Cycling off A/C?

MrsMandaK

Do any of you do this? Do you notice a big difference in your house? We got a flyer in the mail about having a switch installed to cycle off the a/c unit and hot water heater during demand peaks. We get a small credit on our electric bill for signing up and help out the environment a bit at the same time. Any experiences to share?

CincyBride08

We thought about this, but decided against it. We have a dog that's home all day and we didn't want her to be super hot if they turned the a/c off. Now I don't know how it works, but what happens if one of the kids is sick and your home. If they turn the a/c off can you manually turn it back on?

We didn't look any further into it after we thought about Koda.

brittanyandcj

I think John Materese did something on it awhile back and said that the savings that you were supposed to be getting didn't add up because it took longer for your AC to cool off the house once it kicked back on. Or something of that variety.

identicaltwins2be

I think we signed up for it but to be honest I don't know anything about it and don't have any memory of our A/C kicking off. 

KristenBtobe

This is one area where I feel like a TEA partier or something. No way would I do this. My AC is my AC, dagnabit, and I want to be in control of it at all times. Plus I'd think it would have to work extra hard to cool the house back down after cycling off. I help the environment in other ways, not my fault the utility can't keep up with power demands.

(I'm being a smartmouth mostly, but really, we thought about it and wouldn't do it)

MrsMandaK

This is one area where I feel like a TEA partier or something. No way would I do this. My AC is my AC, dagnabit, and I want to be in control of it at all times. Plus I'd think it would have to work extra hard to cool the house back down after cycling off. I help the environment in other ways, not my fault the utility can't keep up with power demands.(I'm being a smartmouth mostly, but really, we thought about it and wouldn't do it)

Ohhh, you and that smart mouth of yours! Yeah...I pitched the flyer already. Decided I like my air nice and conditioned when it's 102!