When buying climate equipment, a person first of all strives to make his life more comfortable. For everyone, this concept has its own meaning. To determine which equipment is best, a breather or air conditioning, it is important to understand the principles of their work.
Air conditioner
An air conditioner having an external and internal part is the most complicated in the device.
Outdoor unit:
- Compressor compressing freon.
- Four-way valve that changes the direction of movement of freon.
- Control board.
- Fan.
- Condenser, cooling or condensing freon.
- Freon system filter that protects against debris.
- Fitting connections.
- Protective cover.
Indoor unit:
- Front Panel.
- Coarse filter that protects against large debris.
- Evaporator.
- Horizontal and vertical blinds that regulate the direction of air flow.
- Indicator panel.
- Fine filter.
- Fan.
- Condensate tray.
- Control board.
- Fitting connections.
Types of climatic equipment
There are several types of air conditioners: window, mobile, split systems, multisystems.
Window air conditioner not popular, as it has several disadvantages:
- It is mounted in a window opening, due to which little light enters the room and the space is visually reduced.
- After installation, small cracks remain in the walls through which dust and dirt enter the house.
- The device is noisy and air circulates at only one point.
The plus is the low price. However, in the end, you will have to pay with personal comfort.
Positive traits mobile air conditioner - price and the ability to quickly swap, as it does not require installation.
The size of the hose to remove stagnant air through the window is only 2 meters. Because of this, the air conditioner will create a high-quality air flow only in a small area of the room, and the rest of the space will not air out well.
Among the minuses include the loud operation of the device.
In terms of service, a mobile air conditioner requires condensate cleaning, as the indicator warns, and you also have to change the filter sometimes - the frequency of replacements depends on the manufacturer. Details are indicated in the instruction manual.
Using split systems is the most popular solution on the air conditioning market. Installation requires a through hole in the wall of the house - you will need to fix the outdoor and indoor units.
Part of the technical elements and the condensate outlet hose are located on the street side. Indoors, the main system is installed, which purifies the air, controls cooling or its heating.
Split system serves only 1 room. Multisystem allows you to install air conditioners in each room and connect them to one outdoor unit.
The disadvantage compared to installing a separate system for each room is that if the unit breaks down on the street, all cooling devices in the house will stop working.
Air conditioners with an influx of fresh air are practically not used for domestic purposes. To install them, you need to rebuild the ceilings and mount the ducts. In addition, fresh air enters in a small volume, while the equipment is very noisy.
Common pros and cons of air conditioners
You should pay attention to the general nuances of using the devices in question.
Pros:
- Some models have a dual function: heating and cooling.This makes it possible to use the device all year.
- Filters clean incoming air. Some models provide filters from animal hair, pollen and other allergens, which will make life more comfortable.
- Additional functions allow you to control the power of the blower, the direction of the air and its temperature.
- With the ventilation mode set, the air circulates evenly in the room.
Minuses:
- Untimely cleaning of the filter leads to the formation of dust, germs and viruses, which due to the flow of air enter the room.
- After arriving from a hot street, it is dangerous to immediately turn on cold conditioning to a high level, and even more so - to be under it. A temperature drop of more than 8 degrees is very likely to lead to a cold.
- The purchase price, filter change, high electricity consumption, periodic repairs - all this is associated with considerable financial costs.
- Frequent turning on the air conditioner for a long time leads to a decrease in air humidity. As a result, cough, migraine and other diseases can begin.
- The noise from some models interferes with a comfortable rest or work.
The device and principle of operation of the breather
System device:
- A fan takes air from the street.
- The damper when the breather is off prevents the cold air from entering the room.
- The filter system completely cleans the incoming air stream from dust, burns, allergens and other substances harmful to the body.
- The heater makes comfortable fresh air on cold days, without changing the temperature in the house.
- The control panel allows you to use the available functions.
Without a breather, you have to open a window to ventilate the room. Sounds from the street, harmful impurities, allergens penetrate into the room, dust flies, germs, and sometimes the smell of emissions from factories or a nearby road. The air even deteriorates compared to what it was before airing.
The breather cleans the air and at the same time ventilates the room. Closed windows ensure the absence of a draft and, as a result, colds.
The device is mounted on a wall. The approximate service area is 40-50 m2.
First of all, a breather differs from an air conditioner in that it does not cool the room. It creates an influx of air and its circulation, due to this it becomes fresh. The temperature does not change, and the oxygen in the room becomes several times more.
Depending on the model of the device, some filters may be vacuumed. In this case, you will not need to change them more than 1 time per year. Soundproofed housing does not let in sounds from the street.
The breather ventilates the room and delivers supply air of approximately the same humidity as on the street. It has no humidifier function. Therefore, if the house is too dry, you should additionally purchase a humidifier.
Small insects are possible, but they will not be able to get a nest and breed - inside the breather there are no suitable conditions for this. Dead insects are easy to clean during cleaning.
What to choose
Air conditioning provides cooling, and the breather ventilates the room. At a comfortable temperature, air conditioning is not required, while the breather works constantly to supply fresh oxygen.
During heat, air conditioning is better suited, but it provides too little air to breathe. The breather delivers oxygen, but the air enters the same temperature as on the street.
In terms of maintaining your health, it is better to choose a breather, and air conditioning is ideal for quick cooling. Replace one device with another is unlikely to succeed. The difference in the basic functions does not allow putting them on one step for comparison. Optimal - use them in combination.
