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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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payback analysis
Household appliances; Air conditioners
Overall measure of the efficiency and value of your home comfort system. By combining your purchase price and ongoing operating costs, a payback analysis determines the number of ...
precision air conditioning
Household appliances; Air conditioners
Precision A/C systems are primarily designed for cooling electronic equipment, rather than people. These pre-packaged systems offer excellent reliability and typically have a high ...
purge device
Household appliances; Air conditioners
A device which removes air and water vapor from the refrigerant inside a chiller. A purge is a necessity in negative pressure designs, but is not necessary in positive pressure ...
refrigerant
Household appliances; Air conditioners
A substance that produces a refrigerating effect while expanding or vaporizing.
refrigerant lines
Household appliances; Air conditioners
Set of two copper lines connecting the outdoor unit and the indoor unit.
relative humidity
Household appliances; Air conditioners
The ratio of the amount of vapor contained in the air to the greatest amount the air could hold at that temperature. Normally expressed as a percentage.
return air
Household appliances; Air conditioners
Air drawn into a heating unit after having been circulated from the heater's output supply to a room.
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