Basic guide on how a window air conditioner functions

A window air conditioner unit is essentially engineered to fit through a standard window, this type is preferred by many as it essentially doesn’t take up any interior space of the room and fits in with the décor pretty easily.

Installing a window air conditioner is pretty easy as it involves removing the window cover and mounting the AC and securing it.

The main components of the air conditioners are:

1. Compressor
2. Condenser coils (hot coil)
3. Evaporator coils (chilled coil)
4. Fan units
5. Thermostat unit

Basic Operational workflow

Step 1:

• When you turn on the AC the thermostat in it sends 120 volts of electricity to the compressor

Step 2:

• The compressor compresses the gas into the compressor coils where the gas turns into liquid
• The condenser coils lets out heat as the hot fluid passes through them, this is why the rear end of the AC releases hot air during operation

Step 3:

• From here the fluid reaches the evaporator coils (located in the front of the air conditioner) where the fluid expands into a gas which makes them cold hence air passing through is cooled and sent out as chilled air into the room

Step 4:

• Side by side a fan motor rotates and draws in air to be cooled by the evaporator coils
• The other fan draws in air from outside to cool the hot coils in the back

Step 5:

• The thermostat assembly is in charge of the regulating the temperature

Note: There may be water collected at the bottom of the AC, which is normal during operation.

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