These days, it seems that everyone’s favorite pastime is saving money. Many households have reviewed their utility bills and realized that the cost of air conditioning in the summer and heating costs in the winter are the largest contributors to household expenses. When you’ve come to the same conclusion and want to learn how to reduce your air conditioning and heating costs, in this article we’ll go over three advantages of a free-standing air conditioner compared to central air conditioning. These are: Floor standing air conditioners are cheaper to buy and cheaper to operate. One can selectively cool separate rooms or zones. You don’t need ducting.
The initial cost and the cost of operating the air conditioner
The only way you can save money with central air conditioning compared to a free standing air conditioner is when you need to install and use a free standing air conditioner in every room of the house at all times. Then maybe a central air conditioner would come out ahead of the cost. But when was the last time you used the bedroom and the living room at the same time? Therefore, due to the fact that not all rooms need to be cooled or heated at the same time in most homes, floor-standing air conditioning units are less expensive to purchase and operate.
Selectively cool or heat separate rooms or zones with floor air conditioning
With a floor-standing air conditioner, you can individually control the air temperature and air direction for each zone of the house. This becomes important when there are multiple people in the room with different comfort temperature zones. Also, some people prefer a light breeze on their hair, while others prefer stationary air. By carefully directing the flow of cool air with a free-standing air conditioning unit, you should be able to satisfy both types even when they are in the same room.
Ductless
It is quite clear that some of the recently built “modern” houses are larger and occupy an increasing part of the area dedicated to the house. And I have a feeling this is only partly because rooms are getting bigger. The other contribution to the size of modern houses comes from the large central air conditioning unit with a lot of space devoted to air ducts. In this sense, you are paying for the “floor space” of the conduit when you buy the house. On the other hand, the floor standing air conditioning unit is only used when needed and can be put away. Or it can be moved from room to room as needed. And they don’t require ducting. Since ducts are a source of heat loss, a free-standing air conditioning unit can also be more efficient since there are no duct-related heat losses.