People have been working on ways to cool their environments since before the early Romans used cooling ponds for reducing temperatures in their pavilions. Unfortunately, finding easy methods of cooling a house can be difficult and sometimes a little expensive. Some examples of home cooling methods in Riverside, CA, include portable window units of various sizes, the common HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) also known as central air or forced air and split or ductless air conditioning systems. For very small homes and apartments, the portable window unit may be the best choice, but window based air conditioners are often noisy and don’t cool the room properly.
The most common choice in home cooling is an HVAC. The HVAC in Riverside, CA consists of several pieces including an external condensing unit for circulating the refrigerant, an internal cabinet that holds the air exchange, furnace and blower system, the ventilation that channels the air to the rooms and the thermostat to control the temperature. The theory behind air conditioning systems is relatively simple. The system pumps a refrigerant through a coil that picks up residual heat surrounding it. This heat is then carried to another coil outside the building where it is released into the atmosphere. Meanwhile, the cooled air is circulated through the home, allowing the warmer air to move toward the air exchange. All of this is controlled with the help of several electronic control boards and a thermostat for signaling temperature changes.
Along with an HVAC in Riverside, CA, the other useful cooling system is the split or ductless cooling unit. This A/C is also known as a variable zone system because it allow the homeowner to have multiple cooling units inside the home instead of a single large blower and air exchange system. The cooling technology is very similar to HVAC methods with an external condenser that can handle up to eight different zone control units and coolant that is pumped indoors to each unit. The zone control units then disperse cold air into the rooms. No matter which method you select to cool your room, you will still need a contractor like Design Air to help maintain the system. For example, any new HVAC unit needs a regular maintenance schedule to help it last for many years.
