Cassette aircon vs split unit aircon

Cassette aircon

what is Cassette aircon

Ceiling cassette aircon are mounted as the name advises, in the ceiling. This is most successful in a “floating”  or suspended ceiling where there is room to facilitate the unit. Since chill air falls in the direction of the floor, the mounting ceiling offers excellent coverage and, provided the fans are strong enough, a cassette ceiling A/C unit can cover a fairly big room. Being in the ceiling also means that the units are out of the way. Since the condenser is placed outside the building, a ceiling cassette aircon unit is exceptionally quiet.

Additional to this, along with new technology such as adjustable thermostats and changeable speed fans, ceiling cassette air conditioner units are exceptionally power efficient. Photocatalytic purification filters can also be used with them to filter pollutants of air and another bad particulate, meaning A/C unit can pull twin duty as an air purifier.

Given that the ceiling cassette aircon units need to have the condenser placed outside of the building, these units do need to be professionally installed. Lines need to be run from the condenser exterior the building to the cassette in the ceiling,  no more than fifty feet away.

It is strongly advised that you contact an expert person to buying the unit as if the mistaken design is chosen or if it is badly installed, the working cost could be very high. Ceiling cassette units are pretty little, but still, need an area in the ceiling to be fixed, so if the area lacks a suspended ceiling, then this ceiling cassette aircon unit design maybe not be the top choice.

Reference articles:

  1. Advantages of cassette ac
  2. Disadvantages of cassette ac

Split unit aircon

what is split unit aircon

A split unit aircon contains an open-air unit and an inside unit. The outdoor unit is installed on or close to the outside wall of the room that you want to chill. This unit also contains the condenser coil, compressor, and the extension coil or capillary tubing. The smart indoor unit includes the long blower, cooling coil, and a filter for air.

This type of AC has many benefits over traditional A/Cs. One clear advantage is the quiet performance of a split AC system. The parts of an AC that make the most noise are the compressor and the fan that chills the condenser. In a split system, the fan and the compressor for the condenser are placed outside the room being chilled and therefore the big sources are noised are removed.

Another advantage of a split AC system is that you may opt for a multi-split system, where you can have more than 1 indoor unit linked to a single outdoor unit. This makes it simple to chill multiple rooms or maintain the temperature all through a big room through the use of 2 indoor cooling units.

The split air conditioner is a cost-effective and efficient way to chill your home. It should be kept in mind that the primary cost of this type of air conditioner unit is very higher than a window unit and it does not need expert installation.

Reference articles:

  1. Pros and cons of multi split aircon
  2. Pros and cons of ductless Mini-Split AC

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