New Delhi, June 12 -- A larger or a higher capacity AC is ideal for cooling a small room, right? Wrong. Most people assume that buying a higher capacity AC would lead to fast cooling and maximum comfort. But when it comes to smaller bedrooms or spaces bigger isn't always better. In fact, installing an AC with a higher capacity is the fastest way to ruin your comfort and shoot up your electricity bill.

For those of you who don't know, an AC not only cools a room but it also removes humidity from it. When you install a large AC in a small room, it cools the room fast and shuts down. But it isn't able to remove the humidity from the air in that room. So what you get is a room that is cold and damp. Over time, this can be detrimental to your...