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Posted by wle on May 30, 2008, 12:34 pm
if an A/C is low on freon, does it use more energy or not?
obviously it doesn;t get as cold, so it has to run longer
but is the power demand the same, or less?
is the total energy used the same, or less, or more?
wle.
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Posted by dpb on May 30, 2008, 12:35 pm
wle wrote:
> if an A/C is low on freon, does it use more energy or not?
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> obviously it doesn;t get as cold, so it has to run longer
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> but is the power demand the same, or less?
>
> is the total energy used the same, or less, or more?
More because efficiency drops.
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Posted by wle on May 30, 2008, 12:39 pm
> wle wrote:
> > if an A/C is low on freon, does it use more energy or not?
>
> > obviously it doesn;t get as cold, so it has to run longer
>
> > but is the power demand the same, or less?
>
> > is the total energy used the same, or less, or more?
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> More because efficiency drops.
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oh
good answer
i asked on 'yahoo answers' and i got every answer possible
more, less, the same
wle
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Posted by Mikepier on May 30, 2008, 12:39 pm
> if an A/C is low on freon, does it use more energy or not?
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> obviously it doesn;t get as cold, so it has to run longer
>
> but is the power demand the same, or less?
>
> is the total energy used the same, or less, or more?
>
> wle.
=46rom what I remember, I had my CAC charged with freon a few years ago
while an Amprobe was hooked up to the compressor, and I remeber seeing
the current draw go up slighty as the freon was being pumped in,
probably due to the added pressure from the freon the compressor had
to push.
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Posted by wle on May 30, 2008, 1:23 pm
oh wait
this makes it sound like it could be using less power..
wle.
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Date: May 30, 12:39 pm
Subject: if an A/C is low on freon, does it use more energy or not?
To: alt.home.repair
> if an A/C is low on freon, does it use more energy or not?
> obviously it doesn;t get as cold, so it has to run longer
> but is the power demand the same, or less?
> is the total energy used the same, or less, or more?
> wle.
From what I remember, I had my CAC charged with freon a few years ago
while an Amprobe was hooked up to the compressor, and I remeber seeing
the current draw go up slighty as the freon was being pumped in,
probably due to the added pressure from the freon the compressor had
to push.
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