My EMC wants to install a Load Management Switch on my A/C

xultar

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Tue May-08-07 02:31 PM
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My EMC wants to install a Load Management Switch on my A/C

Have any of you done it?
Should I do it?
Any problems with it?

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jpak

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Tue May-08-07 02:38 PM
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1. They are used to prevent brown- and black-outs

so it might be a good thing.

The power company will cut off your A/C for short periods during spikes in peak summer loads.

It should not be an inconvenience and will prevent *much bigger* power problems...

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trotsky

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Tue May-08-07 02:40 PM
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2. I've had one on mine for years.

Never had problems - except when I had an old undersized A/C that just couldn't keep up. But even with that it didn't get too far behind.

Do they give you a year-round discount on your power bill then, like Xcel Energy does?

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phantom power

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Tue May-08-07 04:42 PM
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3. I'm curious, how do they control them?

Seems like the Phoenix metro area would be a good place to have them. Probably more reliable than hoping customers are good citizens and turn up their thermostats.

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xultar

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Tue May-08-07 05:29 PM
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4. By radio from their location.

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NNadir

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Tue May-08-07 06:32 PM
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5. Well it's good for the environment. Inconvenient for you, but it will

prevent the building of more power plants.

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Massacure

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Wed May-09-07 08:55 AM
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6. My family does it.

The utility gives us a credit during the summer months and in return, they can shut off our A/C for up to four hours at a time, then they need to turn it back on for at least four hours. They cannot turn it off for more than eight hours a day though.

We have an office in my basement though, so I'm never bothered when the A/C is shut off. I just hang out down there. ;-)

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