How can the aircon be at the same temperature for both heating/cooling modes and feel different?
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One thing that a lot of the replies have missed also is the fact that how the AC determines when to turn off is very imprecise.
Example: if you set the temp to 70 F and the room is currently above that, say 72 F, the AC will blow Very Cold Air until after the temp is Below 70 F. So it basically blows cold until it is pretty close to 69 F. But if the temp is set to 70 F and it’s currently lower than that, say it’s 68 F, the Heat will turn on and blow Very Hot Air until it’s Above 70 F so that it doesn’t actually turn off until it’s pretty much 71 F.
Also, our bodies are very sensitive to temp, as that is one of the things that can kill us is low or high temps. So just one or two degrees is very noticeable. This all combines with what others have been describing about how your body detects changes in temp rather than detecting a specific temp. Like your body has no clue whether it’s currently 70 F or 65 F. It only knows that it’s either colder or warmer than it was. And the faster the temp changes, the more alarmed your body gets, and it will feel like a greater change in temp if it happens very quickly.
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