Comments on: Your Air Conditioner May Be Lying To You

By: Energy Efficiency Apps for Your Smartphone -- Top Five - CleanTechnica

Energy Efficiency Apps for Your Smartphone -- Top Five - CleanTechnica — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 16:26:44 +0000

[…] to remind us of the old phrase “vampire energy,” which amounts to an appliance that draws power even when it’s turned off. Culprits can be TVs or gaming systems, for example. According to Apple, that’s 10% of home […]

By: Toshiba Introduces Voice-Controlled AND Energy-Efficient Air Conditioner | CleanTechnica

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:07:12 +0000

[…] confusing home appliance.The VOiCE NDR uses a new dual compressor unique to Toshiba which allegedly increases efficiency so much that the A/C uses only as much energy as an electric fan – on the lowest setting. A […]

By: Jo Borras

Jo Borras — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 22:36:00 +0000

Your point doesn’t take into account total time in operation, I think – unless I’m missing something?

By: Total Power Saving | CleanTechnica

Total Power Saving | CleanTechnica — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 16:09:26 +0000

[…] power saving goal. The user can gather concrete data to decide how often to use appliances like the air conditioner while still saving energy.DNP Social Link is a subsidiary of Dai Nippon Printing.Source: Kankyo […]

By: Kier mizuik

Kier mizuik — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 12:23:00 +0000

i don’t think we have the whole picture here , the storey i think mite be better served if tech angle was backed up by some numbers .
firstly it is more likely that an engine or motor uses more energy each time it is turned on than when left on .
the new dc-voltage variable drives in the fans and air handlers as well as the compressors that are now available compaired to just 5 years ago is what is paving the way for higher efficencies in these systems .
i don’t like when information from good sources are watered down and then rewriten in a general way so the masses can understand and make judgement
calls on them om weather to purchase or not .
the people that build these design them and manufacture them are of the highest educated in the world . they have deicated thier lives to making the places we live more comfortable in all regions of the world .
i really don’t think that they would dedicate thier lives to a mass lie of the efficency .
but a global standard would make it easier for everyone involved the consumer to the manufacturer.
we use in this industry SEER and HSPF . BUT both are missunderstood and not always forth comming as to the info used to produce them .
the idea of a unit in a lab is the same in different parts of the world for its ratings is obserd .
these formulas are just that and you need to inject your own info into them to get a answer that would be customized for you and your area .
the power it recieved , is different , the temperature it must work in , the humidity , the amount of time it runs , how clean it filters are , how well it was installed , how good is your service people , and at the end your efficency.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 06:20:00 +0000

good point, yosh.

By: yosh hash

yosh hash — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 03:07:00 +0000

this is only true to an extent. my wife and i are so cheap with the AC that there is no way “keeping it on” is better. We turn it on on the hottest days a 2 or 3 times a day, 15 minutes at a time.