How do portable air conditioners work?
Obviously a portable air conditioner is designed to cool you down. But what are they and how do they work. Like a central air conditioning unit or a window unit they work to transform your hot air to cool dry air. But unlike a window unit they do not require permanent installation. These portable air conditioners do require ventilation, or at least most of them do. This usually means you need a hose or tube that will run from your unit to a window or door where the unit can be vented. The brilliant aspect of these portable air conditioning units is that they give you control over your space whether it is at an office or your own home. Due to the size of these units and the fact that they are built for portability it is easy to move these units from room to room. This makes them very efficient because you only need to spend money to cool the room you are in. Also some units come with heaters and dehumidifying options as well, making them very versatile. These portable air conditioners h
A portable air conditioner uses Freon to cool air which is then fanned back into a room. It does require ventilation for the motor, and it uses an adjustable length hose to duct the air away from the room that is being cooled. The hose itself is similar in size to a standard clothes dryer hose (about five inches across. The optimal arrangement would have the heated air exhaust directly outdoors, but depending on the situation it might be possible to vent the hot air into an attic, above a drop ceiling, or even into another room. During the cooling process, condensation is created. Most units must be drained of the water that is collected, either by emptying a reservoir or by installing and running a continuous drain hose. However, some units do have the technology to evaporate the condensation and exhaust it along with the hot air.
Portable air conditioners usually consist of a boxlike frame that holds both the cold and hot side of the air conditioner and an exhaust hose to expel heat. When a portable air conditioner cools the ambient air, water is removed, with most of this water being used to cool the actual unit, resulting in more efficient cooling. In terms of removing this condensate water, two main methods are used. First, a bucket or tray inside the portable AC collects water which must be emptied frequently. The second method involves the evaporation of water and exhausting it through a main venting hose and through a window, wall, or drop ceiling. Although it may be true that portable air conditioners do not require permanent installation, there is some minor work that must be performed each time a portable air conditioner is moved from one room to the next. Because portable air conditioners blow exhaust air out of a hose, one end is attached to the back of the unit and the other is vented outside. All p
