Do Air Conditioners Love Shade?

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Is your air conditioner better off being in the shade or does it really not mind roasting in the sun all day? There's a lot of debate on whether putting an air conditioner in a shady spot makes any difference in efficiency and electricity consumption or not. I decided to dig into this and see for myself what the truth really is. It seems like the professionals tend to agree that shade makes no difference at all whereas homeowners that tried it both ways claim that having the AC in the shade actually makes the unit run less and cool down the house a little faster. Which in turn lowers the electric bill as well. In my opinion, there is no hard evidence to support either side but personally I side with those homeowners and agree that putting your air conditioner in the shade if possible is a good idea. Especially if you live in a hot climate. At the very least you get to be in the shade while working on it if it ever breaks down.
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@WordofAdviceTV 5 месяцев назад

➡ Other Videos to Watch: How to Clean Outdoor Condenser Coil: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pzwOvgjwm_Q.html All You Need to Know About Air Filters: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uPaZvHp4L2Y.html 10 Ways to Use a Thermal Camera: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EsviroJb7sc.html Don't Get A/C Inspections: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JqNsEzb__qs.html Should Furnaces be Checked Yearly: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-azCxQkP8b7g.html When to Replace HVAC Systems: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Z7vUOySOWbM.html

@stardust-rv7mr 5 месяцев назад

Shade is the only way to go!

@paulrozinski1488 5 месяцев назад

Another no- nonsense video , keep em comin’ Jay. Stay well my friend .👍

@WordofAdviceTV 5 месяцев назад

Thank you sir! Glad you liked the video. 🙂 Have a wonderful rest of the weekend!

@arkrainflood 5 месяцев назад

i planted a holly tree to shade the ac units. direct sun has to cause increased load. may not be a lot, but even a little helps.

@WordofAdviceTV 5 месяцев назад

I only agree! Shade from a tree is a great option. 👍👍

@PaulaB-iq3ln 4 месяца назад

Good thoughts. Thank you for sharing. Heat is our major concern in the south. Direct sunlight / heat destroys over time. No matter what surface.

@daneflanigan 5 месяцев назад

Interesting info - great video. In Palm Springs last week, and a lot of the homes had their hvac units elevate off the ground, attached to the side of the house. After seeing your video I understand why.

@martinhogan5970 8 часов назад

Love your presentation!!

@andresbarragan8595 5 месяцев назад

FROM CHICAGO IM A #1 FOLLOWING YOUR VIDEOS GOD BLESS YOU EXELENT REASONS

@WordofAdviceTV 5 месяцев назад

God bless you my friend!! Thank you for watching from Chicago, glad you liked the video!

@lawrencecarroll2031 5 месяцев назад

My house faces South so my a/c is on North or rear side. I put it under the deck and there is about 6 feet of clearance above it. I did that to shade and protect it from possible hail damage. Great video Jay.

@WordofAdviceTV 5 месяцев назад

I say that was a great choice! Good placement. Glad you liked the video, thank you for stopping by!

@blurglide 5 месяцев назад

The way to really test this would be two identical tract houses, and somehow set the temps exactly the same

@WordofAdviceTV 5 месяцев назад

Yup.. Would be a little challenging to do 😅

@hoss83 5 дней назад

I live in Plant City, Florida and on Sunday the day before Memorial Day I temped the air coming out of my air vents and the were as high as 64-65 degrees at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. My wife's office which is the hottest room in the house was at 68 degrees. I did the same test with my temp gun before the sun came up and the air coming out was 58 degrees, so in my opinion the shade has to make some what of a difference.

@TraumaChaplain 5 месяцев назад

One of the things that has helped me was to clean the fins really well on the outside as well as on the inside and coat them with the ceramic coating like Simix

@paulboomer7109 5 месяцев назад

Units will last longer in the shade because it has a chance of cooling down between cycle's!

@WordofAdviceTV 5 месяцев назад

There's that too. I believe that keeping the unit cooler overall is better. More efficient and not as hard on the condenser.

@cyrilasfrenchyaz 5 месяцев назад

Compressor is cooled down from the refrigerant, not the ambient air so it doesn't matter.

@idandez 5 месяцев назад

Very useful and if we stick around to the end... entertaining! lol .... Thanks for another 'cool' video.

@WordofAdviceTV 5 месяцев назад

Haha glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you for sticking around till the end 😉

@LunkerFishing 5 месяцев назад

Another issue may be that the fan motor in a sunny location would get much hotter than the shade and not last as long. My compressor fan is scheduled to be replaced under warranty next week in Central Florida. My compressor is on the south side of the house and in the sun most of the day. My pool pump motor in on the same side of the house and I built a covering over the top 3' above it for shade. So far so good compared to previous pool motors that burned out or the bearings went bad prematurely.

@bobwelch5056 5 месяцев назад

Thanks Jay and Merry Christmas

@WordofAdviceTV 5 месяцев назад

Thank you! Merry Christmas to you and yours as well!! God bless you!

@tonep3168 5 месяцев назад

You seem like the perfect person to do this test properly.

@WordofAdviceTV 5 месяцев назад

Thank you! Doing this test properly would be a bit difficult so I dont know if I will ever get around to trying it. 😅

@tonep3168 5 месяцев назад

@@WordofAdviceTV Oh I totally get you. But maybe start small, like if others have done 30 min tests, make yours last say 8 hours? Then if there is nothing clear in the data, you would not have wasted hundreds or more hours for no reason.

@sheilam4964 5 месяцев назад

Makes a lot of sense. Thx for filming this and sharing it with us. 👍👍👍👍👍

@WordofAdviceTV 5 месяцев назад

You bet! Thank you for stopping by for the new video. Have a Merry Christmas!!

@sheilam4964 5 месяцев назад

@@WordofAdviceTV - Merry Christmas to you as well.

@Phrancis5 2 месяца назад

I've gotten 4 contractor quotes for an new central AC and asked each one if relocating the unit to the shady side of the house would be better. They all said no, but I can see where cooler ambient air temps around the unit logically should help. Maybe it's just not worth it in the PNW - although our summers are getting hotter and longer.

@Jcewazhere 13 дней назад

@4m "the unit in the sun will work 10h, while the unit in the shade will work 8h" why would the outdoor unit work more or less when it only turns on based on the... nevermind, I think I got it. The one in the sun is hotter so it can't pump the heat out of the house as easily thus it works longer. I think it was just the phrasing that threw me off. I'll probably build a shade for mine not only for better cooling, but for hail and snow protection. It's a heat pump, during the winter it doesn't work as well if there's snow on it. Spraying water onto the coils on hot dry days will increase the efficiency of the unit massively, but it also uses a ton of water. If you're somewhere where water is more scarce than power it's not worth it. Spraying water around the unit doesn't do much. Plus it could spray mud and stuff onto the unit. Not all outdoor units blow up, mine sucks air from near the house and blows it away from the house. Once the heat/light comes in the windows it's in the house and needs to be pumped out. Blinds/shades don't matter much. They'll hold some of the heat near the window where it can radiate out a little, but most of it will just stay in the house. I experimented with those UV filter tints on my sliding door. Put one on the outside, and one on the inside. The outside one was markedly cooler than the inside one. You've gotta worry about weather and stuff, I just added some white duct tape to the corners to ensure it won't blow away. Looks a little janky up close but works quite well. Wish I had those tilting windows so I didn't need to get scaffolding or a ladder out for the other windows. Another bonus to putting them on the outside is that you can use them on double and triple paned windows without worry. You're not supposed to use it on those else the vinyl gets too hot and starts melting. Next I'm trying to figure out how to shade a whole side of my house. The walls are barely R15 and that morning/early afternoon sun practically shines through the wall to heat the house up. A shade sail can work, but every install I've seen is on a porch or existing window or as a roof. Not vertically freestanding, or on the side of the house. Plus it gets insanely windy here, so it'll have to be stronger than average.

@ziggybender9125 5 месяцев назад

Good info, I'd like to expand on one aspect though. People generally think in terms of average climate of a large area or State while ignoring the micro climates that exist within those areas. For example I live on Kauai where it doesn't get super duper hot but there are a few houses as well as a few select buildings in condominium properties that have their own heat sink going on to where if you walk 50-100 ft away to another building it feels entirely differently. It still becomes a necessary placement to put the unit in the hot areas of these buildings sometimes which has a high likelihood of affecting unit performance.

@WordofAdviceTV 5 месяцев назад

That's interesting! I did not consider that,. THank you for explaining, this is good to know.

@battlefieldbartender5671 5 месяцев назад

This was great, thank you!

@WordofAdviceTV 5 месяцев назад

Glad you liked it! Have a marvelous rest of the weekend my friend!

@rzh3443 5 месяцев назад

"Very interesting" as Arte Johnson used to say on Laugh In. You covered all the bases as usual ! Inspired by your film , I checked the install manual for my Rheem AC. Shows clearances for air circulation , servicing clearances and some recommendations for install locations in corrosive environments ( e.g. near salt water). It does recommend elevating the unit above the base slab, if possible, as that can extend the life of the bottom pan and to not let lawn sprinklers spray on it. I suppose the outer shell of the unit does supply some temp. relief to the compressor ? What I really need is your learned advice on tank versus tankless water heaters. That might really generate some money differentials.

@WordofAdviceTV 5 месяцев назад

Glad to hear you found the video interesting! Thank you for sharing the further insights you got from your manual. I have little experience with tankless water heaters so I would need to do some homework before making any conclusions. I'll add this video to the list, thank you for the suggestion!

@Marvinfj32 4 месяца назад

Agree, not enough time.

@jamkpa 5 месяцев назад

Good stuff!

@Eddy63 5 месяцев назад

Excellent vid & info as usual ... But your jokes were , dare I say it ... For the '' Birds''...Thx and aloha my friend

@WordofAdviceTV 5 месяцев назад

Thank you Eddy! Haha yeah... The jokes.. The farm animals kept making noise while I was filming so I had to do some dad jokes involving the loudest of the bunch. 😅 Aloha and blessings from Hawaii my friend!!

@davidmckinney6577 5 месяцев назад

Hey 👋 good buddy I just found this video, good to see you Jay 👍. Well today is the one year anniversary 😢of my little Arnold death. A friend of mine on RU-vid, Leo the beagle put Arnold pic on her community page for been a lot of nice heartfelt comments ♥️ but it's been a rough day I haven't went anywhere today its been a nice day I made a metal framed gazebo around Bigfoot and Arnold Graves and I welded it out of angle iron and put a heavy duty canvas cover and it's enclosed in to keep out leaves and rain. I've also been busy raking leaves 🍃 now there's a job I never liked doing but have to..hope everything is going well for you and your family I was thinking about you earlier wondering what my good ol buddy was up to..take care and God bless you and your family Jay much love to you all and thank you for being my friend I really appreciate you buddy..love you all hope you have a wonderful blessed Christmas 🎄.

@WordofAdviceTV 5 месяцев назад

Hey David!! Wow time flies.. It's already been a year since Arnold died. ☹ This time of the year will always be a time of remembrance for you but I'm happy to hear you have a community that supports you through this. The metal framed gazebo is a really cool idea, almost like a monument. It sounds like you have recovered a bit now too if you are tackling the leaves. I never liked raking leaves either so I can sympathize! We are doing good here, transitioning to a new church, meeting new people. Other than that, nothing really exciting to report. May the Lord bless you in the final days of this year in many ways! I'm glad I could be here for you, along with your other RU-vid buddies. May you have a wonderful, blessed Merry Christmas as well my friend! 🎄🎄 Aloha from Hawaii!! 🌴♥☀

@mckulit768 5 месяцев назад

Can you please make a video how to install a soft starter? I learned a lot from your video installing a hard starter but we have a new house and I’d love to install a soft starter so I can try using the hvac with a generator during power outages.

@WordofAdviceTV 5 месяцев назад

Yes, that would be a great video to make. Thank you for the suggestion, I will add this to the videos to make list.

@INTERNA9 11 дней назад

Love it!

@philindeblanc 5 месяцев назад

Shows that misting around it helps. I installed misters around mine. Mine is old, but still decent, but I want to change the compressor as its louder than normal. Not many who want to do this, they just want to sell new unit. hmm. Maybe need to buy it, and hire to replace it?

@Sxcvg 5 месяцев назад

Mahalo! Happy holidays

@WordofAdviceTV 5 месяцев назад

Thank you! I appreciate you stopping by for the new video, have a Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year!!

@ImranAnsari-kf2yb 5 месяцев назад

This country is HVAC work 👍💐

@theoisaac9948 5 месяцев назад

Happy holidays

@WordofAdviceTV 5 месяцев назад

Thank you sir! Wishing you and family a Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year as well!

@franciscotejeda1461 5 месяцев назад

Excelent videos have a good day

@WordofAdviceTV 5 месяцев назад

Thanks, you too!

@prakash86anish 2 дня назад

Very interesting no nonsense video but what about water misting solutions for outdoor unit like 'Cool-n-Save'? I live in India and the temperatures are soaring (yesterday max: 48°C/118°F). Does misting work or would it lead to corrosion in the long term - say 4-5 years?

@happytrails1963 5 месяцев назад

Cool video!

@WordofAdviceTV 5 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@tonym6920 5 месяцев назад

I would imagine the manufacturers consider that most a/c placements are probably a combination of shade and sun.

@WordofAdviceTV 5 месяцев назад

Probably so. The units are designed for outdoor use after all.

@My-NaMeS_jEfF 6 дней назад

thats why those idiots put it directly on the south side of the house. godamn unit is 130 degrees right now

@Marvinfj32 4 месяца назад

Why not the high merv filters?

@WordofAdviceTV 4 месяца назад

They are good filters but since most people tend to not replace filters regularly they become a problem. When they get dirty they become very air restrictive. I show examples of that in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GoOKjINPgpY.htmlsi=e0PoGkmG9JT00xE6

@everythingmatters6308 5 месяцев назад

I studied electronics in tech school and was taught that heat is your enemy in electronics. You want to keep the electronic components cool to prolong their lifespan. That is why, on the job, we would use compressed air to blow dust off circuit board components after opening up items to make repairs. Dust acts like a blanket and traps heat. So keeping the AC shaded makes sense.