A true central air conditioning system uses ducts to distribute ... meaning from the same brand—outdoor condenser with compressor (see the illustration below). The refrigerant cools the air ...

[Josh’s] apartment doesn’t have central air conditioning — the kind that ... using a refrigerator compressor and an evaporator from a baseboard heater. The flow control through the heat ...

If your house has a heat pump, its compressor is in a housing somewhere ... homes tended to have central air conditioners, ...