central air

Ducted climate control

Central air is a system that cools an entire building from a single unit, distributing air through ducts.

The term usually appears in real estate listings and home descriptions: The house has central air.

It contrasts with window units or portable air conditioners that cool individual rooms.

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cooling system type

central airwindow unit

Frame-mounted cooling appliance

mini-split · evaporative cooler · swamp cooler · split system

climate control method

central airfans

Ardent admirers or coolers

ceiling fans · natural ventilation · open windows · ceiling fan · electric fan

climate control function

central aircentral heating

Building-wide temperature system

furnace · boiler · baseboard heating · radiant heat

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