{"id":572,"date":"2022-06-13T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moonsair.com\/blog\/?p=572"},"modified":"2023-03-03T16:10:41","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T22:10:41","slug":"common-misconceptions-about-air-conditioners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moonsair.com\/blog\/air-conditioning-service\/common-misconceptions-about-air-conditioners\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Misconceptions About Air Conditioners"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We run across many misunderstandings about air conditioning systems in our work. Some are harmless, but others can lead to homeowners developing bad habits using their ACs. We\u2019re your local experts in all things air conditioning in Bossier City, LA<\/a> and we\u2019d like you to avoid mistakes with your AC, so we\u2019ve listed several common misconceptions that can lead to trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Air conditioners create cooling<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You do receive cool air from an AC, but that\u2019s not because the air conditioner \u201ccreated\u201d cooling. Cooling isn\u2019t a form of energy, but the absence of thermal energy. For an air conditioner to lower the temperature of the air, it must remove heat from it. This heat needs to go somewhere, and an AC is designed to exhaust the heat to the outside through the condenser. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The refrigerant in an AC needs to be \u201ctopped-off\u201d or refilled occasionally<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you hear a \u201ctechnician\u201d tell you something like this, go to another technician! Refrigerant isn\u2019t a source of fuel for the air conditioner and isn\u2019t used up when the AC runs. Unless an air conditioner has a refrigerant leak, the amount of refrigerant in it will remain at the same level (known as the AC\u2019s charge<\/em>) for the entire life of the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A lower thermostat setting makes the AC cool the house quicker<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A thermostat isn\u2019t a throttle but a switch. When you lower the thermostat, it doesn\u2019t make the air conditioner work faster or provide larger amounts of cooled air. All it does is make the air conditioner run for longer. It\u2019s better to keep the thermostat at a steady setting, the comfort setting you want, rather than to lower it to a temperature you won\u2019t find comfortable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Air conditioners control humidity<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Although an AC has a small effect on humidity, it isn\u2019t a dehumidifier. As an air conditioner runs, it extracts some moisture from the air as it absorbs heat along its evaporator coil. This isn\u2019t enough to reduce high humidity levels on muggy days. For better humidity control, you\u2019ll need to add on a dehumidifier or install an air conditioner with special humidity controls built into it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shutting the AC off while you\u2019re on vacation will save money<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This certainly sounds like it\u2019s true. However, if you leave the air conditioner fully shut down during the summer while you go on a trip for a week or more, you\u2019ll come back to an overheated house. It takes far more energy to cool down a roasting house than to keep the AC running at a warmer setting while you\u2019re gone. Set the thermostat to 88\u00b0F for when you\u2019re away and you\u2019ll end up saving money. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You should get the biggest central AC you can afford<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

An air conditioning system needs to be properly sized for a home. It can\u2019t be too small or it won\u2019t be able to cool the house effectively. But it can\u2019t be too large either. An oversized AC will short-cycle, turning on and off rapidly and wasting money because it\u2019s lowering the indoor temperature too fast. Trust professionals to accurately size your new air conditioner to find the happy middle ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moon\u2019s Air has provided whole-home comfort since 1971. <\/strong>Call us for service today\u2014it\u2019s good to be Mooned!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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