How the Central Cooling System Works
If you are thinking about installing a central cooling system in your home or office check out our guide on how central cooling systems work or visit us at http://crosstownplumbing.com/air-conditioners
If you are thinking about installing a central cooling system in your home or office check out our guide on how central cooling systems work or visit us at http://crosstownplumbing.com/air-conditioners
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Cros s town Plum bing Presents <strong>How</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Cooling</strong><br />
Sy s tem <strong>Works</strong><br />
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No matter how hot or humid it is outside, central air<br />
conditioning plays an important role in keeping your home<br />
cool and reducing humidity levels indoors.<br />
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CENTRAL COOLING UNIT<br />
<strong>Central</strong> cooling air units are split systems comprised of an<br />
outdoor unit, also called <strong>the</strong> condensing unit and an indoor<br />
unit, also called <strong>the</strong> air handler.<br />
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CENTRAL COOLING BASICS<br />
The function of a central cooling air unit is to transport heat<br />
from one station to ano<strong>the</strong>r. The vehicle your system uses to<br />
carry <strong>the</strong> heat is called a refrigerant, commonly referred to as<br />
Freon.<br />
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AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR<br />
The compressor in your outdoor unit changes <strong>the</strong> refrigerant<br />
or Freon into a high temperature, high pressure gas. As that<br />
gas flows through <strong>the</strong> outdoor coil, it loses heat and<br />
condenses into a high temperature, high pressure liquid.<br />
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EVAPORATOR COIL<br />
Evaporator coils are located within <strong>the</strong> air handler or furnace<br />
and are responsible for absorbing heat. The liquid refrigerant<br />
goes through copper tubing into <strong>the</strong> evaporator coil where a<br />
sudden expansion turns <strong>the</strong> refrigerant into a low<br />
temperature, low pressure gas.<br />
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AIR CONDITIONER DUCT WORK<br />
Inside your home, <strong>the</strong> low temperature, low pressure gas<br />
soaks up heat from <strong>the</strong> air circulating in <strong>the</strong> duct work. The<br />
cooled down air is <strong>the</strong>n distributed back through your house.<br />
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COPPER TUBING<br />
This connects <strong>the</strong> compressor, <strong>the</strong> condenser, <strong>the</strong> metering<br />
device, and <strong>the</strong> evaporator. The heat that was absorbed by<br />
<strong>the</strong> refrigerant is transported back outside through copper<br />
tubing and released into <strong>the</strong> outside air.<br />
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COOLING SYSTEM TUNE-UP<br />
Dirty coils and improper refrigerant levels can cause your<br />
system to cool less efficiently than it should. It forces your<br />
compressor to work harder than is necessary and can actually<br />
shorten <strong>the</strong> life span of your cooling unit. We recommend<br />
having an annual cooling system tune-up by a licensed<br />
technician.<br />
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CROSSTOWN PLUMBING<br />
If you are looking to buy a central cooling unit or<br />
have questions call Crosstown Plumbing today for<br />
assistance.<br />
You can also visit us at crosstownplumbing.com/airconditioners.<br />
Call: 973 6771717<br />
E-mail: plumbing.crosstown@gmail.com<br />
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