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econberkeley

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Using A/C unnecessarily
« on: March 07, 2013, 11:37:22 AM »
 I see people using A/C in their car when outside is cold all the time. Why are they wasting all that gas for nothing? So stupid!!
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icefr

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Re: Using A/C unnecessarily
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2013, 12:36:56 PM »
My boyfriend runs the A/C in his car year-round. We live in Washington state and it hasn't gone above 60 F since October, so I'm not really sure what we need the A/C for exactly...
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Re: Using A/C unnecessarily
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2013, 12:57:23 PM »
I don't want to rationalize for them... but the AC does dry the air.  In some climates this really helps window fogging.

Personally, I do use the compressor ad-hoc for defrost in the winter months.
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Re: Using A/C unnecessarily
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2013, 05:30:12 PM »
They do it to make random people on the Internet angry.
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Another Reader

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Re: Using A/C unnecessarily
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2013, 08:09:43 PM »
I can't run the heat here in the SF Bay Area without also running the A/C.  The windows fog up.  The A/C dehumidifies the car.  Haven't looked at the Corolla's manual to see what the recommendation is, but that recommendation has been in the owner's manual for several previous cars.
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Nate R

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Re: Using A/C unnecessarily
« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2013, 08:51:55 AM »
Some cars force the A/C compressor to run when you have the air in defrost mode.
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chucklesmcgee

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Re: Using A/C unnecessarily
« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2013, 12:37:23 PM »
Quote from: Nate R on March 08, 2013, 08:51:55 AM
Some cars force the A/C compressor to run when you have the air in defrost mode.

Yeah, my 2001 Lexus automatically turns on the A/C when defrost mode comes on. You can turn it off but I'm sure a lot of people don't. If you do turn it off, the windows can fog up pretty quickly depending on the humidity.
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Nate R

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Re: Using A/C unnecessarily
« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2013, 09:00:36 AM »
In my cars, I can't even turn the A/C off in defrost mode.
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