Wall mounted units
The wall mounted split systems are designed to air condition small and
medium sizes areas and are ideal for office shops or domestic
applications, They are generally operated by a remote infra-red control.
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Cassette Split System
These units are designed to fit within a false or fixed suspended ceiling,
only the air inlet and discharge grills of the indoor unit are visible,
all repairs and servicing is carried out from below and is generally
operated by a remote infra-red control, but can be hard wired.
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Hi-Lo units
These units can be floor mounted or suspended from the ceiling without
modification or additional accessories and are ideal for domestic or
commercial use. They are generally operated by a remote infra-red control.
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Ducted Units
These units are totally concealed above a false ceiling and the air is
distributed via a duct network, this makes it possible to condition more
than one room using a single indoor unit, they are controlled by a hard
wired wall mounted remote control.
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Multi Split Systems
These units allow up to five indoor units from one outdoor unit and are
ideally suited for domestic or small office buildings where limited
external space is available to site to outdoor unit, each indoor unit runs
independently and is operated by a remote infra-red control.
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VRV/VRF Systems
These systems enable one outdoor unit to run a combination of indoor units
and can be configured for heat recovery, an electronic expansion valve
controls the flow of refrigerant into each indoor unit and when each area
is satisfied it reduces the compressor speed to match the duty controlling
temperature more evenly and reducing energy consumption. These units are
ideally suited to buildings with a large amount of small internal rooms.
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Water Systems
Air conditioning systems using water as the heat carrying medium have
several advantages, whether they are used for residential or light
industrial applications.
- They
are flexible with different indoor unit options.
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water system can be adapted to suit any application and can be changed
easily to suit new office layouts.
- The
refrigerant is concentrated into a small quantity within the liquid
chiller, this is generally located outside the building.
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