Air Conditioning

The term air conditioning most commonly refers to the cooling and dehumidification of indoor air for thermal comfort. An air conditioner (AC or A/C in North American English, aircon in British and Australian English) is an appliance, system, or mechanism designed to stabilize the air temperature and humidity within an area, typically using a refrigeration cycle, most commonly for comfort cooling in buildings and transportation vehicles.

The Cool-n-Save® system was designed to work with central air conditioning units.

The efficiency of air conditioners has increased steadily since the energy crises of the 1970s. The 1987 National Appliance Energy Conservation Act authorized the Department of Energy to set minimum efficiency standards for space conditioning equipment and other appliances each year, based on what is "technologically feasible and economically justified".

Despite technological improvements, many American lifestyle changes have put higher demands on cooling resources. The average size of homes built in the United States has increased significantly, from 1500 ft² in 1970 to 2300 ft² in 2005. The single-person household has become more common, as has central air conditioning: 23% of households had central air conditioning in 1978, that figure rose to 55% by 2001.

These energy demands are further compounded by large or over-sized air conditioning units often installed by contractors "in order to avoid complaints, accommodate future expansions, enable quicker cooling down of homes, and to allow for lower cooling set points by homeowner^[1]" can drastically increase your cooling costs.

Cool-n-Save® is an inexpensive solution to an expensive problem. Cool-n-Save® can reduce your air conditioning costs by up to 30%.

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1. How Contractors Really Size Air Conditioning Systems, Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC)