A/C help

[Russellvh]

I have a 5th wheel with bedroom upstairs and living downstairs. The units are closed at the unit but I have duck work through the ceiling. Normally, we run the bedroom A/C during the day and the living area during the night. Mainly for noise. We set the thermostat to a desired temp with the fan on hi/auto. On these Texas hot days we will run both units during daylight. I am wondering if it would help if I set the fans to low/ on? Thinking that would keep the air moving and be less pull on The A/C.

 

[Crazydog]

The a/c units do not run "less hard" when you have the fans on a low setting.

 

[BGMAC]

We have a free standing fan that we run to circulate the air. Seems to reduce the AC’s run time a little.

 

[Russellvh]

The a/c units do not run "less hard" when you have the fans on a low setting.

I guess I didn’t make myself clear. I know the fan won’t make the A/C run less hard I’m wondering if the air movement when the A/C is between cycles might keep the inside temperature a little less hot. Kind of like having a ceiling fan would. That would mean the A/C would not work so hard continually recovering from the air sitting still.

 

[Holdmybeer]

I guess I didn’t make myself clear. I know the fan won’t make the A/C run less hard I’m wondering if the air movement when the A/C is between cycles might keep the inside temperature a little less hot. Kind of like having a ceiling fan would. That would mean the A/C would not work so hard continually recovering from the air sitting still.

It's counterintuitive, but air movement does not affect the ambient temperature. If the air is blowing on you it will make you feel cooler, however.

 

[Wemustrv]

We do occasionally use a small Oscillating fan to help with air movement which helps you be more comfortable. We also do use the bedroom air during the day to keep main living area cool with out the noise. We close bedroom vents this pushes a large portion to the living room. In the evening we will switch and use living room AC to cool bedroom. In extreme heat is when we will run both AC units and the fan. We do use the fan to push air from the living are to the bedroom area.