Air conditioners save from heat, maintaining a certain microclimate in the rooms. Children do not react to temperature like adults, because they have an imperfect system of thermoregulation. They heat the burden and low temperatures are unpleasant. Often, air conditioning for children is the cause of the common cold, poor health. Problems can be avoided by choosing the right climate device and setting it up correctly.
Do I need air conditioning in a room for children
According to most pediatricians, air conditioning for infants and young children is necessary for several reasons:
- in a cool room, kids can tolerate summer heat more easily;
- a correctly selected air conditioner with cleaning and ionization functions creates the conditions under which air is saturated with negatively charged ions, like after a thunderstorm;
- A modern filtration system destroys viruses, germs and allergens.
However, do not exaggerate the great benefits of air conditioning systems. Not all children tolerate temperature differences and air movement well.
Any deviations from the normal health of the baby is the fault of the parents:
- did not follow the temperature changes inside the room;
- did not follow the direction of the air flow coming from the air conditioner;
- at the wrong time they cleaned the filters, which often leads to respiratory diseases.
If you nevertheless decided to install the air conditioner in the children's room, two requirements must be added to the above warnings and SanPiN standards:
- The distance from the air conditioner to the crib should not be less than 2 m.
- The temperature difference in the street and in the children's room should be between 6-7 °.
According to reviews of parents of infants and older babies, not everyone decided to install an air conditioner. Many felt that the temperature would be optimal for newborns, even slightly exceeding the thirty-degree barrier.
You can install air conditioning in the next room, and keep the door to the nursery open. For older children, air conditioning in the room is necessary, especially if two or more children live in the room. Children with poor health should sleep in their pajamas if the air conditioner is on.
In many kindergartens, air conditioning is turned on only by agreement with doctors and parents. The desired mode is set depending on whether the children are playing or sleeping. Carers and nannies follow this.
Rules for choosing climatic equipment for a children's room
The main parameter for choosing an air conditioner is its power, depending on the volume of the room to be cooled. The table shows the optimal ratio of the two values, taking into account the ceilings within 2.7-3 m.
| Room volume, m³ | until 14 | 15-17 | 18-20 | 22-28 | 30-35 |
| Air conditioner power, kW | 1,5 | 2,1 | 2,5 | 3,5 | 5 |
It is necessary to take into account the complete set of the air conditioner, the presence of functions that will bring air in the children's room to sanitary standards. Typically, filters in standard air conditioners are removed and cleaned by hand. The self-cleaning function does not require independent cleaning measures. The device does everything itself when it is turned off. It turns on for heating and dries the inside of the unit with the blinds closed.
Other useful features:
- Humidifier. The model does not discharge condensate formed in the external unit of the split system. Water enters the indoor unit, where it is evenly distributed in front of the fan, driving moisture into the room.
- Night mode.With it, the fan rotation speed decreases, which reduces the force of the air flow, plus noise from the working device is reduced.
If the task is to purchase an economical version of HVAC equipment, give preference to inverter models. With their help, you can save up to 40% of electricity consumed.
How to set up an air conditioner
Climatic equipment in the children's room should be installed under the ceiling, the higher the better. It is necessary to adjust the temperature regime taking into account the age of children. For example, an infant requires an accurate temperature in the room, which should not exceed + 25C. This temperature must be maintained if the room is intended for children under 5 years old. In the summer in the heat it is optimum during the day + 24C, at night + 25C.
The second setting criterion is the direction of air flow. It is necessary to adjust the blades so that cold air does not get into the area where the child plays and sleeps. In this case, the fan speed must be taken into account. In the children's room, do not set the turbo mode, the best option is mini. If you need to cool the room quickly, use a “turbo”, but at this time the child should be in another room.
Rules for the use of technology
The child moves intensively, which means that he breathes intensively, which reduces the amount of oxygen in a confined space. It is recommended to periodically ventilate the room or leave the windows open in ventilation mode. This will not affect the operation of the air conditioner. In any case, you must leave the window open during sleep.
Even the self-cleaning mode cannot completely clean the filter surface from dust accumulated on it, which eventually turns into dirt. It is recommended to remove and clean the filters at least twice a month with soapy water. They must be dried well before installation.
Reviews
Marina, Moscow
Air conditioning for newborns is the solution to many problems when it is hot in a big city. It is impossible to walk during the day - it’s hot, only in the evening and then after sunset. So you and your child are saved in a cool room. The most important thing is to find the temperature suitable for the kids. And in no case do not put the child to sleep under air conditioning. Cold air is contraindicated for them.
Tamara, Ufa
Last year, the summer was hot, in the apartment of the concrete house, we have it angular, the temperature rose to + 35 °. I have two little daughters who did not tolerate heat well. Here it was hard for an adult, and what to say about children. So we bought a small air conditioner. They sighed with relief. But as it turned out, not everything was good. The youngest began to temper. This we later realized that we set the temperature low. Here is the organism of the daughter and could not stand the rapid change in temperature in the room.
Svetlana, Ryazan
With a baby and air conditioning, one must be careful. These are not always two compatible concepts. Better not to take risks even in the heat. The best option is air conditioning in the next room.
