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Old 09-13-2006, 10:59 AM
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Hmmm... I wonder if the "every other week for 15 minutes" is a bit too conservative. I agree that cycling the AC occassionally is necessary for the seals but here in the Pacific NW, I probably use my AC probably 6-8 times a year (even to defrost) and have never seen a degradation in performance. Advice that I have generally seen says 5 minutes each month... but again I have never searched for "official" recommendations... and I agree that I have also seen a wide range of anecdotal advice, with the most conservative being "you should run the AC continuously". Just a passing comment....
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