How Room Air Conditioners Work

Cut-away diagram of a window type air conditioner including internal and external parts.

Window and room air conditioners use refrigeration principles to extract heat and moisture from room air, cooling and dehumidifying the air. The basic components inside the unit include a blower and/or fans for moving cooled air into the room and exhausting warm air, and refrigerant components for extracting heat from the air. Those components include […]