subject: Trane Through The Wall Air Conditioners For Resorts [print this page] Air conditioning has improved the quality of life for millions, if not billions of people. Trane is one of the larger American manufacturers of air conditioning equipment. Let's take a look at Trane through the wall air conditioners.
Most air conditioners use either open or closed evaporation. The open systems are called evaporators and will not be addressed here. The closed systems are called refrigerators. They evaporate a refrigerant fluid in a closed system. This causes it to absorb heat. It is then pumped out of the area being cooled, recompressed to release the heat, and reused.
Trane used to be part of American Standard Companies and is currently part of Ingersoll Rand. It makes many heating and air conditioning systems. In addition to air conditioners, Trane also makes gas furnaces, heat pumps, and integrated systems. They have both commercial and home product lines.
Most of the Trane product line consists of large scale cooling systems such as central air conditioning systems. They also make a line of through the wall air conditioners, but they don't call them that. The are Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners (PTAC). They are designed to have part inside and part outside, connected through a hole in a wall. They could be used to cool, and possibly also heat, guest rooms in a motel or hotel. This simplifies separate temperature control for each room. It also makes it easy to turn off the unit when no one is using a room.
Some PTACs are actually heat pumps. A heat pump can either heat or cool. It uses the refrigeration process in either case. When heating it brings heat from outdoors into the area to be heated.
Trane PTACs have a range of capabilities. Cooling is between 7,000 and 15,000 BTUs. Electrical heating, when available, is as high as 5 kilowatts. Both 208 volt and 265 volt models are available.
The units can be turned on and off remotely. This could be useful in a hotel, where a central location could ensure that only the rooms in use are being heated or cooled. This could save both staff time and utility bills.
The PTACs can work with many kinds of thermostats. Upper and lower bounds on temperature settings can be programmed. They can be used with a remote temperature sensor placed to give better readings and thus better temperature control.
PTACs can provide dehumidification with little or no cooling. This can increase the comfort level of a room at a lower cost than actually cooling the air. They have an option to vent in outside air. Filtration of incoming air is provided to reduce dust and pollen. This makes the air more breathable and can also help to keep the room cleaner. They are built for quiet operation, particularly when the fan is on the low setting.
The unit will automatically switch to electrical heating if the heat pump compressor should fail. After a power failure, each unit will delay its restart by a random amount of time. This helps to reduce the possibility of a power surge. After the compressor is shut down, there is a three minute delay until it will start again. This reduces wear on the compressor by allowing time for the refrigerant pressures to level out.
Due to their efficient and quiet operation, centralized air conditioning and heating are often favored. It is good to remember that less central options have their advantages. In some situations one of the Trane through the wall air conditioners can be a good choice.
