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6 Surprising Facts About Air Conditioning

1. How Air Conditioning Works

Air conditioners pull warm, humid air out of a room and circulate it over pipes containing a refrigerant. Hot air then leaves through an exhaust, and the newly cold air is circulated back into the room by a blower.

2. How It Affects Our Economy

Air conditioning has kept people cool and populations high in hotter states like New Mexico, Florida, and our home state of Texas. Without air conditioning, America’s economic power would skew more towards northern states.

3. How Parliament Used to Keep Cool

In 1736, members of Parliament cooled the rooms in the British House of Commons by hand-cranking a 7-foot blowing wheel. They called the man who cranked the wheel the Ventilator.

4. Who Invented the Air Conditioner

Willis Carrier, founder of the HVAC brand Carrier, invented the first modern air conditioner in 1902. Carrier was so absorbed in his air conditioner that he once left for a business trip with a suitcase containing only a handkerchief.

5. How Prices Have Changed

If you wanted to buy a window unit in the 1940s, it would have cost you about $340. After adjusting for inflation, that would be equal to almost $6,000 today!

6. How ACs Are Going Green

Manufacturing companies are making air conditioners more ozone-friendly by removing chlorine from air conditioning refrigerants. Today, there are many air conditioners that save energy and protect the environment without sacrificing function or features. One example is the Infinity® 21 Central Air Conditioner.

The history of air conditioners is full of fun facts. The experts at Bill Joplin’s Air Conditioning and Heating have been selling and servicing modern versions of Willis Carrier’s invention since 1978. Call your Carrier expert today at (888) 414-4655 for a free estimate and let us help you choose the perfect air conditioner for you.

 

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