"Mr Libido Incognito" > wrote

> Nancy Young wrote on 20 Nov 2005 in rec.food.cooking

>> When I turn on the AC, it stays on until it's nice enough to turn it
>> off, whether I'm home or not. If you turn it off you have to open the
>> windows or the place will be an oven. Not good for anything you
>> own, especially small pet cats named Moxie.

> My AC is connected to my household furnace thermostat...when the temp of
> the house reaches a pre-selected temperature (say 70F or 20C) it turns off
> until the temperture rises. Just like my furnace comes on or goes off to
> keep the house at a set temperature. These are not window AC units but a
> part of the forced air heating and cooling system.

Same here, though I leave the thermostat fan running, it keeps the place
evenly
cool so the unit doesn't kick on as often.

nancy