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Originally Posted by Blossom
So I just woke up to a hot apartment. It's 94 out and my A/C is set to 68 and it did not cycle on while I was sleeping! So it was 75 in here. I had to turn it down one degree to 67 for it to kick in. I really like to slap whoever invented Econ mode on air conditioners. They never work right.
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I had to look up what "econ" mode is; my AC is old. From
Frigidaire:
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What is Econ mode?
Econ mode, or Energy Saver mode, is a setting that works similar to central AC. The room air conditioner will turn off once the set temp is reached; the fan then cycles on (for 20 sec.) every 10 min to sample the air temp. If the room temp is above the set temp, the compressor will turn back on. Since the room air conditioner is not running at all times, this setting will help save energy while ensuring the room temperature stays at the set temperature.
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Assuming yours works like this, see if you can find the temperature sensor and clean it off or move it away from the cooling coil or other surface it might be touching.
At first I thought you meant an economizer which would be very unusual for a home AC but they do save huge amounts of energy when they are working properly. Of course, for most buildings they aren't working properly and cause as many problems as they solve unless you keep checking up on them. They don't necessarily fail in an obvious way so you may never know if (when) it happens.