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An introduction to the benefits of civilization - a tortuous process. In the famous novel by Herman Melville's "Moby Dick" withdrawn character who got on the whaling ship directly from one of the Polynesian islands. This good-natured savage every effort to accept the manners and customs of large white brothers. In particular, the norms of decency. True, it turned out he had a very peculiar way. For example, waking up in the morning, he walked naked for long periods, but when required to wear a hat, crawled under the bed to do it in a secluded retreat. The writer talked about it this way: "He was a civilized exactly so that all possible ways to flaunt their savagery." Observing life and customs in Russia today, sometimes you wonder how much in common we have with this lovely man-eater. Take, for example, air-conditioning. For a long time, this important and necessary instrument existed only in the Oral tradition. It is an essential attribute of a distant and mysterious life in which people go in jeans, chewing gum and singing rock 'n' roll. The world has turned. And soon we stopped going to the denim suits for banquets and darn plastic bags, and started doing renovation and install air conditioners. In the cold just wonder how we are still without it. And not only ordinary citizens, without exception. Watching TV reports of the meetings in some of the provincial regional, immediately notices that the authorities are actively sweating and fans papers of national importance. So, no ventilation or air conditioning in these palaces is not even envisaged. Being actually the westernmost point of our country, the city of Moscow first rushed to correct errors red commissioners, and as soon as air conditioners appeared everywhere. And, horror of horrors, what became of the facades of our houses. The most that neither is the central avenues adorned with hideous acne outdoor unit air conditioning split systems. And mutilation were not only reinforced monster zero architectural value, but also the remarkable construction of the classics of Russian architecture and historical monuments. Lyutuyut especially in this disastrous occupation of the institution. I can understand when the individual citizen, choking on its 20 square meters, is saved from extinction by means of a split system, but when any bank hangs out for all to see bunches of dusty boxes of fans - it is, sorry, just insulting. Conditioned commercial premises with residential split systems - it's like that move to the country, using instead a furniture truck two dozen motorcycles with sidecars. I think that if the firms that sell a split system, a little thought, correctly and competently drafted the installation, which takes into account all possible and reasonable place for the outdoor unit, the facades of our houses would not have been so disfigured, because in every home a yard. Survey of several companies working on our market, I realized that there is a problem "Setup and installation of air conditioners so-called" Left firms. They're after the seasonal sales, do not take the quality and quantity. Cheap, fast, and no one is responsible for anything - a la "hohlyatsky" installation. Around the world to maintain a comfortable microclimate in the buildings of a public or commercial purposes shall apply powerful central air-conditioning. In such systems, one large and securely locked up chiller circulating cool throughout the room with the help of the so-called fan coils. Trouble one - such systems are very cumbersome and require a bookmark already in the design of the building. Paste it into the finished house is simply impossible without major reconstruction. It is on this and will refer to the owners of split-plantations in the urban facades. Supposedly cursed legacy mode, you can not do anything ... Do not believe it! All this deceit, greed, arrogance, or, in extreme cases, stupidity. Because the problem of central air conditioning in such buildings have long been resolved. The date of the second birth of the modern systems of central air conditioning is considered to be in 1982, when the famous Japanese firm Daikin has created its own unique system VRV. International recognition it received in 1989 when won the gold medal at the exhibition "Interclima" in Paris, where, incidentally, most buildings were constructed long before the era of air-conditioning, and city officials, not in our sample, more closely follow the historical appearance of the capital . Since then, tens of thousands of systems installed and operated worldwide. Today, many well-known companies such as Hitachi »(HITACHI),« Mitsubishi »(MITSUBISHI),« Karier »(CARRIER), and others have developed and are implementing similar systems. What is their greatest advantage? VRV system has united many of the features of traditional systems of central air conditioning system with the convenience and ease of installation of split systems, adding to this unique automated system monitoring and control. Today, many compare the device VRV-system to a computer network. Indeed, in the organization of these systems have much in common. In both cases, at the forefront is "server". In the case of VRV - a standard external engine block. From him on a network of thin tubes of copper refrigerant sent to the workstation - the indoor units that are on the look and functionality are not inferior to the individual autonomous systems. «VRV-server" (this is not the official name, but I think it is more understandable to our readers) - a relatively small unit. Its dimensions (1420 x 1280 x 690) and weight (245 lbs) easily allow to find a suitable place for installation. No noise, no vibration during its operation is almost imperceptible. But most importantly - no violation of the architectural appearance of buildings as "server" can be removed from the air-conditioned rooms at a distance of 100 meters. And with a height difference of - 50 meters. This means, for example, that if a company wants to air-conditioned sixth floor of the house, the location of her office, she could easily accommodate «VRV-server" in the most inconspicuous corner of the backyard. Conversely, to put it on the roof of a 16-storey building to serve the shop in polupodvale.Odin a "server" is able to serve about 160 square meters. Another similarity VRV a computer network - it's extensibility and scalability. The system at any time you can add new "servers" and "workstations", preserving the unity and control. However, what the comparison, if the VRV actually built a real computer network. All the elements are equipped with microprocessors and can be managed as individual users with wireless remotes, and the system operator, which at any given time sees on the screen all the details of the system. And this extraordinary saves time, money and effort to repair and maintain the system, since the failed unit immediately makes itself felt. The main advantage to domestic VRV split-systems is that the VRV is a system of supply and exhaust ventilation. After all, home air conditioner works only with the air trapped inside the room, and all the talk about "suction of fresh air" - no more than a publicity stunt. A member of the VRV ventilation system cools the inlet fresh air in the heat, warms up during the cold season, moistens dry air and dries too wet. And all this - with minimal power consumption, and without water supply and draining. Such is the sophisticated design! So, using VRV air-conditioning of the building, you avoid the "necrosis" of air, so characteristic of the domestic systems. On many other advantages of VRV and technical details in this article, I keep silence. Firstly, because, having received a liberal arts education, I could never precisely and without error to answer all technical questions. At the same time, I am sure that if one wants to more deeply explore the technical stuff, then, of course, the specialists of companies, which are air-conditioned VRV, will provide all necessary documentation and advise you on the highest level. And secondly, I just do not want to know anything about all this machinery. I, you know, the consumer, and for me the electricity is taken from the outlet, and tap water, I have no idea that the motor is in my washing machine and what brand of transformer in my toaster. These buildings are equipped with air-conditioning system VRV. As you can see, no external power is not sticking out in prominent places. And if the bank building in Innsbruck (Austria) has been constructed recently, and in principle it could use any other system, built in 1884 by London hotel could be conditioned only by VRV - everything else would be too damaging to the historic building. In both cases, the most important arguments have been centralized and automated management solutions from the extreme efficiency "Daikin. For me, as for most citizens, it is only important to get things around is working well and pleased the eye. Some time ago, before his acquaintance with the technology of VRV-conditioning, I read the outer blocks of split-systems, some almost a necessary evil. However, a recent edition of the journal «MATERIAL magazine» it's angry and at the same time a plaintive letter from the State Scientific Research Museum of Architecture im.A.V.Schuseva. Museum director Dr. architecture Rezvin VA wrote about the sad situation that prevailed in Moscow as a result of littering conditioned facades of historic buildings. The scientist lamented that "... In spite of the existing provisions of the RSFSR Law on the Protection and Use of historical and cultural monuments of the city of 29/10/1976, as well as instruction of the Ministry of Culture of the RSFSR on the basis of accounting, security, preservation, maintenance, use and restoration of immovable monuments Culture from 1986 (which, incidentally, has not been canceled. - Ed.), the sad practice of removal of the external air conditioner unit on the facades of buildings that are monuments of culture, can not stop. " The letter also expressed a request to us as the media address, inter alia the problem of conditioning, to share information on alternative technical solutions applied in world practice. Of course, such information was provided to us immediately. And with great joy. Because we understand that not alone in their feelings. Everyone is also clear why authorities of culture "sad practices can not stop." Remains elusive. Because it is felt that the scale of lawlessness perpetrated with the appearance of our city, a short can still be cover "greyhound puppies. The public is already "digs up a gun, and I believe that soon the result of our concerted action by Mr. Mayor of our city turn its attention to the rule of law in the capital of our Motherland.