This is how to buy the right air conditioner

You should keep in mind the room size, ambient climate, the amount and the intensity of the light coming into your room, the direction and the area of the windows, number of people occupying the room and the number of computers and the other objects kept in your room while choosing the right size AC for your room.

Here's a few steps to guide you buy the right AC:

1. Larger the tonnage, the better it is?

The Tonnage of an AC indicates the cooling capacity according to the room size. It is the ability of an AC to pull out a certain amount of heat from the room in an hour, measured and calculated in Btu/hr. Higher the Btu/hr value the more powerful the AC is considered to be. With AC's the bigger is not always the better and a right and an appropriately sized unit removes and helps you get rid of the excess humidity as effectively as it cools. For the AC to properly cool the room, the direction of the AC should be adjusted in such a way that the cool air strikes the centre of the room rather than the corners on the left or the right.

While calculating the actual or the real tonnage of the AC, a number of factors are considered such as the room size, amount of light that enters the room, the direction of the windows in the room and its surface area and other factors such as the orientation of the objects kept in the room and the number of people occupying the room.

2. Compressor: Essential to any AC's core lies the compressor. It is primarily of three types, namely reciprocating, rotary and scroll. Reciprocating compressors are generally utilised in small to medium systems, such as car ACs, and are noisy and extremely heavy. On the contrary however, rotary and scroll are lighter, less noisy and more energy efficient as compared to the reciprocating unit but are more expensive and tedious to repair.

3. Star Rating and Energy Saving:  Higher the star rating generally translated to a more expensive AC from the rest. However, it comes with the added advantage of consuming less electricity and thus cutting down on a lot of power and making the entire system in turn more robust and more energy-efficient as well as environment friendly. A 2-ton split ac is probably a good choice in a country like India, where the utilisation of an AC is quite high owing to the country's hot and humid weather, the AC runs for around 252 days on an average. The BEE is the governing body responsible for rating appliances on a scale of 1 to 5 stars. Higher the star rating the more energy efficient it is hence helping you drastically reduce your AC bills. A Daikin ac 1.5-ton price is the best you can buy and probably the best in terms of saving the environment. But, there's a catch to it, only consider a 5-star AC or any rated product for that matter when the consumption is extremely high.

4. Inverter AC Vs normal split AC: If a low electricity bill is what you want, then you should definitely go for an inverter ACs over a non-inverter ACs. A 3-star rated inverter AC is all the way costlier than a 5-star rated non-inverter AC, but the running cost is quite low so in the long run it is definitely much better for you since the long term it's cost would come out to be way less. A 1.5-ton non-Inverter split ac is a great choice.