To
live without air condition on the Costa Blanca is possible. Many
people are used to not having aircon. in their homes. The long
siesta come to hand during the hot summer months. Closing businesses
from 2pm – 5 pm during the hottest part of the day help making
the heat bearable. The society kind of goes on a slow motion in
Spain during the summer. However the trend and the needs of a modern
society goes towards installing air condition in most businesses
and homes. When planning your aircon. system there is several factors
to take in consideration.
First
check out if your apartment or house has got pre installation
for air condition. It is so much easier if you can take use of
a pre installation. You will then only need one indoor unit and
one
out door unit. The cold or hot air will be distributed through
a sprinkle system throughout the house. If you would like to
individually
set the temperature in the different rooms that is more complicated
and will require adjustments to the pre installation. When choosing
the units you can choose between the inverter type which is a bit
more expensive but will save you aprox. 30% on your electricity
bill or the standard which is cheaper to buy but will give you
higher
electricity bill.
The
size of the rooms are very important when considering the type
of machine. If you talk to a air condition specialist he will take
in consideration factors like amount of windows, with or without
awnings and the orientation of your house, how many live in the
house and the amount of sun hours your apartment are exposed
to when recommending
you a machine. You can also buy the units yourself at places like
the Carrefour in Benidorm or the Alcampo in Alicante.
When
everything is done it is important that you clean the filters
regularly and book an inspection check up at least once a year
by the air condition installer. This will help your air condition
system
to last for years.
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