Air conditioning pipes work by circulating a special liquid called a coolant (or refrigerant) that absorbs heat from the air inside your home and releases it outside.
Inside your air conditioner's indoor unit, there are cold pipes known as evaporator pipes. The process of cooling the air and removing moisture relies heavily on these pipes:
- Air Circulation: A fan blows the warm indoor air over the cold evaporator pipes.
- Heat Absorption: As the reference states, the coolant flowing through the chiller pipes absorbs the heat from the air blowing past and evaporates, turning from a cool liquid to a warm gas.
- Cooling the Air: Because the air flows over the cold evaporator pipes inside, which cools the air down.
- Dehumidification: The reference also notes that while this happens, a dehumidifier removes excess moisture from the air as it cools and passes over the cold pipes. The moisture condenses on the cold surface.
The now warm, gaseous coolant then travels through other pipes to the outdoor unit, where the heat is released to the outside air, and the coolant turns back into a cool liquid to repeat the cycle.
Essentially, the indoor pipes act like a cold sponge for heat, soaking it up from the air before the coolant carries it away.
