The air conditioner market in Russia is huge, it just drowns in different brands and models. And if even earlier it was believed that reliable split systems are produced only by eminent brands like Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Daikin or TOSHIBA, today you can safely buy models from IGС and Aeronik. The main thing is to look at the warranty period, you must choose from 5 years. It is better to order the air conditioner together with the installation, so the seller of the system will be responsible for the work performed.
Protazov Alexander - Senior Manager of the HVAC company helped us to prepare the rating of the best air conditioners.
Now let's not talk about how the air conditioner works. Let's denote the main selection criterion - Power and serviced area of the premises... Without going into complex calculation formulas, we can single out the average value - 125 W of power per square meter of the room. Thus, for a living room of 20 sq. m. you will need an air conditioner with a capacity of 2.5 kW. More often sellers simply say 7-ka, 9-ka, 12-shka. What does it mean? This refers to British thermal units BTU. For them, the formula 1BTU = 0.3W applies.
Thus :
- 7000 BTU (seven) - 2 kW
- 9000 BTU (nine) - 2.5 kW
- 12000 BTU (two) - 3.5 kW
- 18000 BTU (eighteen) - 5.2 kW
- 24,000 BTU - 7 kW
The next selection criterion is power consumption level... For premium Japanese models, it is A +++, for medium models, A + or A will suffice. Inverter ones consume 30% less
Noise level... For split systems, the normal indicator is as follows: for premium 20-35 dB, for medium-sized models 40-45 dB.
