Wes wrote:

"Michael A. Terrell" wrote:


Wes wrote:

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I was looking at a 5300 btu energy star a/c with electronic controls when I looked at the
cost of owning a 9.7 seer unit with mechanical controls and decided it wasn't worth the
extra money. I can fix one with switches and conventional temperature switches. The room
isn't very big but I want to be able to play when it gets hot and muggy.

The other benefit is one of those clock work light timers can turn it on in advance of my
arival. No idea how an electronic control ac would react to that.


I have a window air conditioner with a remote control. If the power
goes off, you have to turn it back on with the remote, or a button on
the control panel.

The energy star unit had a remote control. I had a strong suspicion that it would not
power up after a power outage.

I have a regular air conditioner in a small cottage I used when I was
still able to work. I had a 120 VAC water heater type timer programmed
to turn it on an hour before I got home from work to start cooling the
bedroom.

I guess great minds think alike.


I installed that in 1999, right after I bought this place. HD had a
closeout on a battery backed, digital programmable timer. Something like
$35. I saved more than that in the first month.


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