Since the arrival of the Coronavirus, Australians are suddenly spending an awful lot more time at home. With most of us working from home (not to mention home schooling and entertaining kids), our houses and apartments are suddenly working a whole lot harder than they usually do!
Over the past few decades, air conditioners have become more of a necessity than a luxury in our lives – we come across them at work, home, and even when we’re out and about. However, unless you’re an engineer or a science-minded sort of person, you might never have really paid much thought to how they work. Switch on an air conditioner and it just miraculously cools or heats a room, right?
If you’re shopping for an air conditioner for the first time, or if you’re getting fed up with your old model, there’s one consideration you need to factor into your next purchase: noise. It’s widely accepted that a quieter air conditioner is better, but with so many other things to think about (efficiency, reliability, cost), noise often gets forgotten. The fact is, though, there are many times when you’ll be thankful for a quiet unit – here are just a few.
1. When you’re trying to get some shut eye
