Keesje
Well-Known Member
I am considering purchasing an AC in the future.
Now I know approximately how much BTU or kW I will need.
But I have a question:
Is it better to buy a device that is just right, plus 10 or 20% to cope with the big heat spikes? (In extremely hot summer for example).
Or is it better to immediately buy a device with 50% or more overcapacity?
I can imagine that an AC with a lot of overcapacity will switch on all the time and then switch off again.
Or does an AC work like an exhaust fan that just runs slower when there is less heat to get out of your room?
A device with a bit of overcapacity may stay perhaps run more constantly.
I also have no idea what is better (or less bad) for an AC: Continuous running, or occasionally on and then off again?
Now I know approximately how much BTU or kW I will need.
But I have a question:
Is it better to buy a device that is just right, plus 10 or 20% to cope with the big heat spikes? (In extremely hot summer for example).
Or is it better to immediately buy a device with 50% or more overcapacity?
I can imagine that an AC with a lot of overcapacity will switch on all the time and then switch off again.
Or does an AC work like an exhaust fan that just runs slower when there is less heat to get out of your room?
A device with a bit of overcapacity may stay perhaps run more constantly.
I also have no idea what is better (or less bad) for an AC: Continuous running, or occasionally on and then off again?