Air Conditioner Cycle Question
While in bed last night I found the AC was cycling frequently, on for less than a minute, then a couple minutes off. I'm thinking this isn't good for the compressor. Right, or not?
The outdoor temp was close to the indoor temp, but the monsoons have left the desert with rare high humidity and the TT would have been stuffy without AC.
This morning I loosely covered the thermostat so it's not having cold air blown on it.
Today, late morning, it's 79 degrees inside and 86 outside with bright sun. AC is on and off in more "normal" intervals as the outside temperature rises. Yesterday, the AC pretty much ran constantly all afternoon when the indoor/outside temp differential was greater.
The poor insulation is probably the cause of the frequent need for the AC to come on when temps are close, and the continuous running when there is a greater temp difference, and there's nothing I can do about that. But I'm wondering if our single AC is getting beaten up. Comments? And thanks.
The outdoor temp was close to the indoor temp, but the monsoons have left the desert with rare high humidity and the TT would have been stuffy without AC.
This morning I loosely covered the thermostat so it's not having cold air blown on it.
Today, late morning, it's 79 degrees inside and 86 outside with bright sun. AC is on and off in more "normal" intervals as the outside temperature rises. Yesterday, the AC pretty much ran constantly all afternoon when the indoor/outside temp differential was greater.
The poor insulation is probably the cause of the frequent need for the AC to come on when temps are close, and the continuous running when there is a greater temp difference, and there's nothing I can do about that. But I'm wondering if our single AC is getting beaten up. Comments? And thanks.
