Knowing AC wattage will help you determine power requirements and estimate cooling costs. A lot of homeowners are interested in how many watts does a 3-ton or 5-ton air conditioner use, and so on. Mini-split and central air conditioners can use anywhere between 480 watts and 5,143 watts (average running wattage). Their maximum running wattage … Read more
What to set the thermostat to in the summer? This best temperature for AC is an age-old question. Is 72 degrees a good temperature for air conditioning? Or should you set the air conditioner temperature to 75°F? Even 78°F? There is no absolutely correct answer on how to set AC temperature for cooling in the … Read more
Here is the thing: Window air conditioner doesn’t know up from down, or left from right. Can you put a window air conditioner sideways? What happens if you turn an air conditioner on its side? Let’s think this through and check the best alternative to turning a window AC sideways. There is usually only one … Read more
It’s incredibly hot, you just got a portable AC, and you want to run it without a hose. Can you use a portable air conditioner without the hose? Here’s why so many people are asking this: You might have misplaced the hose. Now you have a portable AC without a hose but you still want … Read more
An air conditioner cools a room by blowing cold air. Exactly how cold should an air conditioner blow? What temperature should come out of the AC vent? These are useful answers to know if you suspect that something is wrong with your AC. One thing is for sure: If your AC is blowing warm air, … Read more
Modern mini splits are considered the most efficient type of air conditioning. We are going to look into how much does it cost to run a mini split per hour for 9,000 BTU, 12,000 BTU, 18,000 BTU, 24,000 BTU, 30,000 BTU, and 36,000 BTU mini splits. Based on that, we will look at how much … Read more
“You can either go with a 2.5-ton or a 3-ton mini split.” This is a classic HVAC statement when estimating mini split sizes. It prompts the question if it is OK to slightly oversize a mini split heat pump. We always end up choosing between two mini split capacities, namely: Most optimum size, according to … Read more
In general, window AC units require wide windows. If you have a narrow window, you run into a problem because the air conditioner doesn’t fit the window. Not to worry, however; even if your window is too small for an air conditioner, you can use a special kind of vertical window AC unit, or, in … Read more
Should you turn off the air conditioner while going on a vacation? Absolutely not, and we will explain why. What it’s quite useful to know is what temperature to leave a vacant house in summer. We are talking about the constant thermostat setting for vacant houses in the summer. Here is how we generally think … Read more
Amps matter. If you have a mini split and need to know how many amps they draw, you have a problem. It’s not all that easy to figure out exactly how many amps does a mini split use. We are going to show you how to answer questions like these quite easily “How many amps … Read more