Climate Control and Air Conditioning

Put very simply climate control or air conditioning is changing the condition of the air in a room by cooling, heating or ventilation. This is an extremely simplistic definition and air Conditioning can mean many things as there are many different methods of climate control. In its simplest form air conditioning is the movement of air to change the general climate of a room (often cooling)but there are many more sophisticated methods of climate control that can be applied in a room. Humidity (the amount of water vapour in the air) plays an important part in climate control and the addition or removal of moisture from the air is often the main function of air conditioning equipment. Control over relative humidity in a room can depend on the actual climate and can result in a need for more humidification, for example from an evaporative cooler, or less humidity from a dehumidifying air conditioner.

Air Conditioning can be very important not just in the home but especially in the work place. Higher working temperatures can affect people, equipment and processes. Humidity in a room can increase with the perspiration and breathing of its occupants. The higher moisture content in the air means that less heat can be lost by the occupants through evaporation and heat transfer between the air and body. With higher workplace temperatures concentration is more difficult, accidents are more likely and productivity is reduced. The air in such a room must be replaced with cooler, cleaner air. It is not just people in the work place who might require the benefits of cooling air conditioning. Many processes require the regulation of temperature. There are many industrial processes where this might be required but perhaps the most obvious example of this is in operating theatres where humidity and temperature are controlled to minimize the risk of patient infection. Different operations require different temperatures and so climate control is vital in an operating theatre. There are, however, many more common work processes that use air conditioning such as in the growing of certain plants or in food processing and preparation areas.

Here at DiscountedHeating.co.uk we offer a choice of air conditioning equipment and methods. The simplest is a fan that will blow air over a persons body aiding evaporation of heat from their bodyand therefore cooling them. It will also move the air around the room and possibly help new fresh air enter the room if possible. Another method of cooling a room is through the use of refrigeration units that dehumidify a room. The Air conditioning unit has a refrigeration coil inside over which warm air from the room is passed. Moisture from the air condenses as it flows over the cooling refrigeration coil and is collected as water whilst any excess warm air is piped out of the room.

Another type of air conditioning is through the use of evaporative coolers. As the name suggests these units cool the room through evaporation. Within an Evaporative cooler there are 2 evaporation pads that are continually soaked in water. As the warm air from the room is drawn into the cooler and over the pads the heat in the air is used to evaporate the water. Therefore cooler air is blown back out into the room. Discounted Heating is pleased to offer a variety of air conditioning methods for our customers to choose from. It is worth noting that many of the air conditioning units available here are portable models and thus require no installation. You will find Dehumidifying air conditioning equipment from Delonghi and Rapid at excellent prices and evaporative coolers from Convair and Rapid. You will also find a variety of fans from StirFlow and Rapid. All of these units are carefully selected so that you, the customer, have a wide selection of sizes, shapes, outputs and prices to choose from making sure that you can find exactly what you need. It is also worth noting that air conditioning equipment does not just apply to units that cool the air but also to heaters. We offer a variety of heaters from Rapid ranging from electric and Butane heaters to oil powered and propane heaters.