Old air conditioner without a thermostat. temperature control?

Question

I have an older air conditioning unit on my wall that goes directly outside (similar to a window mounted one). It plugs into the wall below. Is there a way to inexpensively add a thermostat to it? I was thinking there may be a thermostat that could stop the power supply to the air conditioner when it reached the ideal temperature..?? Any ideas?

Answer 1

I haven't seen AC without thermostat that controls the temperature i'm sure there's one but not functioning. It's easy to install or replace a thermostat and i think that it wont be much expensive.

Answer 2

Lowe's Home Repair has programmable thermostats for around $ 50.00. Below is a link to the Lowe's website which has the thermostat.

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=pr... thermostats

Answer 3

Spring for a new one.  save on your electric.   With Global cooling you may like the saving on your bill.

Answer 4

Use a bimetallic switch relay.

Answer 5

You sure can.  Lux makes a digital thermostat that plugs into the electrical outlet.  You then plug the ac unit into the thermostat.  Thats all there is to it.  Follow the link to their website.

http://www.luxproducts.com/thermostats/w...