Understanding your air-conditioner’s features and functions

Manually controlling functions to try to maintain the optimal temperature can consume high amounts of energy and your bill will reflect this. With the auto cooling-heating changeover function, your air conditioner will automatically select heating or cooling mode to achieve your pre-programmed set temperature. A good ambient room temperature is generally recommended to be around 23° Celsius. This common standard feature for new air conditioners is especially useful in autumn and spring when the weather can be changeable. Choosing your optimal temperature and leaving your air conditioner alone to do its job whatever the weather is a great way to be energy efficient.

Feeling a draught can be uncomfortable, so using Comfort mode will prevent this, as the airflow is positioned so it will not come into direct contact with people in the room. This feature works in both heating and cooling operation. Sometimes you may find the temperature has dropped or risen drastically in a room. If a quick boost or reduction in temperature is needed, then you can use Powerful mode. This mode cannot be combined with other functions such as Econo or Comfort mode and only runs for 20 minutes, after which it returns to the previous settings.

Powerful mode comes in handy when trying to quickly heat up or cool down a room. Frequent rapid temperature changes aren’t always desirable, this mode is ideal when you need the room to be ready in a few minutes.

Many new air conditioners can have the noise level lowered to just 20 dBA in heating and 19 dBA in cooling mode. Often called whisper quiet, this near silent operation is achieved using specially designed fans. A low operating sound level is especially important during heating, since this means your unit will be operating around the clock.

Most air conditioners have a heating function as well as cooling, which will come with some additional heating features. Similarly to Powerful mode, using the heat boost function enables the air conditioning unit to reach the set temperature more quickly, heating up your room to the temperature needed, but in a more efficient way.

An air conditioner with the heat plus function uses radiant heat from the top of the unit to help warm the room. This stays on for 30 minutes then automatically returns to the previous setting.

If your air conditioner has a floor warming option then it is capable of disbursing warm air from the bottom of the unit. This is distributed across the floor creating a warm atmosphere in the room.

An air-conditioner with this function simplifies maintenance by indicating system faults or operating anomalies. In the event of an air conditioner malfunction, an internal micro-computer automatically runs the Self Diagnosis function and displays an indication on the unit. You can then identify the problem by referring to the troubleshooting section of your user manual and in many cases, quickly resolve the issue without the need to contact the manufacturers support services.

The Coanda effect (available for heating and cooling) can be used to optimise airflow using specifically designed directional vents. This more focused airflow enables better temperature distribution throughout the whole room.

The vertical and horizontal auto-swing capability of 3D Airflow can circulate a stream of warm or cool air to all areas, including the corners of a space.

This intelligent operation allows the unit to scan the room to detect movement and, using the Coanda effect, direct airflow away from the occupants. It can also sense areas of uneven temperature and will focus the airflow where it is needed to maintain a uniform temperature throughout the room.

As all devices become smarter, it’s no surprise to expect the same from our climate system. Remote controls with smart functions allow you to operate your air conditioner from anywhere. With Daikin products you also have access to our Onecta app which gives you the power to control all your heating, cooling and hot water units. Newer air conditioner models even incorporate voice control, and can be easily connected to home assistants such as Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa.

Most air conditioners will have timers that can be set to create a weekly schedule. This means you can have your timer set for cooling or heating to start and stop at specific times each day of the week. This allows you to programme your air conditioning system to operate around your schedule, keeping your home at the optimum temperature when you need it without having to manually turn it on and off.

In addition to the weekly timer, you can set your air conditioner to start cooling or heating at the times it is needed during a 24 hour period.