With an air conditioner, you can reduce your gas consumption by 70-100%. By heating or cooling mainly electrically, you are not or less dependent on rising gas prices. Your existing central heating system remains as a backup for the really cold days.
An air conditioner heats your home in a very efficient way: it delivers 4.5 times as much energy as it costs. The Daikin air conditioners we work with also score very high on energy efficiency. The seasonal energy efficiency ratio (SEER) has a high score of 8.65 and the coefficient of performance (SCOP) is as high as 5.10. This gives these air conditioners an energy label of A+++.
If you control and use the air conditioner smartly at times when you have surplus solar power, you need to draw less power from the grid. This prevents feed-in tariffs that are charged by many energy suppliers.
No major adjustments to your home are needed for an air conditioner. You also don't need solar panels to see savings. This makes it an excellent and simple step in making your home more sustainable.
An air conditioner provides comfort in both winter and summer, making it a flexible solution. In winter, you save on gas by electrically heating your home, and in summer you use the surplus solar power to keep your home pleasantly cool.
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