EMPIRICAL DETERMINATION OF AIR CONDITIOING INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE CHALLENGES IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA
- Authors
-
-
Akinola, A. O
The Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
-
Yaya-Bankole H. J
The Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
-
- Keywords:
- Air conditioning, installation challenges, maintenance, comfort, installation regression
- Abstract
-
Comfort of office building lies on its aeration as stuffy and hot office becomes uncomfortable for the users. In the bid to make office comfortable to end users, air conditioning (AC) set is installed to ameliorate it. However, when this AC is not well installed, it defeats the intended purpose. Therefore, this research discusses the problems involved in the installation of AC within Lagos State, Nigeria. The research entailed the administration of structured questionnaire and its analysis to ascertain its reliability and integrity using Cronbach’s Alpha test. After which, multiple linear regression analysis was carried out on the retrieved data from respondents to determine the independent variables that are contributing to AC installation problems. The research findings yielded a regression model in which positioning of AC during installation is found to have a p-value of 0.02797 which makes it statistically significant as the p value is less than 0.05. Also, 55 percent of the study area showed that compressor is the most probable faulty part of the AC unit. The study therefore, proffer recommendations on how to minimize or avoid the observed problems associated with AC installation.
- Author Biographies
- References
-
Afonso, C. F. (2006). Recent advances in building air conditioning systems. Applied Thermal Engineering, 26(16), 1961-1971.
ASHRAE (2011): Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning Applications. SI Edition. 2011 ASHRAE Handbook, Supported by ASHRAE Research, ASHRAE Inc.
Famuyiwa, D. (2019): If emerging reports are anything to go by, another market in Lagos, on Friday, November 8, 2019, has been affected by a fire outbreak. Another Lagos market affected by fire outbreak, p. 01. Retrieved 11 02, 2020, from https://www.pulse.ng/news/metro/fire-guts-6-buildings-in-lagos-maket/qn5yjsv
Haw, L. C., Sopian, K., and Sulaiman, Y. (2009). An overview of solar assisted air-conditioning system application in small office buildings in Malaysia. In Proceedings of the 4th IASME/WSEAS International Conference on ENERGY and ENVIRONMENT (pp. 244-251).
Koranteng, C., Simons, B. and Nkrumah, J. (2012) The Use of Natural Lighting in Students’ Hostels: A Case Study of Ayeduase, a Suburb of Kumasi, Ghana. Journal of Science and Technology, 32, 38-48. https://doi.org/10.4314/just.v32i3.5
Korolija, I. (2011). Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning System Energy Demand Coupling with Building Loads for Office Buildings. A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of De Montfort University for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy November 2011 Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development De Montfort University, Leicester
Lawal, G. O (2000). Maintenance Culture: The Nigeria Situation. Journal of Engineering Management. 1 (4); 1-12
Layeni, A. T., Nwaokocha, C. N., Giwa, S. O., Sulaiman, M. A., Adedeji, K. A., and Olanrewaju, A. I. (2019). Design and Engineering Economic Analysis of a Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) and Mini-Split Air Conditioning System. Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology, 34(1), 1-25.
Lundgren-Kownacki, K., Hornyanszky, E. D., Chu, T. A. A., Olsson, J. A. and Becker, P (2017) Challenges of using Air Conditioning in an increasingly Hot Climate, International Journal of Biometeorology, 62(3) https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-017-1493-z
National Population Census, (2006): Report of Nigeria’s National Population Commission on the 2006 Census; (Online), Cited 2022, April. Available: https/www.population.gov.ng/ Obanor, A.I. and Egware, H.O. (2013) Reflections on the Usage of Air - Conditioning Systems in Nigeria, American Journal of Engineering Research (AJER) 2(12), 414-419
Xiao, Y., Li, Y., and Seem, J. E. (2014). Multi-variable Extremum Seeking Control for Mini-split Air-Conditioning System. International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference. Paper 1513. 2508: 1 – 13 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/iracc/1513
Thomas, L., De Dear, R., Rawal, R., Lall, A., and Thomas, P. C. (2010, December). Air Conditioning, Comfort and Energy in India’s Commercial Building Sector. In Proceedings of Conference: Adapting to Change: New Thinking on Comfort, WINDSOR 2010.
- Cover Image
-
- Downloads
- Published
- 2025-05-30
- Section
- Articles
- License
-
Copyright (c) 2025 FUTA JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Copyright
With the submission of a manuscript, the corresponding author confirms that the manuscript is not under consideration by another journal. With the acceptance of a manuscript, the Journal reserves the exclusive right of publication and dissemination of the information contained in the article. The veracity of the paper and all the claims therein is solely the opinion of the authors not the journal.
How to Cite
Similar Articles
- I. A. Daniyan, E. I. Bello, T. I. Ogedengbe, L. Lajide, P. B. Mogaji, Development of a Model For Predicting the Yield of Biodiesel During Biodiesel Production , FUTA JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY: Vol. 10 No. 1 (2016): FUTA Journal of Engineering and Engineering Technology
- J. A. V. Famurewa, C. J. Oladejo, Isotherm Models of Tacca Starch (Tacca Involucrata) at Ambient Temperature Using Some Common Packaging Materials , FUTA JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY: Vol. 10 No. 2 (2016): FUTA Journal of Engineering and Engineering Technology
- A. Fadeyibi, Z. D. Osunde, M. G. Visa, A. A. Okunola, Investigation into properties of starch-based nanocomposite materials for fruits and vegetables packaging - A review , FUTA JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY: Vol. 11 No. 1 (2017): FUTA Journal of Engineering and Engineering Technology
- E. I. Bello, I. A. Daniyan, T. I Ogedengbe, L. Lajide, P. B. Mogaji, Development of a Model for Predicting the Yield of Biodiesel During Biodiesel Production , FUTA JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY: Vol. 11 No. 1 (2017): FUTA Journal of Engineering and Engineering Technology
- J. Isa, M. A. Aderotoye, Effect of moisture content on the physical and aerodynamics properties of cashew nut , FUTA JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY: Vol. 11 No. 2 (2017): FUTA Journal of Engineering and Engineering Technology
- M. A. Akintunde, K A ADETORO, T. J. Abioye, Development of Refrigeration System for Storage and Preservation of Yam Tubers , FUTA JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY: Vol. 13 No. 2 (2019): FUTA Journal of Engineering and Engineering Technology
- M. D. IDI, T. A. ALADESANMI, S. LUKMAN, M. A. ASANI, Y. M. USMAN, I. A. OKE, A NUMERICAL FORMULA AND COST BENEFIT OF GROUNDWATER RECHARGE IN MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA , FUTA JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY: Vol. 14 No. 2 (2020): FUTA JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
- A D Dada, BRIDGING RESEARCH-INDUSTRY DIVIDE IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE ENTERPRISES: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA , FUTA JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY: Vol. 12 No. 1 (2018): FUTA Journal of Engineering and Engineering Technology
- O. O. Omotayo, S. L. Akingbomire, C. M. Ikumapayi, Sustainable Application of Materials from Construction and Demolition Waste: A Review , FUTA JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY: Vol. 13 No. 2 (2019): FUTA Journal of Engineering and Engineering Technology
- A. O. Melodi, B. O. Akinloye, Transmission Capacity Enhancement for Nigerian Power Transmission Grid using TCSC and UPFC , FUTA JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY: Vol. 8 No. 2 (2014): FUTA Journal of Engineering and Engineering Technology
You may also start an advanced similarity search for this article.