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  1. Join Date
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    #1
    Mga tsikoteers, hindi kasi ako sure dito. Madalas ang setting ko sa thermostat ng aircon ay mababa lang lalo na kung hindi naman ganun kainit. Ang tanong lang, parehas lang din ba ang naco-consume na freon dito? How about sa compressor, ano ang epekto nito?

    Kasi kung parehas lang din naman ang kosumo, eh di kahit taasan nalang pala madalas ang setting ng thermostat.

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    are you referring to the freon or the fuel?

    kung freon, you don't consume it. andun lang yun unless may leak. sa fuel, whenever your aircon is on and engaged, it consumes more fuel.

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    good practice yan, di laspag compressor mo

    hindi nauubos ang freon kung wala namang leak, nagsi-circulate lang.

    less load sa engine pag di naka engage ang compressor therefore mas matipid.

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    tipid din siguro pero katiting lang..

    da best pa din turn off the AC, para mas malakas din arangkada. lalot ikaw lang mag isa

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    may konting tipid sa gas kasi mas madalang naka on ang compressor kung mas mababa ang setting. regarding freon, di nga nawawala yun unless may leak.

    personally, the reason kung bakit ako maglolower ng thermostat setting ay kung sobrang giniginaw na ako at may fog na sa windows at windshields. secondary na ang pagtipid ng gas o pagpapahinga ng compressor.

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    #6
    Ako sa experience ko, mula nung binabaan ko thermostat ng oto ko, nagimprove ang mileage from 8-9 kpl, naging 9-10 kpl. pag engaged kasi ang compressor, humihina ang hatak kaya ang tendency is to step harder on the pedal.

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    baket sa vios ko maski mababa thermostat same padin ang lamig..kaya pinapatay ko nalang every now and then...pag mainit na bukas ng ilang minuto..then patay uli...teka di ba masama ang ganung practice?

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    Quote Originally Posted by actor21 View Post
    baket sa vios ko maski mababa thermostat same padin ang lamig..kaya pinapatay ko nalang every now and then...pag mainit na bukas ng ilang minuto..then patay uli...teka di ba masama ang ganung practice?
    kaya naman i-set sa temp desired yan, kung sobrang baba i don't think sobrang lamig pa rin. mas maganda nagkukusa siya mag automatic kesa patay sindi sa switch.

    pero ako rin minsan kesa galawin ko thermostat a/c on-off button na lang and not the fan speed kasi sayang ang cold air na pwede pa niya ilabas

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    ahh, sorry mga boss, hindi naman po ako nagtitipid sa gas tutal matipid na sa gas yung ride ko. tulad nung nabasa ko, in the future kasi baka mas nakakatipid yung ganitong practice like sa maintenance ng freon at yung compressor ayun ay kung tama nga ako.

    practice ko kasi yung medyo mababa lang ang settings ng thermostat, tutal ako lang mag-isa, tinatapat ko nalang sa akin ang tatlong vent nung aircon, ayun malamig naman. kapag may kasama lang ako sa kotse, tsaka ko lang tinataasan ang thermostat settings. Ang thermostat settings ko ay parang 3/5, mga ganun. Anyway, nasagad ito dati nung nagpa-service ako sa casa para magpapalit ng spark plugs, aba pagkatapos, nakasagad na yung thermostat ko, nagpalamig yung nagservice hehe, pero di bale nice job naman dahil mabilis lang ang paggawa.
    Last edited by p_borj; October 14th, 2009 at 11:48 AM.

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    lower thermostat settings means cooler diba? the cooler the setting the more often and longer the compressor is engaged right? to support your cooler air requirement sa interior ng car mo. therfore hindi ka makakatipid dito. it's better you set your thermostat to higher temp then increase fan speed. cut in, cut off cycle of the compressor will be lessen. therefore lesser load sa engine thus the savings. though minimal savings pa rin.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rusem View Post
    lower thermostat settings means cooler diba? the cooler the setting the more often and longer the compressor is engaged right? to support your cooler air requirement sa interior ng car mo. therfore hindi ka makakatipid dito. it's better you set your thermostat to higher temp then increase fan speed. cut in, cut off cycle of the compressor will be lessen. therefore lesser load sa engine thus the savings. though minimal savings pa rin.
    I mean sa low thermostat settings ay yung hindi nakasagad sa "COLD". Half-way part lang halos bago umabot doon sorry, hindi ko alam ang tamang term kasi. Pero kapag tolerable naman ang init, tiyaga nalang na walang aircon kapag pauwi hehe (papunta kailangan naka-aircon para hindi dugyot sa opisina).

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    sa akin lagi ko lang lagay sa 50% . napansin ko click siya ng click. i mean

    pagmalamig na shut off compressor pero very frequent like every 20 to 30 seconds.

    d ba masisira yung compressor pag on and off in a very short interval? sometimes nga 10 seconds.

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    Makakatipid ng konti kasi the compressor needs some engine power while doing the "compressing".

    Sa Avanza, I set the thermostat at the first click mula sa OFF position. fan speed set at 2. Comfortable na ako sa lamig.

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    parang ganito rin yan.

    try mong ibaba ng ibaba ang setting ng thermostat hanggang sa mag-off, then mag-off ang compressor,

    di ba pag naka-off ang compressor or wala kang aircon nakakatipid sa gasoline hehehe.

    logic.

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    on some cars (like my civic 98 and crv 98) it doesn't matter.

    what matters is kung on or off yung aircon. the temperature setting does not matter. the level only controls how much hot air from the engine is mixed with the cold air from the evaporator in order to set how hot/cold the cabin temperature will be. the time the aircon compressor is turned on/off is still constant regardless of the temperature setting.

    i just set it kung saan ako comfortable.

    got this info from the experts at another forum (specific for my car) and from mang mario himself.

    on other cars, hindi ko alam

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    Quote Originally Posted by wewoy_romero View Post
    on some cars (like my civic 98 and crv 98) it doesn't matter.

    what matters is kung on or off yung aircon. the temperature setting does not matter. the level only controls how much hot air from the engine is mixed with the cold air from the evaporator in order to set how hot/cold the cabin temperature will be. the time the aircon compressor is turned on/off is still constant regardless of the temperature setting.

    i just set it kung saan ako comfortable.

    got this info from the experts at another forum (specific for my car) and from mang mario himself.

    on other cars, hindi ko alam
    Tama ka, ang mga honda ay may heater core at ito ang nagcocontrol sa outlet air temperature. Naka set na yung thermostat setting nito. Kapag inadjust mo yung lever or knob ng temperature control, ang damper ng heater ay unti unti binubuksan or sinasarado. Kapag medyo nakabukas ang damper ay dagdag heat load sa aircon, kaya medyo matagal siya mag-automatic off ang compressor pero halos di mo mapansin. Mainam ang design na ganito sa malalamig na lugar or country.

    Kapag walang heater naman, adjustable ang thermostat para macontrol ang outlet air temperature.

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    Quote Originally Posted by meledson View Post
    Makakatipid ng konti kasi the compressor needs some engine power while doing the "compressing".

    Sa Avanza, I set the thermostat at the first click mula sa OFF position. fan speed set at 2. Comfortable na ako sa lamig.
    Same with our vios.. Practice ko rin 'to.. Kaso sa akin pag nag-click na, binabalik ko slightly hanggang sa 1/4..

Low thermostat settings, nakakatipid ba?