It wouldnt hurt to clean/wash your a/c this weekend

[Spivitz]

Mission accomplished

 

[Chris91LX]

Did this first thing this morning. Thanks for the recommendation/PSA!

 

[Nccstud]

My AC is on the west side of my house. As soon as the sun goes down. .my house will go below 78....before then, good luck lol

 

[JeffsLightning]

Mines working fine[emoji41]

 

[b00sted]

Just did mine. I've been meaning to do it for about a month, but I thought the cottonwood fluff would be much harder to get off. Luckily it hosed right off.

I have a feeling my evaporator coil in the furnace needs a thorough cleaning as well. The old lady before me probably didn't change filters often.

 

[daturbosix]

I'm mechanic by trade so like everything else I'll wait til it breaks

this. is. 100% honest.

 

[pbdevastator]

Nest said the ac ran for 11 hours yesterday fuck. It didn’t feel as hot during the day vs the last heat wave, but it def did not cool down at night as much like last time. At 9 pm it still felt like 100 it said.

F this

My nest said only 6.25 hours for Friday surprisingly. Yesterday however, was 11 hours. I assume since I was home all day it was never on eco mode. Prolly the difference there.

 

[Jfrost]

Window units and radiant heat at my old house as well. Cleaned out the filters and it made a huge difference.

 

[stock-t-bird]

simple bump,should be a hot weekend

 

[Ron Vogel]

Thanks for the reminder. Just did mine

 

[Shawn1112]

WFH tomorrow so will try and do this before the sun is beating down

 

[Gone_2022]

Cleaned mine at the start of the season and had a basic checkup. It’s been oppressive outside lately.

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

Did mine a week ago, even took top mount motor and bracket off to rinse gently from inside.

Surprisingly cleaner that I thought it’d be.

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

Gonna do a light cleaning too. Probably still good from last year since there is nothing that gets in it but grass clippings.

 

[SHARKBITEATTACK]

new motor, fan and capacitor as well as a cleaning!

 

[DanJ]

Mature trees providing shade, asbestos, and a giant AC unit for the size of our house has ours running only about 3 hours a day.

 

[Gone_2022]

That’s actually not a good thing. Oversized means it’s not running enough as you pointed out, so it can dehumidify your home.

Doesn’t it feel muggy inside running 3 hours on these bad days?

 

[DanJ]

Checked my nest. It ran about 5 hours yesterday . Not terribly, showing 54% on the main floor right now. We have a 70 pint dehumidifier in the basement also. Even without the ac on it was typically 8-10 degrees cooler in the house than outside as long as we kept the windows shut.

 

[daturbosix]

I should get one of these nest things

 

[1quick]

I should get one of these nest things

It doesn’t seem like something you would do, I don’t have one and I buy my tires new lol, I’m just fucking with you I don’t see the need I set it at what I want when I leave the house and what I want when I return

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

It doesn’t seem like something you would do, I don’t have one and I buy my tires new lol, I’m just fucking with you I don’t see the need I set it at what I want when I leave the house and what I want when I return

Yeah IMO, it's only good for stats. I set it and barely touch it also and turn off all the Eco/automation shit.

 

[daturbosix]

dont they learn your habits and adjust automatically?

i figured that would be the most helpful when chasing efficiency to save your pocketbook

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

dont they learn your habits and adjust automatically?

i figured that would be the most helpful when chasing efficiency to save your pocketbook

They can, yes. I prefer the control though and turn that off.

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

It depends on your set up. We only have a sensor in the bedroom and in the thermostat. If I am in the basement for extending time, it thinks nobody is home since the sensors see no activity.

 

[DanJ]

I like being able to adjust it from my phone if I forgot to turn it up when I leave. Also it’s easier to set a schedule on it than our old programmable thermostat was. Being able to see the wife turning the air down while I’m gone is also fun. It also has a feature that shuts down your compressor after the temp has reached your goal on the floor the thermostat is, then uses the fan to circulate that cold air throughout the house before shutting down.