I’ve heard an *outrageous* amount of contradicting opinions. One says to leave it on all day, another says to turn it off when you’re away from the house, and then another says to adjust the temperature accordingly throughout the whole day. But even within the answers that I have been finding, there is a bunch of terminology that I can’t wrap my head around.
I live in a 2 bedroom apartment with ceiling fans in every room. There is one ductless airconditioner in the living room which is the center of the living space. What’s the most effective way to go about using it?
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You mean like a window unit ?
If it’s running it’s using power. Period
So it’s best to run it as little as possible. So if no one is home turn it off. If you are home and don’t mind the heat while you are just lounging around keep it off or low.
If you need to be shaking from cold to sleep full blast it right before bed.
It’s not actually more efficient to leave your house on 70f all day opposed to turning the ac off all day then come home and turn it on
Buuuut there is an exception and that is I’d your electricity cost is based on demand if this is true, everyone comes home from work like you and turns the ac on. If this is the case it might be better to run the ac at different times and harder to keep the cooling effect. This will also depend on insulation for the home.
But let’s say it’s the weekend and night time electricity is half price. It’s probably better to rub the AC to 65f and then set it up to 70f in the morning than it would be to just leave it at 68f. All day and night.
But know this.
Air conditioning is very efficient especially for window units (non portable) so all that matters for you is run time and the cost at the time of your electric bills
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