Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi
I want to support my daughter's school who have a small sensory room in a mainstream secondary school. At the moment they rely on heaters and desktop fans to help regulation, but the person leading the sensory room wants to get an air conditioning unit for climate control. She has been asked for research into whether this will make a difference in the colder months. I want to help, but I do not know where to start- can anyone here help me please.
Kind regards
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There are lots of things sold as 'air conditioning'. Most real air conditioners have 2 parts - the outside pump and compressor and the inside evaporator to cool the room.
Slightly more expensive is a 2-way unit which is combined heating and cooling with the heat pump unit outside and the heater/cooler inside. They take the heat from the outside air to heat the room or dump the heat from the room in cooling mode.
Air con is expensive to run in the summer - be ready for bigger bills.
The cheapo 'coolers' are usually evaporative - basically a fan blowing over damp membranes that wick water from a tank in the bottom. Be careful of this type because the often go mouldy and the spores & airborne seeds grow in the membranes.
Thanks Plastic. My worry is at the moment the school is asking for research into how air conditioning helps regulate young people's body temp better than fans. I can't seem to find any.