subject: Significance Of Place Dimension In The Options Of Best Portable Air Conditioner [print this page] Choosing a proper portable air conditioner which can be efficiently used in your homes is a tricky procedure; you must keep certain important things in mind. Like, you must take unit cost into consideration. Most often, brands play an important part as some brands offer good output as compared to others. There are still, two factors which should be checked; your room size and power consumption of the portable air conditioner.
It is a fact that power consumed by the air conditioner will depend on the size of the room which is to be cooled. So we would suggest you to first properly check the correct consumption of power and cooling capacity of the air conditioner and then buy the one which suits your cooling needs.
As with any other electrical device in your house, the portable ACs are normally rated in the kW. So, a simple rule in the selection of this cooling device is; larger the cooling area of your house, more would be the kW you may need.
It is for this reason that room size should be thoroughly checked and measured first before you go ahead about purchasing your portable unit. For making the proper selection of correct AC unit for you room, it is necessary to strike a proper balance between AC's cooling capacity and the room area. To obtain a rough estimate on the kind of portable AC you may need, you must first measure your space in the cubic meters. Here's how you can do it; the room would need about 80 watts (0.080 kW) for each square meter of a normal room and about 125 watt (125 kW0 for an average living room.
