Dec
07
2009
Question for someone who owns a Energy Star room air conditioner?
By admin
I just moved to an apt and installed is an energy star room A/C unit. It gives two options for cooling: Cool and Energy Saver. I figured the energy saver would save me $$ but im worried bec it kicks off when the room gets cool then kicks back on a few mins later. Wont that constant on-off actually cost me more? Should I just leave it on Cool at all times?
Thats the thermostat. I would leave it on energy saver. If your room is already at the desired temp then you dont need more cold air for a while.
Whole house central units do the same thing, cut on and off all day. If it didn’t it would be like a meat locker in there.
Yes..I have one as well. When its on energy saver mode, the fan is actually running more then the AC. It takes a lot more power to kick on and run the Cooling Unit then to just run the fan. Your best option is to try it a month. I honestly have noticed no difference.
The only difference is when it is set to “cool” the thermostat cycles the compressor on and off, when set to “energy saver” the thermostat cycles the compressor and fan on and off. I always buy them with this feature so the fan wont run all night if the house is cool. Sometimes it gets uncomfortable because of the humidity and I switch it back to “cool”.