[Greenbuilding] Using air-conditioning periodically

[sanjay jain]

Hi all,

I keep hearing the argument that keeping the air-conditioner on is better than switching it on and off.

We don't use the AC - My landlord just instructed to keep it on because he's trying to sell the place, I said I'd put it on a couple of hours before the prospective buyers came, but his answer was it's environmentally better to keep it running...

I assume that if you keep putting it on 5 times a day that it's probably correct, but if you only use it for an hour or 2, It makes sense to switch it off.

btw - it's central air so I'm guessing there isn't a load issue.

I've seen both sides being argued,  What's the answer? 

~sanjay




       
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