2002 Corolla Turning the AC on when defrosting
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From: JoeSpareBedroom on 28 Jul 2010 08:42 "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop(a)nastydesigns.com> wrote in message news:elmop-34C1F8.06284328072010(a)reserved-multicast-range-not-delegated.example.com... > In article <Xns9DC2F27677FCBJaneGgulchxyz(a)216.196.97.142>, > Jane Galt <Jane_G(a)gulch.xyz> wrote: > >> ( the AC is SO cold in this car that if >> it's cloudy in the summer, we have to keep switching the ac button on and >> off! ) > > Then I think you don't understand how to use your climate control. > > You may move the temperature anywhere you want, even if the AC is on; > hot air will blend with the cold air, and you'll get a temperature you > like. No need to keep the temperature on coldest all the time and then > turn the AC on and off by hand. Every woman I've ever driven with has only known extreme ways of adjusting the temp in the car. Too cold? Shut off the AC! Too hot? Turn the knob all the way to cold. There seems to be no in-between. They're OK with waiting 9 months for a baby, but they can't wait 60 seconds for the temperature to change in the car.
From: aarcuda69062 on 28 Jul 2010 08:51 In article <Xns9DC2D7092A87FJaneGgulchxyz(a)216.196.97.142>, Jane Galt <Jane_G(a)gulch.xyz> wrote: > When the windshield fogs up a little and we direct the vents up there to > clear it, it turns the AC compressor on Correct. > and freezes us. It may be cold but not cold enough to freeze someone. > Did they seriously design the car this way, For the last 35 years or so... > or is something wrong? Could be. > Because this is NOT gonna be fun when it's 0 degrees outside and it's all we > can do to heat the car, There should be a knob or lever with a blue to red scale near it (sometimes they are actually labeled cold-hot but most people can't read anymore so they've resorted to easy to understand iconic labels) , this is the temperature adjustment, experiment with it and see if you can figure out that it controls the temperature of the air coming from the various vent outlets in the vehicle cabin. > and because the vents are set on the windshield, to > keep it clear, the AC is running too. Depends on the ambient temperature. Then again, circulating the oil in the AC system is a good thing and will increase the life expectancy of the compressor. Automakers have been designing AC systems this way since the middle 70s, every once in a while someone comes along (approximately one in 20 million people) who can not figure out how to use the HVAC controls. Kind of reminds me of the joke about the Pollack and the chain saw...
From: JoeSpareBedroom on 28 Jul 2010 09:53 "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop(a)nastydesigns.com> wrote in message news:elmop-0D9C6B.09505028072010(a)reserved-multicast-range-not-delegated.example.com... > In article <pAV3o.38107$4B7.19550(a)newsfe16.iad>, > "JoeSpareBedroom" <newstrash(a)frontiernet.net> wrote: > >> >> ( the AC is SO cold in this car that if >> >> it's cloudy in the summer, we have to keep switching the ac button on >> >> and >> >> off! ) >> > >> > Then I think you don't understand how to use your climate control. >> > >> > You may move the temperature anywhere you want, even if the AC is on; >> > hot air will blend with the cold air, and you'll get a temperature you >> > like. No need to keep the temperature on coldest all the time and then >> > turn the AC on and off by hand. >> >> >> Every woman I've ever driven with has only known extreme ways of >> adjusting >> the temp in the car. Too cold? Shut off the AC! Too hot? Turn the knob >> all >> the way to cold. There seems to be no in-between. > > You've just described my wife. > > She has a fancy automatic climate control in the car; she insists on > fiddling with every control all the time, constantly changing the > temperature and the airflow speed and direction. > > 72 degrees, and let the perfectly competent computer do it? NAH! And yet, they're OK with letting the thermostat do its job at home. Usually. Maybe.
From: Jeff Strickland on 28 Jul 2010 09:59 "Jane Galt" <Jane_G(a)gulch.xyz> wrote in message news:Xns9DC2D7092A87FJaneGgulchxyz(a)216.196.97.142... > When the windshield fogs up a little and we direct the vents up there to > clear it, it turns the AC compressor on and freezes us. > > Did they seriously design the car this way, or is something wrong? > > Because this is NOT gonna be fun when it's 0 degrees outside and it's all > we > can do to heat the car, and because the vents are set on the windshield, > to > keep it clear, the AC is running too. > > AC is supposed to come on when Defrost is selected. You can always turn the Temp Control toward the red area. There is no reason the heater cannot overpower the AC and blast out warm air. Personally, I prefer to manually switch the AC on when I feel like it, not because I have selected a set of holes that I want the air to blow out of. Just because the air is coming out of the defrost ducts does not mean I am defrosting the windshield. I might just want fresh air to come out that way instead of having it blow in my face from the main dash vents. My F150 is the worst! It has decided that any vent I select that isn't the dash vent or the floor vent is a demand for AC. I can select dash and floor as a combo, and that triggers the AC. How stupid is that?
From: C. E. White on 28 Jul 2010 10:17
"Jane Galt" <Jane_G(a)gulch.xyz> wrote in message news:Xns9DC2D7092A87FJaneGgulchxyz(a)216.196.97.142... > When the windshield fogs up a little and we direct the vents up there to > clear it, it turns the AC compressor on and freezes us. > > Did they seriously design the car this way, or is something wrong? > > Because this is NOT gonna be fun when it's 0 degrees outside and it's all > we > can do to heat the car, and because the vents are set on the windshield, > to > keep it clear, the AC is running too. No need to worry. The AC compressor won't run when the temperature is below 40 degrees F or so. Besides, you can still run the tempearture control up to hot and get out hot air. Ed |