To make the house colder, do you turn the ac "up" or "down"?

[Grandmouse]

To make the house cooler, I turn it down, whether it's airconditioning or heat.

 

[Liberty Belle]

I crank it up, but I turn it down.

 

[disykat]

Me too. So down.

See, I would say "me too. So up."

I turn the air conditioning up, but the temperature/thermostat down.

 

[Janepod]

We literally say, "can you please make it colder."

 

[KristaTX]

Down

 

[Maridw]

Turn the air down and the heat up. This is what we've always said.

 

[CaptainObvious]

If I'm in the car- Up
If I'm in the house-Down

 

[horseshowmom]

inspired by the next Wednesday thread, dh and I have a little disagreement about this. just a minor thing, but every summer it comes up. we laugh about it, each insisting we are the correct party.

if you want the house to be colder, do you turn the ac up or down?

Same thing here. To make it colder, I turn it down. My husband turns it up.

 

[antmaril]

To turn the a/c up, you must lower the thermostat.

 

[Robbi]

In order to get cooler, you have to lower the temperature, so it's turned down. Think of a thermometer. The lower temps are down at the bottom.

 

[mnrose]

Since it is Minnesota, and we are having perpetual cold weather, when my house gets too warm, I open the window. (As I did today...it was 60 outside, but the house was 76...too warm...)

Anyway, to answer the question seriously, my husband and I agree that you turn the AC down when you want it colder.

 

[North of Mouse]

inspired by the next Wednesday thread, dh and I have a little disagreement about this. just a minor thing, but every summer it comes up. we laugh about it, each insisting we are the correct party.

if you want the house to be colder, do you turn the ac up or down?

That's a *no brainer*! Of course, it's down! Can't believe how many people actually said you turn it *up* to make it colder!

 

[DeaverTex]

Down, of course. Everybody knows that. Next question, please.

 

[ebtbmom]

Am I the only one that says "off" and "on"?

If I am hot, I turn the AC "on". If I get cold I turn it "off".

 

[wdwmom0f3]

When we want it colder we turn the air down. When we want it hotter we turn the air up. It makes perfect sense because pressing the down button on the thermostat makes it colder, etc.

Me too!!

 

[FlightlessDuck]

In a in-window AC, there are four settings: off, low, medium, and high.

"High" means MORE AC. That means a LOWER temperature. But you would be turning the intensity of the AC UP.