Installation of a wall mounted unit in Popes lane, Ealing, W5.
Here are some photos.
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This article aims to explain simply the difference between an inverter and non-inverter AC system and the benefits of each type to help you decide which is best for your own particular air conditioning needs.
To begin to explain the difference between both types, it is first necessary to understand what an inverter is. An inverter is an electronic device that converts direct current (DC) into alternating current (AC). Direct current is an electric current that flows in one direction only. Alternating current reverses direction many times per second. This alternating current is mostly used for power supply.
Non-inverter air conditioning units are often known as “fixed” devices because the power supply does not fluctuate and it flows at the same speed. Because of this, the compressor in the system has to continually stop and start to maintain the desired cooling temperature as it is receiving a constant power supply.
The result of this is that non-inverter air conditioning systems waste a lot of energy as the direct current cannot be regulated. This unnecessary usage of the compressor means it will not last as long and will require more regular maintenance and replacement parts. The non-inverter air conditioning system does not have the green credentials of its inverter counterpart.
A non-inverter air conditioning system however is less expensive for the initial outlay and purchase, so may be a good option for areas and spaces that only need to be air conditioned for part of the year. Less regular use in ways counterbalances the extra energy use required.
Inverter AC is more expensive to purchase initially, but the extra investment is worthwhile when looking at long term energy savings across the board. It is also a more attractive option for those businesses and individuals that value products that are energy efficient and environmentally friendly. High performance comes at an affordable price with these systems.
An inverter air conditioning system works by varying the speed of the compressors, due to using alternating current. This allows the system to produce precision cooling or heating delivery when required. Whenever an increase in heating or cooling capacity is needed, high speed operation of the compressor kicks in, increasing refrigerant flow. When weather conditions are clement and cool outside, an inverter air conditioning system will reduce compressor output and regulate the temperature.
Other benefits with an inverter system are up to a 50% decrease in energy costs due to operating efficiency, speed at which optimum temperature is reached and start up time reduction of 30%. Combined with a much quieter operation, inverter systems are very popular, especially as the comfort level is combined with no voltage peaks from the compressor.
As soon as you switch on inverter air conditioning, the compressor immediately begins operating at high speed to cool or heat a space swiftly.
As the desired temperature approaches the thermostatically programmed temperature, the compressor slows and thereafter maintains a constant temperature. Any fluctuations such as occur will be immediately regulated to bring temperature back to set point.
It is definitely worth considering both inverter and non-inverter air conditioning systems as they both have a lot to offer. Along with your air conditioning engineer, you can consider all options and weigh up the pros and cons of each type of system before making a final decision.
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Here is a couple of photographs and testimonial from an Air conditioning unit we installed in a loft conversion. Nice to see the finished room as it is always still a building site when we are there!
Client Testimonial
“Very impressed with the service. I hope you’ll get some more work from friends who are doing loft conversions.
I’ll certainly be singing your praises”.
We then moved on to a large house in Notting Hill where air conditioning was being installed into their staff accommodation……lucky staff!
It was an awkward job as we were trying to run pipework through floors at the same time as the underfloor heating was being installed.
I wish we had been there a week earlier!
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Then the main project this week was an air conditioning installation in Chelsea, at a surgery building in New Kings a Road.
The Kings Road in Chelsea is world renowned for its shopping and high fashion status. Throughout the 1960s it was the hub of mod culture with the fashion of the day miniskirts and boots. As the years moved on, the punk revolution began; a real Kings Road counterculture celebrating an alternative lifestyle. Revolving around the music and fashion created by Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood, the shop names changed as quickly as the clothes.
Music and record companies were also strongly associated with Chelsea and Kings Road. Led Zeppelin owned Swan Song Records at number 484 which is now the site of the first Starbucks outlet in the UK. Cube records merged with Electra records and while the original building was demolished, a record company still inhabits the replacement building.
It is fitting therefore that our client Sevenoaks Sound and Vision have a premises on this prestigious and historic road which is iconic for so many generations of people. The business specialises in sound equipment amongst other electronic items so has quite the synergy with the surrounding environment and history.
Our project was to recover an old air conditioning unit from the flat roof of the building which meant working out the best access to recover the unit. Access was a little bit tricky (as can be seen from the photographs) and the old air conditioning unit had definitely seen better days! We were able to site the new, efficient, modern Fujitsu air conditioning unit in a much better and less precarious area on the building roof.
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Here are a set of filters from a servicing job last month at a Fitness Studio in Chiswick.
Before cleaning
After Cleaning
We’d estimate the systems would be 80% more efficient after this visit.
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We completed an installation in a loft converted bedroom this week. Challenging installation, difficult builder and none existent project manager didn’t stop us winning the client over!
Client Testimonial:
“Thanks so much for your help on this project Jonathan the service was superb and I am delighted I found you on Google! – you were an absolute pleasure to deal with (unlike some others on this project!!).”
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This live music venue in Islington can hold about 500 people on a weekend evening so the industrial bespoke cooling system works hard and needs regular TLC!
This week we carried out the regular service on the units in the ground floor bar/restaurant area and upstairs in the live music area.
The works included cleaning party streamers from the ductwork and clearing out a blocked condensate pump!
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A call out this week to a condenser unit that had been installed (by others) onto a flat roof.
The flat roof had been vandalised and had collapsed. This was the crime scene attended by CSI SIMPLY!
Amazingly the unit was still working, but as the unit is unsafe and contains phased out refrigerant R22 it will need replacing. Advice was given to the client and quotation was sent.
If you have any similar problem, call us at any moment, we have 24/7 air conditioning service call out.
For emergency repairs, breakdowns, or planned installation, Simply Air Conditioning London is available across the capital.
How not to install Air conditioning
We came across this installation recently while carrying out a air conditioning repair at a business Center in Islington, London.
It is a perfect example of how not to install Ac!
Manufacturers instructions have been ignored regarding side, back and front clearances which is crucial for airflow. Access for servicing and maintenance has also been restricted. This is why you should check your Air conditioning company is F gas qualified and Refcom registered.
Read more about air conditioning maintenance here.
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