These days, it seems like 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 heating and cooling costs, in this article we’ll go over three advantages of a floor-standing air conditioner compared to central air conditioning. These are: Floor standing air conditioning is cheaper to buy and operate. One can selectively cool separate rooms or zones. No need for 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 floor-standing air conditioner is when you need to install and use a floor-standing air conditioner in every room of the house at all times. Then maybe a central air conditioner would be 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 it is not necessary to cool or heat all rooms at the same time in most homes, freestanding air conditioning units are less expensive to purchase and operate.
Selectively cool or heat rooms or separate zones with floor air conditioners
With a floor-standing air conditioner, you can individually control the air temperature and air direction for each area 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 through their hair, while others prefer stationary air. By carefully directing the flow of cool air with a floor-standing air conditioning unit, you should be able to satisfy both types even when they’re in the same room.
no ducts
It is quite clear that some of the recently built “modern” houses are larger and occupy an increasing part of the dedicated floor space. And I have a feeling that this is only partly because the 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 dedicated 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 necessary and can be stored away. Or it can be moved from room to room as needed. And they don’t require ducting. Since ductwork is a source of heat loss, a free-standing air conditioning unit can also be more efficient since there is no duct-related heat loss.