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Reviewing the Barn's Air Conditioning System Video

Bob catches up with Mike Donaghey from American Standard behind the barn to learn more about the compressors. The units are part of the barn's air-conditioning system. They dissipate the heat from inside. The units have a powder paint finish and ceramic-coated screws to prevent rusting for safety as well as aesthetic reasons. Inside the lid is a little motor and a fan and on the interior walls is spined fin - a patented heat transfer agent that's essentially the copper pipe through which the refrigerant flows. Mike takes the sound jacket off to show Bob the scroll compressor which is nestled deep inside the unit. Scroll compressors have now replaced reciprocating compressors because they are more efficient. This a a 12-SEER unit (SEER in an acronym for Seasonal Energy Efficient Rating). The government has mandated that in five years this will be the minimum rating allowed. The compressor and coil both have 10-year warranties but can last much longer depending on the part of country. Rusting out of the casing -- especially with exposure to salt air -- is one big issue with life expectancy but aluminum to aluminum helps as does the powder coating.

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