Australians are rejoicing after discovering a “no-brainer” trick to cool the house on humid summer days while also reducing their electricity bill.
Sydney woman Sarah discovered ‘dry mode’ on her reverse cycle air conditioning system and admitted she was ’embarrassed’ she hadn’t tried it sooner.
He said the setting alleviates muggy weather but uses much less energy than the “cooling” mode.
While many agreed they had never used dry mode before, others said they use it to reduce humidity without cooling the house too much.
The button is found on most air conditioning remote controls and has a small water drop symbol.
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Australians have found that they use the air conditioning in dry mode on muggy days to keep the house cool and reduce energy bills (file image)
‘When you have solar power you can see everything and how much energy the air conditioner is using, so for example, we ran the ducted air and it was using 5,000 watts, so I thought, ‘We’ll get rid of that right away.’ ‘She he explained.
“When you use these, they probably use three to four hundred watts each for cooling or heating, so they’re very, very efficient compared to ducted air.”
Sarah said using dry mode on a muggy day only uses about 100 watts.
“You could have three air conditioners running and they will use the same amount of energy as one in cooling mode,” he said.
The smart energy saver said to try dry mode on its own to cool the house or run the air conditioner in cooling mode to lower the room temperature before switching to dry mode.
Energy saver Sarah said using dry mode on a muggy day only uses around 100 watts compared to the 300 or 400 watts the device uses in cooling mode (stock image)
“It’s good energy-saving advice and you probably already knew it,” he said.
Thousands of people were captivated by the handy tip, while others said they had been using dry mode for years.
“I just don’t understand why they make air conditioning remotes like a cryptic crossword puzzle,” one viewer joked.
“I’ve had air conditioning for years and I didn’t know what tears were for, thank you,” a second responded.
‘I love using dry mode on humid days. It surprises me how many people don’t know this. It’s surprising what you find when you read the user manual,” commented another.
‘I use dry mode all the time. It seems to cool the house very well. “Cool mode sometimes feels like the system is too cold,” added a fourth.