How Does An Air Conditioner Work?

HOW DOES AN AIR CONDITIONER WORK? Brought to you by Empire Heating & Air Conditioning COMPRESSOR The compressor pressurizes the refrigerant, changing it back into a liquid. The hot refrigerant travels to coils located outside of the house. CONDENSOR The condenser blows air across the hot coils, releasing the heat outside. EXPANSION VALVE The expansion valve regulates the flow of the refrigerant. It decreases pressure, causing the refrigerant to change into gas and cool down. EVAPORATOR A fan then blows the air across the cooled coils into a room or a duct system that distributes it throughout the Air is pulled in from intake valves throughout the house. house. EMPIRE &+ f Y6 You Tube HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING And then the process starts all over.