A private home in eastern Singapore retrofitted Therm-Aire on its existing air-conditioning — and watched the monthly utility bill fall by more than 40%.
新加坡东部一户私人住宅在既有空调基础上加装 Therm-Aire——月度电费账单随之下降超过 40%。
Like most Singapore households, the largest single item on this home's utility bill was air-conditioning. The owner wanted the bill down without changing how the family lived — same rooms cooled, same hours, same comfort.
与绝大多数新加坡家庭一样，这户住宅电费单上最大的单项就是空调。业主希望降低账单，但不改变家人的生活方式——同样的房间、同样的时段、同样的舒适度。
The retrofit followed the standard Therm-Aire pattern: evacuated tube collectors installed at the outdoor units, the solar thermal stage tied into the refrigerant circuit, and the indoor units left untouched.
改造采用标准的 Therm-Aire 方式：在室外机侧安装真空管集热器，将太阳能热力环节接入制冷剂回路，室内机保持原样不动。
No monitoring rig, no lab — just the household's own SP utility bills, month after month, running more than 40% below where they used to be.
没有监测台架，也没有实验室——只有这户人家自己的 SP 电费账单，月复一月，比过去低了 40% 以上。
With the Therm-Aire hybrid system, my monthly utility bill fell by more than 40%. 使用 Therm-Aire 混合系统后，我的月度电费下降了 40% 以上。 Mr Wong · Homeowner, Loyang ViewLoyang View 业主
The retrofit happens at the outdoor unit. Rooms, indoor units and remote controls stay exactly as they were.
改造集中在室外机侧。房间、室内机与遥控器全部保持原样。
Households that cool during daylight hours — families at home, home offices — see the largest share of the saving.
在白天时段使用空调的家庭——居家人口、居家办公——获得的节能份额最大。
The measure of success is the same one this owner used: the utility bill, before against after.
成效的衡量标准与这位业主完全相同：改造前后的电费账单对比。