Air quality. Some air conditioners have filters to remove allergens and mould from the air. HEPA is the highest filtration standard here. Many also double as dehumidifiers and some have a heating function, making them useful in winter as well as summer. Hey. I have 1000 sq foot house. Currently a small unit in living Room . on other side of the house with the bedrooms were unbearably hot and humid this past summer. Is it best to replace the one unit with 20000 btu’s or two smaller units since cooling multiple rooms? Reply Use the dropdowns below to help you estimate what size air conditioner is best for your space. The cooling power of different types of air conditioners is based on BTU’s. We’ve rated and measured our units against a number of different room and/or home conditions that can effect the cooling power required.

As recommended by The U.S. Department of Energy, the ballpark figure is 20 BTU per sq ft. That is a very good estimate already. Easy to Clean– Removable air filter, keeping the air that circulates around fresh and clean for hygiene. There are different ways to cut this where I could calculate anything from 7,500 to 15,000 units, but am considering to go with a 12,000 unit on balance. Does this seem reasonable? Here is an example of how you can calculate how many BTUs you need to cool down a 500 sq. ft. area with 8 feet ceilings, average sun exposure, average climate, and not including kitchen (you can find this BTU calculator below and use it for your situation; with 4,000-24,000 BTU room size table): Trying to figure out what I’d need for my enclosed patio. It has 2 (one exterior) doors, 6 windows, and 2 skylights. It’s 20ft by 15ft with 10 ft ceilings. There are 3 oaks but midday does get a lot of sun through the skylights. Live in Savannah, GA. ReplyI am building a small L shaped home. One part is 48×20 that has the living room & a small office area, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. The other part is 20×16 open kitchen/dining area. How climate is mostly in the 80s year round and very humid (Hawaii problems?) What air cooling system would you recommend. I’m also on a tight budget. Thank you for your help Reply Hello there, you’re right, you have quite a complex situation and therefore the BTU estimate is not a piece of cake. 5,000 BTU unit might be adequate but with so many variables the safer option would be 6,000 BTU (San Diego, raised platform space, and so on). Hope this helps. Reply You’d be hard-pressed to market most air conditioners as a hipster lifestyle accessory, but that’s how America’s EcoFlow pitch the Wave 2. Boasting Lamborghini-style spoilers and slats, it’s a handsome and genuinely portable model that weighs about the same as a piece of carry-on luggage.

Compact Size– Small but mighty, can fit into smaller areas with ease. Four swivel wheels on the base to move around easily. Hello Karl, sufficiently cool even in Florida’s heatwave. That’s a very small room and quite a normal-sized air conditioner. You can set the temperature as cold as you wish; the 14,000 BTU AC will handle it. Reply Don’t want to use the BTU calculator above? No worries. Here’s a reference chart that will give you a pretty good idea of how many BTU’s you will need, based on the total size of your room. BTU Chart Based on Room SizeParticularly in the case of heat pumps and air conditioners, the cooling capacity of appliances is often given in BTU. Therefore, BTU is defined as how much heat energy is needed to raise one British pound of water by 1 degree Fahrenheit. When you like to cool a room, you should pay attention to the technical features and energy consumption. Therefore, on Klarstein you can buy an air conditioner that is perfect for use in your home, caravan, or weekend cottage. What does BTU mean? Again, when narrowing down your choice of an air conditioner, knowing how big an area you need to cool is your best friend. Based on that, you can calculate sq ft to BTU and immediately know what range of BTU values your perfect AC unit should be. When used as a fan, two different speed settings are possible. In addition, you can choose to use the air conditioning to dry the air, with a dehumidification of 0.8 liters per hour. The water tank has a volume of 0.5 liters, and when it is full, the air conditioner will indicate this itself. With this function you will no longer be bothered by moist and oppressive air! In addition, dry air is easier to cool, causing the temperature in the room to drop even faster.