Comparing a wall-mounted air conditioner with a mobile one is the same as comparing a supersonic airplane and an airship. In terms of comfort, performance and functionality, this is an incomparable technique. Nevertheless, sometimes you have to make a choice in favor of an airship. What do buyers of mobile floor-standing air conditioners lose and gain?
About wall-to-wall split systems
- quiet operation (up to 29 decibels indoor unit);
- a wide range of operating modes (cooling, heating, dehumidification, ventilation, sleep);
- the presence of a timer;
- the presence of complex filtration systems;
- the presence of additional functions for improving air (ionization, disinfection);
- control from the remote control;
- inverter control over the operation of the compressor;
- economical power consumption;
- invisibility in the interior (the indoor unit is installed on the floor near the wall or hung on the ceiling).
At the same time, wall-mounted air conditioners have a number of disadvantages:
- the need for expensive installation and subsequent service;
- high price (especially for inverters).
About outdoor mobile air conditioners
It is decided to buy floor-standing mobile air conditioners if it is impossible to install a stationary split system. This is a choice for those who rent a house or office, live in an old housing stock, where installation of a split is impossible for technical reasons, or for the summer leaves for a summer residence where it is impossible to install a stationary air conditioner.
We have to come to terms with some significant inconveniences arising from the operation of floor-mounted mobile air conditioners:
- Noisy work. This is the main disadvantage that cannot be avoided. If in splits the compressor is located in an external unit, then here it is inside. And the more powerful it is, the louder it works. The noise level reaches 52 decibels while the norm for a dwelling is 39 decibels;
- High energy consumption: about 1 kilowatt in cooling mode;
- The need to install an air duct.
Before you buy a floor-standing mobile air conditioner, you need to clarify how it works.
Most models use air to cool the compressor, which must be evacuated from the room. And this is done by means of a corrugated pipe released through a window, a ventilation shaft or a hole in the wall. This version of a mobile air conditioner can hardly be called mobile. But there is also an alternative: a mobile floor-standing air conditioner without an air duct.
About floor standing air conditioners without duct
The operation of floor-standing mobile air conditioners without an air duct is based on an environmentally friendly and simple way to cool the air by passing it through a filter soaked in water.
They work much quieter, and take less electricity. The downside is the small area of the serviced premises.
