So the unit can still run while this is on? It doesn't reduce the airflow and overheat the unit? This could be a stupid question LOL
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This is a cover to protect your a/c unit when it's NOT being used (i.e. off season). You should never cover your unit if it's still being used. You'll overheat your a/c unit.
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I have had mine for about nine months, so not during summer yet, but run it 24/7 and at speeds well above the minimum in a small room, and have never been able to tell that it is generating significant heat. At least, when I feel the unit itself it always seems to be at room temperature. YMMV of course, that is just my experience. ON THE OTHER HAND, I don't think you are going to cure dust problems running it on low all the time if you have as much dust as I do.
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Good question. I don't remember reading of this capability in the literature but I went into my den and pulled the plug on the unit, waited for 30 seconds or so, repowered the unit and it cycled on. I highly recommend this unit. It's much quieter and heats better than others. Build quality is better also.
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Despite Mr. Goddard's answer, I know from personal experience that you SHOULD NOT blow a fan directly at the unit. He's correct that it will trick the heater's thermostat into putting out more heat. It will cause the unit to overheat to be point where it's safety shutoff will kick in turning the unit off. Do that too much and the unit will die. The unit does very well at heating at floor level and puts out heat from above too. The best use of a fan is to aim it at the ceiling in such a way that it blows the warm air collected there back down into the room.
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It does run. From my experience, depending on the temperature you desire and the size of the room, it will cool to the temp requested and then go to a fan mode until temp rises again. Then it kicks back into cooling mode. The problem I run into, and maybe it's because of the size of my room, is I want 70 degrees and can only barely make it to 75 (maybe). I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong but it does stay cool in the room and that's all that matters. In my case, it pretty much runs constantly on cooling mode until I turn it off but, like I said, it depends.
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Thhe fan has a "mode" selector of off,on,heat & cool. In the "on" mode, the fan will run continuously.
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I would say no because the air conditioning unit is made to sit partially outside, to blow out the warm air outside. If it was sitting on a shelf then it would be blowing cold air from one side and warm air from the other side, working against itself.
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It is made that way. In cooling mode the fan runs but the fan consumes negligible amount of power and is made for that. Fan needs to run to continually sample the room air to decide when to come back on.
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I ventilate eveything, even liquid on the CPU. Makes it last and not overheat when I push it. I'm working, not playing games.
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I believe with this series the fan will only run when it's needed. This conserves power usage and allows the unit to run quieter.
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Yes, still runs hot, so plan ahead where you will be mounting it. Also consider heading to the local hardware store to get longer screws and stand offs to both increase your airflow under the unit and move it a bit further from your mounting surface (which reflects the heat right back to the unit).
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Nah, you can run it 24/7 if you like. It has a thermostat, anti freeze setting and overheat shutoff. I leave mine on 24/7 with no problems. Just make sure you run it on at least a 15 amp circuit.
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Personally I wouldn't recommend it as it has to cool for about 5 after turning the switch off, I've thought about that myself but I figured it wouldn't do any good considering it has to cool off after operation. The manual says not to un plug the unit while it is on. I hope I answered your question.
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No, it does not have to run continuously but only as it is "connected" to the "heat" or "cool" modes. There is a selection on the remote that deals solely with "fan" - on, off, or auto. I am responding from memory. I have it installed on the Mr. Slim Mitsubishi which is in my aviary -- but I recall there is a mode dealing only with the fan. However, if the heat or air is on, then the fan runs in tandem, as required, for either of those two settings. It is great because I can set the temperature and simply leave it.
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Yep! Once it reaches the temp you set it for it goes into a standby mode, it doesn't run constantly.
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Mine is installed on a timer and comes on a few hours a day. Did not have an overheat problem.
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To add to Rachel's comment, the fan will stay on for a short while when the unit is shut off (or it is automatically shut off via the thermostat). This may be a safety feature to cool the inside down and/or extract the remaining heat.