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[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Air conditioners in the US are typically whole house and not room independent.

[–] PacMan@sh.itjust.works 1 points 17 hours ago

My American house is not this way. Window AC units in the bedrooms and an in room unit because the windows in my living suck when it comes to size. House is still 80 degrees with all that running unfortunately. If I don’t run then house will hover at 90-95 degrees F

[–] Thorry@feddit.org -1 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Then why would the fan impact the thermostat?

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 5 hours ago

Because it helps the air in the house circulate better, so the overall temperature of the house is more consistent.

The thermostat is in one location, so depending on the duct layout, the return intake might start sucking cold air in before most of the house is cooled, causing it to shut off too soon.

[–] msfroh@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I run a ceiling fan over my stairs while simultaneously running the air conditioning in order to help move the cold air upstairs. The thermostat is downstairs, which isn't impacted by the hot sun hitting the roof. It may be pleasantly cool downstairs, while it's still unpleasantly hot in the bedrooms. The fan helps to circulate the air between floors.

Obviously this has nothing to do with running a fan in a closed room. That's generally silly.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 points 5 hours ago

Keeping the air in a room a consistent temperature is still beneficial in a closed room. Air is moved from the room under the door.

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Ceiling fans and air conditioners are two different things. I wasn’t who you were replying to, I’m just some nimrod American who responded to your comment about air conditioners.