It is always nice to have air conditioning when the weather gets hot or cold, but it is important to remember that not all air conditioning is created equal. There are multiple types of systems you can choose from, depending on the type of environment you are thinking about installing it in.
When it comes to air conditioning, you have:
- Window-mounted (Room air conditioner) units;
- Split system (Highwall) air conditioners;
- Heat pumps;
- Evaporative coolers;
- Ducted refrigeration systems;
- Ducted gas heating (add-on cooling option);
- Inverter systems.
A list like that makes for a lot of options for a homeowner to consider. But when you take a close look at a system like a ducted air conditioning system, you start to understand what separates the different methods for cooling your home.
When it comes to having control over the temperature of your home and your power bills, you need to look into ducted air conditioning.
What Is Ducted Air Conditioning?
A ducted air conditioning system commonly has a unit outside and a unit in the roof that are connected to ducts that run to most rooms within the house.
Each room gets its own duct, instead of relying on a central system that only has one outlet i.e in the lounge room. Larger rooms can get more than one duct, while rooms that are separated by a large opening can share a duct and still get the full effect of the cooling system.
For example, two rooms separate by a large archway could share a duct and cut down on costs.
How Does A Ducted Air Conditioning System Work?
A furnace or gas ducted heating system is commonly installed with vents in the floor because heat rises, which makes distributing the heat through vents in the floor a smart idea. But cold air descends, which makes it impractical for an air conditioning system to use the same vents as a furnace.
A ducted air conditioning system takes advantage of the notion that cold air descends by delivering the air from the ceiling and reducing the amount of energy it takes to deliver the cold air. Air diffusers also known as outlets are designed specifically to control the flow of air evenly across the ceiling.
What Are The Advantages Of A Ducted Air Conditioning System?
Since a ducted air conditioning system relies primarily on gravity to deliver the cold air, the system utilizes less energy than other types of cooling systems. The ceiling distribution method also allows for the cold air to be distributed evenly throughout every room in the home.
A ducted system eliminates the warm spots that other cooling methods allow, and it will save you money each month on your power bills.
A ducted system is much quieter than split system and window-mounted units. This is a great help when trying to deliver cold air to a bedroom or a baby’s nursery. Ducted air conditioning systems also prevent the loss of cold air that can occur with window-mounted units.
How Can A Ducted Air Conditioning System Save Me Money?
Aside from the more efficient air delivery system, a ducted air conditioning system can also be programmed to use less energy in certain parts of your home.
Since you work during the day, there is no need to blast your air conditioning all day long. The ducted system allows you to program your air conditioning to run less during the day and more when the family is home.
A ducted system can be split up into zones, and each zone can have its own temperature setting. Instead of having to cool the entire house when the family is home, you can choose to cool the main rooms in the home more than rooms you do not use.
You can also program the air conditioning to run cooler in the bedrooms at night, and turn the system down during the day.
A ducted air conditioning system:
- Uses an energy-efficient delivery system;
- Can be programmed to use less energy;
- Can be broken up into zones that make its operation even more energy-efficient.
If you want to beat the heat & cold and save money at the same time, then you need a ducted air conditioning system.
