Why does the temperature on my air conditioner goes up to 86 (so high)?

Question

Why would I want a hot air blowing inside? Is it different from the weather temperature? Am I missing something?

Please explain.

Answer 1

Suppose the temperature outside is really, really hot. Maybe it's so hot that your air conditioner would have to run continuously to maintain a temperature like 82 degrees. Maybe you don't want your air conditioner to run continuously. Maybe you don't want it to overheat or maybe you don't want to spend so much money. So you might set it for a temperature like 84 or 86 degrees.

If it's 102 degrees out, setting the thermostat on your A/C to 86 may make the most sense.

Answer 2

All conditioners are reverse cycle,I live in a hot and cold climate where the reverse is used on a yearly basis.

Edit If you look at the handbook it will show you there are other settings for the unit to run hot or cold.

Answer 3

Some people might want that option so they can set the AC high if, say, they're going out of town for a few days or something like that.  They don't want the house getting too warm while they're gone, but still want some semblance of cooling to remain in effect.

Answer 4

here's how an AC works.

AC sucks air through the intake.

inside it runs the air through tubes of freon.

the room temp air makes the freon boil or evaporate. this causes the room temp air to lose its heat.

the resulting cold air is blown back into the room.

meanwhile, the boiling freon is compressed and cooled down again in the evaporator and condenser towards the back of the unit until it is ready to go back into the process. this is why hot air blows out the back of the AC and water drips.

The cold air blowing inside the room is controlled by a thermostat which signals when the desired room temperature has been reached. once it has, it slows down the air intake and the freon to minimize energy consumption.

why is there hot air blowing inside your room?

one reason is that your freon may be spent. there could be a leak that has let the freon escape. no freon, no cooling. what you get is room temp air or outside temp air plus the heat of the motor. have your AC unit checked for leaks and or freon level.

another reason is that the airflow within your AC has a leak that lets hot air from the motor and outside mix in with the cool air. this could be a major problem.

another one could be your thermostat is set wrong or is broken.