Household appliances

Household appliances

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

9Categories 15065Terms

Add a new term

Contributors in Household appliances

Become a Contributors

Household appliances > Air conditioners

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.