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ENERGY SAVING TIPS
1. Relaxing room temperature at night is OK: During the nighttime hours you
don't require the same level of conscious cooling. Try using Sleep Mode to gradually
relax room temperature and allow the unit to run less and save energy.
2. Curtains and shades: In the summer, you need to block the effects of the sun.
Close window curtains and shades on the south and west side of your home to help
block solar heat.
3. Close doors: If you don't need to cool your whole home, confine the cooling to one
room by closing doors. Limit the space you're cooling to specified capability of the unit.
4. Service the unit: Some basic maintenance might be all you need. The outdoor unit
will greatly benefit from a good hosing out, especially in treed areas where seeds and
other debris can stick to coil fins and make the unit work up to 15% harder!
5. Rearrange the room: Furniture that obstructs airflow means you could be cooling
the back of a chair or the front of a sofa instead of the actual living space. Use the
Swing Louvers to help direct the air in the right direction for the room; remove or
rearrange obstacles blocking airflow.
6. Try 75 degrees: 75°F is a good point for an air conditioner to run at its optimal
performance level. Even a 5-degree change in temperature can make your unit use
up to 40% more energy!
7. Lighting: Turning lights off can help reduce your cooling. Each light bulb is a tiny
heater. Your air conditioner must waste energy overcoming the heat from your lights
to reach and hold your desired room temperature.
8. Is anyone home? If possible, while you're away turn your setpoint temperature up
and make sure windows and drapes are closed. Although the room temperature will
be uncomfortable for a few minutes when you come home, the unit will have the room
back to your desired temperature in no time.
9. Don't forget the fan: The fan is much like a car. The faster it runs, the more energy is
uses. Sometimes we need the car to go fast, but slow is good enough most of the time.
Try saving money by using the comfortable quiet low fan speed as much as possible.
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