# My A/C

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-a-c/622881>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 23, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-a-c/622881 "2012-05-23T21:29:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Patience\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@Patience\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patience_Jones)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-a-c/622881/1 "2012-05-23T21:29:42Z")

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The thermostat says it’s 112 in here. It very clearly isn’t. The air seems to be flowing just fine, but the a/c isn’t cutting off at all.

Is it about to explode or something?

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**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2012, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-a-c/622881/2 "2012-05-23T21:31:43Z")

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Something’s wonky with your thermostat. You can get a new one for around $40-$50 and install it yourself if you know how to connect/disconnect wires.

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**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2012, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-a-c/622881/3 "2012-05-23T21:44:51Z")

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Busted thermostat. Replace.

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**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2012, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-a-c/622881/4 "2012-05-23T23:36:40Z")

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Need some money?  
Sorry I couldn’t resist.

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**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-a-c/622881/5 "2012-05-24T00:05:47Z")

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Most older thermostat covers pop right off. You could remove the cover and see if something like a spider has taken up residence there and has fouled the contacts.

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**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-a-c/622881/6 "2012-05-24T00:54:57Z")

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> [@california\_jobcase](#):
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> Most older thermostat covers pop right off. You could remove the cover and see if something like a spider has taken up residence there and has fouled the contacts.

That would be a spider running a very high fever 😃

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**Author:** ![Patience\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@Patience\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patience_Jones)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-a-c/622881/7 "2012-05-24T01:06:41Z")

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Thanks for the help, folks!

> [@Loach](#):
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> Need some money?  
> Sorry I couldn’t resist.

Nice one!