Ease your concerns and enjoy greater comfort, control and energy efficiency with AirTouch Smart Air Conditioning Controllers. Boosting the effectiveness of your home’s ducted air conditioner, user-friendly AirTouch controllers merge aesthetically pleasing touchscreen consoles with the latest in smart technology. Giving you smart app control over your home climate, AirTouch can also be activated using voice control with Smart Assistant integration. All you have to do is speak to Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa through your smartphone or speaker.

Enhancing air conditioning with superior control, the system helps provide the ultimate in convenience and comfort for homes with ducted units. For those with multiple ducted air conditioners, you can manage temperature and air flow with one AirTouch touchscreen that takes care of everything, rather than multiple controls taking up space on the wall. While it is possible to control the whole home from a single controller, larger homes may benefit from multiple touchscreens (such as one upstairs and one downstairs).

Boasting both beauty and brains, AirTouch also allows users to run their air conditioning when and where it’s needed via smart zoning. Zoning allows for different volumes of conditioned air in different areas of your home and lets you turn off air in areas you are not using. Zoning your new ducted air conditioning system will mean everyone can enjoy their own temperature and airflow, and you can save on energy and running costs by turning off the airflow for rooms not in use. “You wouldn’t have just one light switch for the entire house,” a representative from AirTouch explains. “We believe that your air conditioning shouldn’t be any different.”

The addition of runtime tracking and airflow management technology ensures maximum efficiency while reducing power bills. It really is a win-win! Cool down the house before you get home in summer, or warm it up before you wake up in winter and wonder how you ever lived without the sweet caress of an AirTouch.

Two models are available: the AirTouch 2+ and AirTouch 4. The AirTouch 4 comes with home temperature alerts so you’ll always come home to the perfect temperature. When no one is home, the app can send you a temperature alert if the home is getting too hot or cold, inviting you to turn on the air conditioning remotely. You can even turn off your system when you’re not home to make sure you don’t waste energy cooling or heating an empty building.

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TCL’s new T-Pro Split System Air Conditioning Units are available in 2.6KW, 3.5KW, 5.2KW and 7.2KW cooling capacities while its Portable Air Conditioner features a 3.6KW cooling capacity.

“The T-Pro Series Works with Google Assistant and Alexa, and can connect to a smart TV, smart phone and any compatible devices via the TCL Home App,” explains Mark Zhang, Managing Director at TCL Electronics AU/NZ. “Users can activate and control their AC remotely, making it easy to turn it on and off, adjust speed and temperature.”

T-Pro’s Gentle Breeze function ensures cool air flows in a way that’s natural and more comfortable. With up to 1,422 micro-holes perfectly spaced across the S-Shaped airflow vanes, it creates a soft laminar airflow, replacing the harsh, direct cold drafts commonly found in traditional systems. The T-Pro Series also includes Smart Airflow, a “directed-upward” feature that showers air down from the ceiling to create immersive cooling.

“TCL has incorporated a built-in air purification process that eliminates germs and purifies the air before it’s released into the environment,” Zhang explains. “This results in cleaner, healthier air for the home or office.”

Standout features of TCL’s new T-Pro Air Conditioners include:

• Available in 2.6KW, 3.5KW, 5.2KW and 7.2KW cooling capacities
• Gentle Breeze mode
• Smart Airflow
• Air Purification
• Ifeel Function
• Turbo Function (Rapid Cooling / Rapid Heating)
• IOT Smart Connectivity (Works with Google Assistant, Alexa, and TCL Home app)
• Auto Clean / Clean Reminder
• Easy Clean Design
• Sleep mode
• 5-Year Warranty

IoT Wi-Fi Control

Adjust the environment and change your settings anytime, anywhere via the TCL Home App. Works with Google Assistant, Alexa, or your compatible TCL Android TV.

Gentle Breeze

Air is blown in a more natural, breeze-like fashion via 14 Vertical Vanes and up to 1,422 Micro Holes. A Coanda Airflow system distributes air in a more immersive, broader flow throughout the room.

Auto Clean/Clean Reminder

The 4-Step Auto Clean Mode uses water molecules in the air to help carry away accumulated dirt, bacteria, and impurities. Plus, you get friendly reminders when it is time to clean your filter. This safeguards air quality without the added maintenance.

Air Purification

Keep your air clean and dust-free with the top mounted integrated filter. Efficiently removes dirt, pollen, and bacteria from the airflow so you can breathe fresh.

Fast Cooling and Heating

Get comfortable quickly with powerfully fast heating or cooling in Turbo Start mode. No more waiting before getting to relax in your ideal temperature.

iFeel Function

iFeel enables environmental temperature to be taken directly via a sensor built into the remote. Relax in more comfort, with high precision in-room readings and air delivery.

Smart Air Flow

TCL’s innovative air conditioning system ensures cool air is directed upwards, for a wide reaching, ‘shower-style’ refreshment. Warm air is blown downwards, to deliver a more immersive ‘blanket-style’ air flow. Air is distributed more evenly — avoiding hot and stuffy, or extreme cold distribution.

Inverter Technology

Unique TCL inverter technology ensures perfect performance with energy efficiency. Enjoy a split system that is faster and more proactive in helping you reach your comfort zone.

Eco Mode

Hit Eco Mode for a fixed, efficiency optimised 26℃ program. Designed to be kinder on the environment, saving on electricity bills, and maintaining a tight temperature range. Ideal for responsible, fuss-free background performance.

Sleep Mode

Once activated, Sleep Mode will run at lower capacity, maintaining a narrow temperature buffer. Temperature slowly fluctuates during long-term operation, for refreshment tailored to sleep duration – for energy efficient performance through the night.

Self-diagnosis

When encountering any irregularities, the air conditioner will feedback information on the display – for immediate diagnosis and simple upkeep.

Available from Appliances Online, Bi-Rite, Betta Home Living and Leading Appliances.

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TCL Electronics

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Last year, when we’d experienced some protracted wet weather in Sydney, one of my sofas became covered in mould. This was rather horrifying but fortunately, due to some quick action and attention by an eco-friendly upholstery cleaning service, which included cleaning the carpets and other furniture inside the house, the offending sofa was quickly back in use. This reminded me about some of the issues we can experience in our homes, which, if unattended to, can have serious consequences.

Old houses, such as the one I lived in in Sydney, are notoriously poorly ventilated. It was the build-up of humidity within the house that caused the mould and with few windows and poor airflow the result was not surprising. Installing a dehumidifier and fans has helped to improve the interior environment and I’m pleased to say, the sofa remains in use.

The air quality inside our homes (and not just the old ones) and buildings is often more toxic than the air outside. Indoor pollution from many furnishings and building materials, spores and cooking, air fresheners, cleaners, carpets, curtains and paints can and does affect our health. Effects of indoor air pollution can range from minor health issues such as eye and throat irritation to long-term effects such as respiratory disease, and even death. And as we spend up to 90% of our time inside buildings it’s important to understand ways in which we can make our homes, and all buildings, healthier on the inside.

Research published in the journal Science of the Total Environment, an international journal for scientific research into the environment and its relationship with humankind, has highlighted the dangerous effects of indoor pollution on human health and has called for policies to ensure closer monitoring of air quality. So, what can we do to keep the air quality inside our homes as healthy as possible?

When building or renovating houses, it’s useful to understand something about the materials being used from the cladding, insulation, timber and lining, paints and glues to the interior finishes and furnishings. Seeking out environmentally friendly products and materials should be your number one priority when undertaking a building or interior project and your building and design professionals should also be aware and onboard with the principle of ‘first do no harm.’

It’s well known that many building materials contain toxic chemicals including formaldehyde, phthalates, CCAs and PFOAs, which are all potentially harmful to human health. Why these products still exist in building materials baffles me, but it is possible to avoid many of them by making better informed choices.

There are companies who take producing non-toxic materials very seriously and it pays to research them when sourcing products for your building projects. Most companies will have an environmental policy available on their website, but if not, you should do your due diligence and ask about the products before you buy them. If they can’t provide the information, go elsewhere.

Countries such as Sweden believe that if a substance cannot be proven completely safe, care and avoidance should be implemented. But it’s not in every manufacturer’s interests to tell us what nasties may lay in their products, so you need to be vigilant when making purchases.

Here are some tips to minimise the effects of interior pollution in your homes:

1. Buy a good vacuum cleaner and use regularly; and ensure it doesn’t send out dust as well as suck it up.
2. Ensure you have good ventilation. Open windows wherever possible and provide good cross-flow or air exchange when designing new homes.
3. Avoid bringing toxic chemicals inside your home. If you MUST use them, keep them in an outdoor shed.
4. Ditch the air freshener. Regular cleaning with vinegar, lemon juice and baking soda will keep your home clean and fresh without the need for nasty chemicals.
5. Choose low or zero-VOC paints, glues, dyes, grouts and boards.
6. Select furniture and furnishings that do not contain or are manufactured with toxic materials that can outgas for years. This includes, bed linen, carpets, wall and window coverings and upholstery.
7. Do install plants in your home but ensure that any fertilisers are not toxic. Indoor plants can improve the interior air quality and bring a touch of nature indoors.
8. Before you build, check that your site is free from contamination. You can do this by having a soil test.
9. Use only natural personal care products; read the labels for information. And ditch the chemical fabric softener in your washing, instead use half a cup of baking soda to the water in your washing machine and let it dissolve prior to adding your clothes.
10. If the label says permanent press or wrinkle-free know that the product contains formaldehyde. Choose clothing, towels and bed linen made from natural fibres with no added chemicals.

While we can’t live in a bubble away from all the nasties lurking in our environment, we can make choices to minimise their use and effect.

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