The majority of homes with AC utilize a central air conditioning system. As the name implies, it distributes cold air from a central location via a duct work system. The vast majority of residential ...

The modern air conditioning system cools an indoor space by using the refrigeration cycle. This refrigeration cycle works by controlling the level of energy in the system’s refrigerant: Some parts of ...

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