During cooling operation, moisture condenses on the evaporator of the air conditioner. To divert it from the housing, a drainage system has been developed. One of the main components of the system is a drainage pump for the air conditioner. Only with its help it is possible to organize the removal of condensate from the equipment.
Air Conditioning Pump Designs
To buy a pump for an air conditioner, you need to understand its appearance and purpose. When selecting, the following factors should be taken into account:
- type of device and design features of the air conditioner;
- where exactly is it necessary to drain the condensate;
- architectural features of the room where the air conditioner is located.
Drain pumps are available on the market in four ways:
- Built-in or flow-through. It is mounted directly in the condensate collection tank, at the outlet of it or inside the drainage tube;
- Separate drainage pump. It contains its own container for collecting condensate of small capacity, equipped with a filling sensor. The shape of the container provides for installation in a drainage bath, in a drainage pipe or outlet pipe;
- Bulk pump for air conditioning. Also contains a container for liquid, but quite voluminous. Condensation just drains here. Since this pump is large, it is mounted below the drainage bath;
- Peristaltic drainage pumps are installed where the fluid must be raised to a height.
How to buy a drainage pump for an air conditioner?
In order to choose a pump for an air conditioner suitable for a specific model of climate technology, the following technical characteristics must be taken into account:
- Pump performance. The indicator is measured in liters / hour and can be from 6 to 32, and in some cases even up to 288 liters (for industrial plants);
- The height of the liquid. Measured in meters, can range from 3 to 20;
- Tank capacity. Depends on the type of pump for the air conditioner. May be from 0.5 to 6 liters;
- Noise level. The best models show a result of 23 - 30 decibels.
The price of a pump for a domestic or semi-industrial type air conditioner varies from 2 to 5 thousand rubles.
Condensation pumps in industrial air conditioners
Industrial condensate removal pumps handle 14 liters of fluid per hour. About 25 decibels of noise are released.
These are very good indicators.
The best manufacturers guarantee 5 years of uninterrupted operation of their equipment.
Before you buy a pump for the air conditioner, you should pay attention to energy consumption.
The optimal indicator is 16 watts per hour.
The price of a pump for an industrial type air conditioner can reach up to 9 thousand rubles.
