2006-06-18 04:46:16 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Honestly, as long as your appliance is in good working order you should consider leaving it on.
Depending on your climate, if it is really humid and hot inside your house the appliance has to work double hard to cool off the air when you return for the day. If you leave it on, then it will be really nice when you get home!
2006-06-18 04:50:47 · answer #1 · answered by Molly 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It may seem like it is saving money by not using as much electricity, but in the long run it is more costly to turn the a/c off. It takes a great deal of energy to cool the area(s) when turned back on. You are not just cooling the air, but all of the contents of your housing. An efficient method of a/c is for example: If normally kept at 70 degrees, when leaving the house turn it to 80 degrees. Upon return, it only needs to cool 10 degrees more.
2006-06-18 04:58:07 · answer #2 · answered by Decoy Duck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends upon how long you are gone. It is wasteful to run an A/C unit when the place is vacant, but if someone is going to be back in a short time, it is a waste to restart the unit and remove heat that was already gone. If you have a large central unit, I would lean towards turning the thermostat up when you leave and let the unit run in automatic. If it is a small window box unit, go ahead and shut it off. The major portion of wear and tear and expense is the amperage draw when the compressor first starts up.
2006-06-18 04:57:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agreeing with Melissa. Once a room and all the furnishings in a room, get hot, it takes a lot of energy to cool everything back down to a comfortable level. Once this level is achieved it is more economical to maintain it that to allow it to rise again and then have to recool. Most modern a/c units drop back to fan only mode if cooling is not required. This is managed by an automatic thermostat in the unit.
2006-06-18 04:54:35 · answer #4 · answered by Corky R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it does. The most efficient thing to do is turn the thermostat up no more than 5 degrees while you are gone, then turn it back down when you get home. Otherwise it costs more to cool the place than it would have to keep it at a constant temperature.
2006-06-18 04:50:02 · answer #5 · answered by Melissa P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This actually does'nt save you money. You actually make the AC work longer and harder by making it cool a hot house. When you leave for the day, just turn it down several degrees and you'll save some money.
2006-06-18 04:50:47 · answer #6 · answered by colorguy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know that it would cost more money its possible. I would advise just turning it way down so that it still keeps the house at a semi-comfortable level and then when you get home you don't have to crank it up to get it to cool down..I think it would put more strain on it to have to cool down the house all at once other than a gradual cooling thru out the day
2006-06-18 04:52:55 · answer #7 · answered by rae b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nooooo...it saves a lot of money, it will should not harm the air conditioning unit to have it off during the day (while you are gone) and then turn it on when you are back home!
2006-06-18 04:51:06 · answer #8 · answered by Eric 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It easily takes extra time and capacity to re-cool the domicile in case you change it off. undergo in suggestions the AC has to relax each and every thing interior the domicile no longer in user-friendly terms the air. in case your equipment is primary AC, set it some levels warmer in the process the day and then it basically isn't so taxing on your equipment to relax it down later.
2016-10-31 02:14:33 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No this saves energy meaning less electric bill because it isnt running all day. AC units are made to be turned on and off.
2006-06-18 04:49:56 · answer #10 · answered by BIFFERD 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋