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Household appliances

Any device found in the home designed for a specific function, especially electric devices such as toasters or refrigerators.

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plug

Household appliances; Air conditioners

Connect an electrical appliance to the mains by means of a socket.

rubber plug

Household appliances; Air conditioners

A piece of rubber fitted tightly into a hole in order to block it up.

ambient temperature

Household appliances; Air conditioners

The temperature of the surrounding environment; technically, the temperature of the air surrounding a power supply or cooling medium.

heating function

Household appliances; Air conditioners

Air conditioning system function. Its working range for heating function is 41ºF - 80.6ºF (5º - 27 ºC) and for the cooling function, it is 64ºF - 89ºF (18ºC - 32ºC).

remote control

Household appliances; Air conditioners

The control of an activity, process, or machine from a distance, as by radioed instructions or coded signals.

resume

Household appliances; Air conditioners

To begin or take up again after interruption; to return to or begin again after interruption.

temperature indicator

Household appliances; Air conditioners

A device that visually indicates when the temperature either falls or rises outside of a determined acceptable range.