While the core mechanics of all AC units are always fairly uniform and predictable, air con uses themselves are almost as diverse as the many makes and models of conditioner available to buy. For example
Domestic use
In many countries around the world, domestic air conditioning units represent by far the biggest sector of the overall AC market. This may not be the case in the UK, for obvious reasons - we tend to be more concerned with trying to stay warm than anything else.
However, for the brief month or two each year when it can be nice to have the air around the house feeling a little fresher and less stifling, portable air con units for short-term domestic use are always a popular choice.
Garages
Air conditioners for garages are useful for freshening up the general fug of auto fumes, gardening products, cleaning chemicals and DIY essentials that can linger in these small, multi-use spaces. Various sorts of combo units (such as AC with dehumidifiers or heaters) can really help to stabilise the overall ambience and humidity in what is often a highly changeable environment.
Smaller portable ductless air con units for occasional or seasonal use are becoming increasingly popular in domestic garages, especially with growing numbers of people looking to make better use of their entire living space for home office, leisure or storage purposes.
Conservatories
Conservatory air conditioning units can be a real bonus at almost any time of year - these ever-changing environments, often built in relatively exposed locations around the exterior of British homes to ‘bring the outdoors in’, can swelter in summer but feel far too chilly for comfort at many other times of the year.
Air con units for conservatories can really help to stabilise and control this sort of environment, transforming an otherwise gloomy or oppressively humid garden room into somewhere relaxing to sit all year round.
Commercial use
Commercial air conditioning can take on a great diversity of forms and functions. In many cases, just as with domestic versions, it will chiefly be about keeping individuals comfortable, productive and happy. However, there are also some slightly more specialised roles played by popular AC setups in a variety of industries and sectors.
Offices
Depending on what the pervading air quality and the ambient temperature is like in any given business or workplace, office air conditioners could be an absolute must for achieving a content and motivated workforce. Industrial building-wide AC systems are commonplace in many types of an office environment, but portable office air conditioners might well be an equally viable option if you’re renting a workspace, or in any other circumstance where it’d be overly expensive and impractical to install a large-scale plumbed and hardwired system on a budget.
Retail
Cavernous spaces, polished surfaces and a lack of direct access to purer air from outside can mean that many intensive retail environments quickly start to feel too hot, stuffy, chilly or stale. Retail air conditioning can help enormously to lift the general atmosphere inside a busy, high footfall showroom or shop floor space, which can quickly translate into tangible benefits for staff, customers and turnover alike.
Server Rooms
Air conditioning units for server rooms can play a crucial role in keeping vital hardware ticking over at optimal temperatures and humidity levels. Precise climate control for server racks and storage facilities is something of a delicate science, and one that’s rightly taken very seriously across the IT industry, and server room AC is therefore regarded almost as a separate, specialised branch of the HVAC buying industry.
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