Most window air conditioners now a days have a built in circuit breaker in its plug, it's the second one down, so what is the first for? That is to test the unit:
(1) While the air conditioner is running, press the first button until it clicks, that should trip the built-in circuit breaker and the unit turns off.
(2) Go to your house's circuit breaker box or fuse box to see if any fuse has blown, or if any circuit switch is tripped. If NOT then it's working the way it should; Otherwise call an electrician or move.
(3) It may be easier to set your unit to off first and unplug it , then press the second button down, until it clicks, plug it back into it's outlet, all the way in, don't leave any of the plug blades expose, and turn the unit back on, if it works then you're okay.
If your air conditioner has a temperature switch set it at "5" first and on low cool and keep it there, if you get cold turn the temperature switch a bit at a time, until you find your Goldie Locks' zone.
If you have the temperature switch up all the way usually number 10,then set is to high cool. But low cool is best.(set at 5)
Some units have an auto or eco switch, that turns the fan off automatically to save energy, however fans only use 100 watts of power at 5 cents @ kilowatt hour $3.75 a month. Also there is a MODE switch that you can set it to cool (fan runs continually) or set if for just fan only for cool evenings and nights.
.The only reason why people may want to use AUTO or ECO when it is extremely hot at nights and cold in the mornings. That way when the compressor turns off, the fan also turns off, no drafty cold mornings.
What is the cost of running a 500 watt air conditioner?
Assuming you are using the unit 24 hours a day and turn all the way up.. then the cost @ 5 cents kilowatt hour is about $22.34 a month, so in that case let it ride. :) I, myself, now have two window air conditioners running. my cost?.... about $44.68 a month.
ABOUT CEILING FANS
You may know that warm air rises, so in hot weather set your celling fan to run counter-clock wise, that way the cold air will rise up to the ceiling cooling the warm, thus making the whole room cool.
...And of course during the cold weather set your ceiling fan to run clock-wise. This time you want the warm air on the ceiling to go down to the cold air at the bottom, thus warming the whole room.
In summary, if your unit is not working, unplug it, and press the second button down until it clicks, and plug it back in, if it works then you're fine. Again don't let any blades in the electric plug expose.
See also Calculating Air Conditioner Cost click below:
Calculating Air Conditor Costs
