The History and Inner-Workings of Your AC and HVAC Systems

Get to Know Your AC Unit Dld you know that in 1960. only 12% of American households had air conditioning? When air conditioning became more common, it allowed larger numbers of people to move to hotter regions like the South and the West. Air conditioning played an important part in creating the economic, political, and cultural landscape we are familiar with today. How it Works Blower Motor Pulls warm air from inside the home Air Handlor Acts like a sponge and absorbs hot air. Colls and Fan Expels warm air outside Condonser Supplies refrigerant: to air handler Little History l_14-ור 1 Past Present 1830's Dr. John Gorrie created an early air conditioner that blew air over a large bucket of ice to cool the rooms of hospital patients. 1928 The U.S. House of Representatives had its first air conditioners installed. 1881 Naval engineers construct a system to cool the room of President James Garfield - it consisted of cloths saturated 1925 One of the initial markets for air conditioning was movie theaters, with a notable debut in 1925 at the Rivoli on Broadway in New York City. with melted ice water and an overhead fan, and was able to lower the room temperature by 20 degrees but required over 500,000 pounds of ice to operate for two months. 1902 The first modern air conditioner was invented by Willis Haviland Carrier, to solve an application problem at a printing plant in Brooktyn, NY. What People are Tweeting Nights lke these I love Most Common Туpes my #alrconditloning! You don't know what you've got til It's gone 58% of homes in the Northeast use #alrconditioning room or window Thought about swimming, units 58% and the beach, but nelther one compares to my house #AC 74% of homes in the western U.S. use central duct units 74% Infographic provided by: ESIES SERVICES Sinoe 1949 Sources http://www.facstaif.bucknell.edu/mvigeant/therm_l/ac_final/bghtm http://www.asme.orgkb/news-articles/articles/technology-and-societyiglobal-cooling-the-history-of-air-conditioning http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu'mvigeant/therm_l/ac_final/bghtm http://visual.ly/how-does-air-conditioning-system-work EDO Get to Know Your AC Unit Dld you know that in 1960. only 12% of American households had air conditioning? When air conditioning became more common, it allowed larger numbers of people to move to hotter regions like the South and the West. Air conditioning played an important part in creating the economic, political, and cultural landscape we are familiar with today. How it Works Blower Motor Pulls warm air from inside the home Air Handlor Acts like a sponge and absorbs hot air. Colls and Fan Expels warm air outside Condonser Supplies refrigerant: to air handler Little History l_14-ור 1 Past Present 1830's Dr. John Gorrie created an early air conditioner that blew air over a large bucket of ice to cool the rooms of hospital patients. 1928 The U.S. House of Representatives had its first air conditioners installed. 1881 Naval engineers construct a system to cool the room of President James Garfield - it consisted of cloths saturated 1925 One of the initial markets for air conditioning was movie theaters, with a notable debut in 1925 at the Rivoli on Broadway in New York City. with melted ice water and an overhead fan, and was able to lower the room temperature by 20 degrees but required over 500,000 pounds of ice to operate for two months. 1902 The first modern air conditioner was invented by Willis Haviland Carrier, to solve an application problem at a printing plant in Brooktyn, NY. What People are Tweeting Nights lke these I love Most Common Туpes my #alrconditloning! You don't know what you've got til It's gone 58% of homes in the Northeast use #alrconditioning room or window Thought about swimming, units 58% and the beach, but nelther one compares to my house #AC 74% of homes in the western U.S. use central duct units 74% Infographic provided by: ESIES SERVICES Sinoe 1949 Sources http://www.facstaif.bucknell.edu/mvigeant/therm_l/ac_final/bghtm http://www.asme.orgkb/news-articles/articles/technology-and-societyiglobal-cooling-the-history-of-air-conditioning http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu'mvigeant/therm_l/ac_final/bghtm http://visual.ly/how-does-air-conditioning-system-work EDO