Mobile air conditioners. General information
Do you often move around?
Are you planning to go to the countryside in the summer?
Why not take an air conditioner with you?
This is no joke!
A household mobile air conditioner is perfect for the most mobile of us!
Often, circumstances can change and we find ourselves in different rooms, changing our housing, or even traveling out of town...
And of course, we don't want to give up our usual comforts.
To avoid spending a lot of money on installation and purchasing split systems, consider using a mobile air conditioner instead.
The main purpose of mobile household air conditioners is to cool indoor air. They are designed as a monobloc with a power consumption of no more than 2-2.5 kW. The dimensions of the unit are no more than 70 centimeters in height and 40 centimeters wide.
During operation, the excess heat generated by the air conditioner is discharged outside through a flexible plastic duct with a diameter of approximately 15 centimeters and a length of approximately 2 meters. Mobile air conditioners are suitable for rooms up to 35 square meters in size.
To facilitate transportation within an apartment or office, devices are equipped with wheels, weighing approximately 40 kilograms. Although they are "mobile," they are not easy to transport, but their small size allows them to be moved to any room.
Mobile household air conditioning does not require any special installation or conditions. The device has two air intakes and two outlets.In the lower part of the back wall of the air conditioner, air is drawn from the room to cool the condenser (the hot heat exchanger). As the air passes through the heat exchanger, it is heated and then discharged into a flexible duct. This is how the air conditioner releases excess heat either outside or into a nearby room.
The second intake for air is located in the upper part of the back wall. There is also a frame with a coarse filter that catches large dust particles. Air is drawn in here, passes through a cool heat exchanger (the evaporator), and, once cooled, is delivered to the room through a diffuser with adjustable louvers.
Mobile air conditioning units can be divided into two categories.Firstly, these are monoblock air conditioners connected to the outside world by a flexible hose. The hose is usually passed through a window, a slightly opened window, or a door. However, warm air from outside can easily enter through this opening, so some owners install special covers on their windows to prevent this. After removing the covers, they can then use a hose to remove the warm air. In winter, they close the covers and the air conditioner functions like a regular fan heater.
The newer models have a convenient device to fix the air duct to a slightly open window. A sliding strip with an adaptor allows them to remove warm air without letting cold air in. This way, they don't need to perform any complex operations.Secondly, these are mobile split systems that have both an internal and an external unit. They are connected by a flexible hose that contains freon tubes and electrical connections. The operation of such a device is similar to that of a regular split system, with the exception that the mobile unit does not require installation.
Modern models come with a convenient vertical tank for collecting condensate, which has a sensor that turns off the device when the water level reaches its maximum.
To summarize, for those who don't like to stay in one place, mobile air conditioning can be a solution for cooling needs while moving.
Advantages:
- Small size
- Low cost
- No need for special installation
- Ability to move
Disadvantages:
- Lower power
- Increased noise level
- Only cools one room
- Loss of usable space
- Tied to a window (limited by the length of the hose)
