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 Rising temperatures, low prices, improved efficiency are making window air conditioners a very attractive proposition. Of course, the manufacturers also realize this and so have bombarded you with dozens of models to pick from. Clearly you're spoilt for choices. Hopefully, this guide will help you make an informed choice. Before you get into the brand or company you want to buy an AC from, you need to have figured out basics like how much cooling you will want (capacity), how much you are willing to invest on this (budget) and what else you would like your AC to have (additional features – remote control, display, etc). COOLING CAPACITY Most air conditioners are rated in BTU per hour (British Thermal Unit per hour) or by tonnage. One ton is equal to 12,000 BTU (British Thermal Unit per hour) per hour. The cooling capacity that you need would depends on a number of factors like number of people in the room, number of appliances in the room, etc. The average ambient temperature of your area during the year: Higher the average temperature of the outside air, the more will be the cooling capacity required. If you live in a cities which have scorching hot summers, you will need an AC with higher cooling capacity. ROOM SIZE The cooling capacity required is proportional to the area of the room you wish to cool. A bigger room will naturally require a higher ton AC as compared to a smaller room. Also if you have a bigger family, five or more people and everyone will crowd into one room, then the capacity will have to be higher even though the room may be small. Also, your capacity will need to be higher if any of your walls gets a direct blast of sunlight, so as to negate the heat from the sun. The hottest room in your house is your kitchen, so if the AC room is next to the kitchen then a higher cooling capacity is advisable.
BUDGET A one ton window AC starts from as low as Rs 11,500 and can go up to Rs 19,500. You may already have a budget in mind as to how much you would like to spend. Window Air Conditioners range from Rs 9,000 to Rs 30,800. The cooling capacity and features affect the price. Price range
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Very very useful.
Thanks 4 Tones Lalit rana | May 09,2008 Good. The entire page explained the queries of the common man. If rate and watt consumption (electricity units) given this page will be more valuable and you can tell about whether all features mentioned above will available in all makes in India?
gopalakrishnan | May 05,2008 I am really thankful to the team who are educating people with all these above information.
Subir Chatterjee | Apr 27,2008 Very knowledgeable article....Must Read before buying AC.
Anil Sharma | Apr 27,2008 I fully endorse Srinivas's view that electrical consumption details per month and other maintenance charges will round off the otherwise complete topic.
Jagannadha Rao | Apr 22,2008 Its very good information. if you include the maintainance(electrical bill etc..) also, this artical wil be the perfect.
srinivas | Apr 05,2008 The write up is sufficient
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