County Electrics & Air Conditioning

Whilst infrastructural and environmental parameters may not be possible, consider the following tips:

Efficiency considerations:

• Sarked roofing provides the best hot climate insulation
• Insulated flooring reduces the cool air transferring downwards
• Install the head unit as high on the wall as possible
• Install the head unit adjacent to the warmest part of a room
• Correctly chose the power capacity of a unit to suit the room
• Do not overdrive your system, it can freeze the head unit and reduce efficiency
• Regularly clean your head filter from dust and residue
• Install a stove exhaust unit if the air conditioner is near the kitchen
• Install the compressor as close to the head unit as possible
• Install the compressor in a position to draw the cool air into the unit

Environmental considerations:

• Consider the condensation caused by cool dry air on humid climates
• Humans are warm blooded 37C heat generating organisms
• Modern plasma televisions and PCs generate a lot of heat
• Avoid positioning the airflow of the head unit at locations where you sit or sleep

Choosing the unit:

• Buy the best quality air conditioner when cooling a large room
• Chose to air condition a smaller room if budget is restrictive
• Chose an inverter if the unit will operate for long periods and in the evenings
• Chose to use two smaller units than one large one for very large rooms

For many of us in the sub-tropics there’s a myth that going around that simply defies the laws of science.

Heat descends and cool rises!

Before you fall into the trap of trying to keep your home cool in summer, consider the simple fact that heat rises, and trapping it under your ceiling insulation isn’t going to help reduce the temperature in your room. Ideally in the many high set homes in Queensland, it’s the floor that you need to insulate to prevent the cool air from an air conditioner transferring from your living space to the ground floor.

Ideally, to create an ideal insulating Queensland home, you need to prevent the heat from transferring into your roof cavity, this is best accomplished by roof sark and creating an insulating barrier at the point of transfer. Installing ventilation ports in your roof cavity to evacuate hot air will also help. Consider these issues before deciding whether a ducted or a multiple split system installation would suit your home.

The addition of flooring insulation accompanied with some ceiling fans to stir the cool low lying air is a better strategy along with mounting your head unit as high as possible to process the hotter air higher up. Preventing cool air escaping down stairways and other descents is part of the task C.E.A performs to add value to all it’s installations.