In the past, I knew that there were ordinary air conditioners and central air conditioners, and in recent years, there has been a kind of air conditioner between ordinary air conditioners and central air conditioners, called air duct machines.
What is Duct Machine? The air duct machine is also called hidden air conditioning, it is the same as ordinary air conditioning, it is also an external machine with an internal unit, but its internal machine is made slim, flat, and hidden in the ceiling when installed.
In recent years, the 3 HP cabinet air conditioner has evolved from the original square shape to the round shape, and the appearance is much higher, and it has been used as a decoration in the living room in the early years. So is it better to have a 3 hp duct machine or a cabinet machine? Let's take a look at the comparison below:
1. Price comparison:
The air duct machine is a hidden installation, which has high requirements for quality and reliability, otherwise there are often problems and the maintenance cost is very high, and if the ceiling needs to be removed, it will be even more annoying. Therefore, I picked the domestic brand Gree air conditioner with quality as the standard, and Panasonic of the small day brand as examples to talk about the price.
Gree's three-horse air duct machine, this three-horse air duct machine that is popular online K+ wind quietly, the recent price is as follows, and you can win it in the early 8000s.
Gree's 3 HP cabinet machine, with a price of more than 8000, you can buy a mid-to-high-end machine like Jingzhi, the external machine is powerful, and the comfort configuration is also very high. You can also save a little budget and buy the more popular Gree Yunjin 3rd generation, and the experience is also very good.
To sum up: Gree's 3-horse air duct machine does not have many styles, and there are few models to choose from, while Gree's 3-horse cabinet machine has many models, so there can be more choices. When the air duct machine and the cabinet unit are at the same price, the cabinet unit has more abundant configurations.
There are not many styles of Panasonic brand cabinets and duct machines, there are not many options, and the price is not much different. Generally speaking, the price of the air duct machine is slightly more expensive than the cabinet machine of the same brand, the same number of horses and the same energy efficiency level.
2. Comparison of use effects.
Heating and cooling effect: The air outlet of the air duct machine is at a high place, and the effect of cooling or heating needs to be from top to bottom, while the air outlet of the cabinet machine is at a low place, and the effect of cooling or heating is from the bottom up.
People are in a low place, so in the case of the same air volume and cooling and heating, the cooling and heating effect of the cabinet placed on the ground will come faster.
Especially when heating, because the hot air is lighter than the air at room temperature, it rises, which means that the heating needs to be slowly filled from the ceiling down before it warms up to the floor.
Therefore, in terms of cooling and heating effects, the cabinet is better. And the power consumption of the duct machine will also be greater.
Noise: The air duct machine usually uses a centrifugal fan, and the air outlet is also a conventional metal air outlet, which is relatively noisy. The cabinet machine is a tower wind wheel, and the baffle of the air outlet also has the role of air guidance, so the noise will be smaller.
Therefore, in terms of noise, it is better to be a cabinet unit.
Blowing method: The air duct machine is directly blowing, and the cabinet machine has a variety of anti-direct blowing air outlets, soft wind, etc., in contrast, the wind blown out of the cabinet machine is more comfortable.
3. Comparison of appearance.
The appearance of the air duct machine at home is the same as the central air conditioner, simple and atmospheric, very tall. Cabinets are more common, and the color and style of cabinets also need to match with home decoration to look good.
Although radish and cabbage have their own loves, in terms of appearance, I voted for the air duct machine.
4. Comparison of installation and maintenance
Since the air duct machine is installed in the ceiling, the installation of the pipe is similar to the central air conditioner, which is more difficult and difficult to maintain, so the cost of this aspect is also high. Moreover, the installation of the air duct machine needs to be installed in the early stage of decoration, and the cabinet can be installed at any time, whether it is a new house or an old house or an old air conditioner, it is very convenient.
Last year, a friend wanted to buy a duct machine for me to help find someone to install, and the master who installed the air conditioner gave me a quote of 1500 to install one. If it is a 3 hp cabinet machine, a few hundred yuan can be done.
Cabinet units are relatively simple to install and maintain, and the cost is low. In this regard, the cabinet machine wins.
5. Comparison of other aspects
The cabinet machine needs to occupy the ground position, and there is a sanitary dead end, and the air duct machine does not have this trouble. In this regard, the duct machine wins.
The design and installation of the air duct mechanism is about the ceiling, and the design of the ceiling needs to consider covering the air duct machine, which usually needs to be hung down 30CM and the lamination is high. The cabinet machine is not restricted, and it does not affect whether it is a suspended ceiling.