>> WELL, EVEN BY FLORIDA STANDARDS, IT IS HOT OUTSIDE. THAT LIKELY MEANS AS SOON AS
YOU GET IN THE CAR, YOU ARE
CRANKING ON THAT AIR
CONDITIONING. BUT IF YOU FIND
IT’S NOT GETTING AS COLD AS
YOU WOULD LIKE, THERE ARE SOME
THINGS THAT WE CAN ALL DO. AND
I THINK WE’RE PROBABLY ALL IN
THIS BUCKET. MIKE QUINCY, AN
AUTO EXPERT WITH CONSUMER
REPORTS, JOINS US VIA ZOOM.
GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
>> TO GO DOWN IN JACKSONVILLE,
IT’S IT’S HOT ALL OVER,
THOUGH. SO I’M NOT REALLY
COMPLAINING TO TOO MUCH. BUT
THERE ARE SOME MISTAKES THAT
WE’RE MAKING WHEN IT COMES TO
OUR AIR CONDITIONING AND
HELPING IT TO RUN MORE
EFFICIENTLY. SO LET’S GO OVER
THE TOP 5 ONES AND YOU’RE
GOING TO GIVE US A LITTLE MORE
DETAILS. SO FIRST, THIS IS
PROBABLY SOMETHING THAT SO
MANY OF US TO SIT IN THE CAR
AND YOU WAIT FOR IT TO COOL.
BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THAT NEVER
HAPPENED. SO WHAT’S GOING ON
WITH THAT ONE?
>> SO YOU DON’T NEED TO GET
YOUR CAR AND KIND THE COOLEST.
SOME CARS HAVE REMOTE START.
YOU CAN GET GET IT GOING. THE
BEST THING YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR
AIR-CONDITIONED. THE SITUATION
IS GETTING THE CAR STARTED UP.
START THE AC GOING AND LOWER
THE WINDOWS AND THEN START
GOING ON YOUR MISSION OR
WHEREVER YOU’RE GONE IS AS
YOU’RE DRIVING. ENGINE IS WHAT
THEY AND YOU ACTUALLY PUSHING
THE HOT AIR OUT. SO IF YOU’RE
JUST SITTING THERE, YOU’RE
WASTING TIME. YOU’RE WASTING
GET YOU’RE NOT HELPING YOUR
AIR CONDITIONER CLUE CAR. ALL
RIGHT. I LOVE THAT ONE. SO
JUST CRACK THOSE WINDOWS AND
KEEP IT MOVIN. OKAY. SO THIS
IS WHAT I ALWAYS FIGHT WITH MY
KIDS ON BECAUSE THEY GET IN.
THEY LIKE GO DOWN TO THAT
LOWEST LOWEST SETTING IN. I’M
LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE. YOU’RE
GOING TO PUT MORE STRAIN ON
IT. BUT APPARENTLY THEY’RE
RIGHT. AND I’M WRONG THIS
TIME. SAID THAT THE
TEMPERATURE AT A LOW SETTING
KIND OF ADJUST THE FAN IF YOU
MAKE IT TO WARM, YOUR AIR
CONDITIONER IS ACTUALLY GOING
TO BE WARMING THE AIR. AND
THAT’S WHAT YOU DON’T WANT.
THE AIR CONDITIONER IS SET TO
WORK AT A COOL THE AIR ABOUT
38 DEGREES. SO YOU WANT TO
KEEP IT DOWN. COOL ADJUSTMENT
THAN AND THEN WHEN YOU KIND OF
GET SETTLED AND YOU CAN GET TO
NICE, COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURE
AND DANSBY.
>> ALL RIGHT. NOW
RECIRCULATION.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: THAT’S WHEN
I TEND TO THINK I’M SUPPOSED
TURN THAT OFF. BUT WHAT DO YOU
THINK? IS THAT THE WAY TO GO
OR THE OTHER WAY?
>> YOU TURN IT OFF WHEN YOU
HAVE PASSENGERS IN THE
BACKSEAT, RECIRCULATION A
SETTING IN YOUR AIR
CONDITIONING SYSTEM IS MAJOR
TAKING THE AIR THAT’S ALREADY
IN THE CABIN AND MOVING IT
AROUND. SO BY THE TIME GETS TO
YOUR PASSENGERS IN GET IN YOUR
VACCINE, THERE MIGHT BE STALE.
IT MIGHT IT NOT BE THAT COLD.
SO YOU JUST USE THE FRESH AIR
SETTING WHEN YOU’VE GOT PEOPLE
THAT BACK. BUT YEAH, AND
THAT’S A C AND IT’S JUST YOU
MAY BE ONE OF THE PERSON THAT
PUTS RESEARCH LOOKS OKAY. BUT
PEOPLE IN THE BACK SEAT WHEN
IT OFF, OK, THAT’S GOOD. I
NEVER REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT IT
QUITE LIKE THAT. OKAY. THIS
ONE ALWAYS GETS ME. WHEN I MET
A LIGHT, MY CAR TURNS OFF AND
IT GETS HOT. SO THIS IS
PROBABLY A FEATURE THAT DURING
THE SUMMER WE MAY NOT WANT TO
USE, EVEN THOUGH IT’S
SUPPOSEDLY SAVES US GAS.
>> MOST NEW CARS HAVE WHAT’S
CALLED THE START-STOP SYSTEM.
SO YOU COME TO A STOP LIGHT OR
YOU’RE SITTING THERE FOR A
WHILE. THE ENGINE WILL DOWN
SAVE GAS ACTUALLY DOES WORK
EFFECTIVE. BUT SOME CARS,
EVERYTHING SHUTS DOWN. I MEAN,
THAT’S THE AIR CONDITIONING
SYSTEM WILL SHUT DOWN. YOU’LL
FIND THAT MAYBE THE FANS
BLOWING A LITTLE BIT. BUT THE
HEIRS AND COLD AT ALL. SO MOST
CARS HAVE A PRETTY EASY TO BUT
WE CAN TURN OFF STARTS TOSSES
SYSTEM. CAN KEEP THE AIR
CIRCULATING YOUR CAR TAKE THAT
GAS IT. IF YOU WANT TO STAY
COOL, I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO
YOU MORE ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I
ALWAYS AM LIKE AM I REALLY
SAVING GAS CAUSE? IT FEELS
LIKE I’M USING IT WHEN I’M BUT
I’M MOVING. BUT OKAY.
>>MELANIE LAWSON: I HEAR
FINALLY. THIS IS WHEN WE TALK
ABOUT CHECKING THE FILTER,
SOMETHING THAT HOW OFTEN
SHOULD WE BE DOING THIS?
>> WRITE YOUR CAR AS A CABIN
AIR FILTER THAT’S DIFFERENT
ENGINE FILTER. AND THE CABIN
AIR FILTER IS USUALLY EASILY
LOCATED BEHIND YOUR GLOVE BOX
TAKE ALL THE STUFF LOVE.
BOXING CAN CHANGE OR KILLED IF
YOUR CABIN AIR FILTER IS IS
DIRTY IS CLOGGED. YOU’RE
MAKING YOUR AIR CONDITIONING
SYSTEM MUCH HARDER THAN IT HAS
TO. THIS ISN’T EASY FILTER FOR
PEOPLE TO CHANGE. YOU KNOW YOU
KNOW, MECHANICAL ENGINEER,
INTEGRATED CAN CHANGE AND
YOU’RE JUST HELPING YOUR
SYSTEM CAN BE MORE EFFICIENT.
ALL RIGHT. MIKE QUINCY, TO THE
RESCUE YOU WHAT YOU DESERVE TO
SMILE THIS MORNING. GIVEN US
WAYS STAY COOL. WE APPRECIATE