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Did you know you could be hurting the efficiency of your air conditioner simply by how you\u2019re using the thermostat? Your thermostat is essentially the brain of your entire HVAC system, so if something is wrong with it, something is wrong with your system.<\/p>\n
But we aren\u2019t really talking about something being physically wrong with your thermostat, or the way the device communicates with your air conditioner, but rather how the way you use it causes your AC to perform, for better or for worse.<\/p>\n
We\u2019re going to cover a couple of behaviors that many homeowners still follow when it comes to their thermostat practices, and share with you why it\u2019s not the best route to take.<\/p>\n
Do you still have a manual thermostat in your home? You know the one\u2014they\u2019re circular and have a little \u201cslider\u201d on them where you can adjust the temperature setting.<\/p>\n
To put this simply, even an upgrade to the most basic digital thermostat is going to do you good. Plus, a thermostat replacement is pretty much the most affordable thing you can do to boost AC efficiency that will save you the most amount of money. The problem with those older thermostats is that they\u2019re often inaccurate\u2014off by a couple of degrees. And even that small discrepancy can have a big impact on both your cooling and heating bills.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re interested in taking it up one more notch, you might like to consider a programmable thermostat, or even a Wi-Fi\/Smart thermostat. These both allow you to program the thermostat to your preferences, with a Wi-Fi model learning from your past preferences and adjusting itself accordingly.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, even though it seems like this would be the case, lowering your thermostat as much as it will go won\u2019t help you get more <\/em>cooling. Thermostats don\u2019t operate like the throttle in a car does. You aren\u2019t pushing down a pedal that makes the air conditioner \u201cramp up,\u201d so to speak, and produce greater levels of cooling.<\/p>\n A thermostat is essentially an \u201con-off\u201d switch. When the indoor temperature reaches a certain point, as designated on your thermostat settings, the thermostat turns on the compressor to start cooling your living space. When the space is cooled down to that setting, the thermostat then turns off the compressor.<\/p>\n Therefore, when you turn down the thermostat to its lowest setting, all you\u2019re really doing is requesting that the compressor runs longer <\/em>to reach that temperature. It isn\u2019t a way to make the AC work faster at its job or give you better cooling levels.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re turning down your thermostat because you don\u2019t feel like your air feels as cool as it should despite the temperature setting, then there might be something else going on. For instance, you might have a refrigerant leak\u2014refrigerant isn\u2019t something that depletes from the system like gasoline does from a car. Rather, it is recycled through your air conditioner during its lifespan. It literally makes the cooling process possible\u2014so if there isn\u2019t enough refrigerant in your system, you\u2019ll start to have problems.<\/p>\n Call the friendly staff at Boehmer Heating & Cooling<\/a> for quality air conditioning in Baldwin, PA<\/a> and exceptional customer service!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We\u2019re going to cover a couple of behaviors that many homeowners still follow when it comes to their thermostat practices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[275,243],"class_list":["post-2438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-air-conditioning","tag-air-conditioning","tag-baldwin"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2438"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2442,"href":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438\/revisions\/2442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\u201cWhat If My Home Doesn\u2019t Seem Cool Enough?\u201d<\/h3>\n