Does anyone know the trick to keeping the air conditioning running while you sleep in a Wyndham condo? I'm sure I heard a tip years ago, a button on the side of the thermostat or something...? It seems to be motion-sensitive so when everyone is asleep it stops. Thank you in advance!
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Well, when you are old enough to get up to pee...just walk by the thermostat!
I know you have to keep all the doors and windows closed for the a/c to work.
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Because of its history, Wyndham Santa Barbara A/C is kind of like that. It always comes on when you enter the condo. Otherwise, I haven't noticed what you describe.
The maintenance people should know.
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Turn the fan setting from auto to on. That keeps the air circulating even when the AC isn't running. That will help keep your unit cooler.
We have noticed that when it's cooler at night it can still be quite warm in the unit and the AC doesn't run unless you drop the temperature several degrees. Just don't drop the temp too far for too long or the coils will freeze up and the AC won't run at all until the coils thaw.
We have noticed that when it's cooler at night it can still be quite warm in the unit and the AC doesn't run unless you drop the temperature several degrees. Just don't drop the temp too far for too long or the coils will freeze up and the AC won't run at all until the coils thaw.
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Our home resort (not a Wyndham) had a motion sensor thermostat for years and it drove us & others nuts. We did as Jan suggested and set the thermostat to the 'on' position instead of 'auto'. If there was no movement in the living room where the sensor was, the air-conditioning wouldn't kick in and it got pretty warm in the unit after a couple of hours at night or during the day while we were out. I came up with a way to beat the system. After checking in we would stop at the dollar store on our way for groceries. I bought a helium filled Mylar balloon and tied it to the back of a chair or a cupboard door in front of the motion detector. The constant air movement from the fan being on made the balloon move, causing the motion detector to keep the air-conditioning on. It worked like a charm! Eventually the resort removed the motion sensors.
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Yes, DVC (or more likely Disney resorts in general) installed the motion sensors a number of years ago, and if it hadn't been for the ceiling fans we would have felt we were suffocating at night. They're gradually removing them as they refurb the units, which is fortunate because they're removing the ceiling fans as well.