Keeping your air conditioner turned on when you\u2019re not home will allow the indoor air supply to be dehumidified, lowering the likelihood of any mold developing while you\u2019re away. For this reason, it\u2019s safer to leave your air conditioner<\/a> on. However, that\u2019s not to say there aren\u2019t ways to save on your energy bills when you\u2019re not at home for an extended period of time.<\/p>\n But there\u2019s a much better way:\u00a0Turn your thermostat up instead of turning the AC completely off.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n More specifically, we suggest turning the set temperature up 7 to 10 degrees while you\u2019re away for the day.<\/p>\n Turning up the thermostat is the better option because it:<\/p>\n Turning off your air conditioner can cause your home\u2019s indoor humidity levels to soar.\u00a0<\/strong>And two gross intruders who love humidity include:<\/p>\n No one loves coming home to a humid, stuffy house. But that\u2019s what you\u2019re setting yourself up for when you turn your AC completely off.<\/p>\n Instead, turning your air conditioner\u2019s thermostat up 7 to 10 degrees will help\u00a0manage the indoor humidity and will keep temperatures at a tolerable level.<\/strong><\/p>\n Turning up the thermostat 7 to 10 degrees for 8 or more hours a day\u00a0can save you 10% on cooling costs throughout the summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n Why? Well, when you raise the thermostat, you decrease the difference between the outside and the inside temperature. And that lowers your AC\u2019s workload, saving you energy.<\/p>\n Not sure you can remember to raise the thermostat<\/a> every morning? Think about investing in a programmable thermostat, which can change the temperature automatically for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" At some point in time, most homeowners wonder if they should turn their AC unit off when leaving their house. Or, turn the thermostat up to a higher temperature, or leave it at the same temperature all the time. Benefits […]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":8483,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[538,35],"class_list":["post-8482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-air-conditioning","tag-air-conditioner","tag-hvac"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecoteam.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecoteam.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecoteam.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecoteam.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecoteam.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8482"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ecoteam.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8482\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8484,"href":"https:\/\/ecoteam.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8482\/revisions\/8484"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecoteam.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecoteam.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecoteam.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecoteam.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Should](\"https:\/\/hvacseer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/An-air-conditioning-unit-inside-the-living-room-set-at-22-degrees-fareneheit.jpg\")
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Turning the thermostat up protects your home from mold\/bugs<\/h2>\n
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Turning the thermostat up keeps you comfortable<\/h2>\n
Turning your thermostat up saves you money<\/h2>\n