ARCHITECTURAL
INTERIOR AR. JAMAICA MAE A. ANGEL
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Indicative Location of Utility Elements:
➢ Air conditioner
➢ Electrical Outlet
➢ Switches
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Air Conditioner
Air Conditioner is a system or a machine
Air Conditioner
that treats air in a defined, usually enclosed area
via a refrigeration cycle in which warm air is
removed and replaced with cooler and more humid
air.
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Where should air Air conditioner must be placed in a shady spot on
conditioner be the east or north side of the house, where it will receive
placed?
less direct sunlight. Or in the cooler side of your house.
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What is the height required for air
conditioning?
The proper room size
is 10’ L X10’ H (3 meters X 3
meters) for 1 Ton Air-con.
In a 10 feet (3
meters) high room, a split
type AC should be installed at
7-8 feet (2.1-2.4 meters) for
the best cooling performance.
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What is the height required for air
conditioning?
For a window type AC, the best height is
3-4 feet (0.90-1.20 meters) from the floor.
If you are fixing the AC very close to the
wall or in an airtight room it will trip due
to high head pressure, as heat dissipation
can’t happen. Distance must be more
than 900 mm after fixing the air -con and
top of the shaft should not be closed.
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WHY DOES AIR CONDITIONERS
PLACED AT THE TOP OF A ROOM?
Density of cold air is higher and
hence would settle downwards cooling
the space much more evenly. Imagine an
air conditioner placed at lower level it will
not be able to cool the hotter air upwards
because it would be against the natural
circulation.
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What are the possible mistakes to
avoid in Air conditioning?
• BUYING TOO BIG AN AIR CONDITIONER.
• PUTTING THE AIR CONDITIONER IN A HOT SPOT.
• IGNORING MAINTENANCE.
• LEAVING THE AIR CONDITIONER ALL DAY.
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What are the possible mistakes to
avoid in Air conditioning?
3. HIDING THE AIR CONDITIONER.
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Electrical Outlet
An Electrical Outlet or Receptacle is a socket that
Electrical Outlet
connects an electrical device to an electricity
supply.
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How much space do you
need around an air
conditioner?
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DOES EVERY WALL NEED AN
OUTLET?
Hallways more than 10 feet long
must have at least one receptacle. If the
wall is less than 24 inches wide, an outlet
is not required. Placing an outlet on walls
less than 24 inches wide is your choice.
Either 15A or 20A tamper-resistant outlet,
depending on the amperage carried by the
wire servicing that outlet.
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ELECTRIC OUTLET
REQUIREMENTS:
TUB-SHOWER CLEARANCE: Keep
electrical outlet at least 3 feet (1 meter)
away from a tub or shower.
ELECTRIC BASEBOARD CLEARANCE:
Keep electrical outlets offset above and
to the side of vanity sinks, not right over
the sink.
ELECTRIC BASEBOARD CLEARANCE:
Keep electric outlets off to one side, not
right over electric heating baseboards to
avoid overheating and possibly melting
electrical cords draped over the heater (a
fire risks).
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ELECTRIC OUTLET REQUIREMENTS:
OUTLETS IN FLOORS, IN COUNTERTOPS:
Generally, we do not mount electrical outlets
flush in countertops or floors, though in some
codes and jurisdictions the inspector may
require that special (protected) floor -mount
electrical outlets be installed in order to meet
the requirement that electrical outlets are
available within 6 feet in any direction along a
wall, and where no “wall” is available to install
such outlets (such as along a sleeping loft).
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ELECTRIC OUTLET REQUIREMENTS:
GARAGE ELECTRICAL OUTLET LOCATION: In
the garage electrical outlets should be 18” or
more above floor level.
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Electrical Switch
An Electrical Switch is any device used
Electrical Switch
to interrupt the flow of electrons in a circuit.
Switches are essentially binary devices: they are
either completely on (‘”closed”) or completely off
(“open”).
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The National Electrical Code specifies that each
HOW HIGH SHOULD room in a house should have at least one switch to operate
ELECTRICAL SWITCHES lights in the room, but it doesn’t say anything about how
BE FROM THE FLOOR?
high the switch should be. Many builders position switch
boxes so the bottom of the box is 48 inches above the floor.
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HOW MANY The Code does not require more than one
ELECTRICAL SWITCHES wall switch in each room, additional switches are often
A ROOM SHOULD installed in rooms having more than one door (or
HAVE?
entry). Although only one switch is required.
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TYPES OF ELECTRICAL WALL SWITCH BASICS: The wall switch is one of the most
SWITCHES IN THE
HOME common and important electrical devices in the home.
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Most of the common types
of switches
TOGGLE
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Most of the common types
of switches
ROCKER
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Most of the common types
of switches
SLIDE
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Most of the common types
of switches
PUSH BUTTOM
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