Low speed helps in a number of ways summer and winter.
Air handler fan speed too low.
If a blower speed is set too high your ac might not be operating optimally.
If you set the fan speed too low the firebox will get too hot because there is not enough airflow to carry the heat away and your unit will shut down on a high heat overload safety cutoff.
The cost of moving air should not be discounted.
Both fans have an equal part in cooling your home.
Air handler fan speed.
This article describes using jumpers or switch settings or independent controls to adjust the blower fan speed in air handlers used in heating and cooling systems.
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There is no single right fan speed for all heating and cooling conditions and both high and low speed settings have uses and advantages.
In winter low fan speeds mean less propensity for drafts and warmer discharge air temperatures both good things.
So if you are running a fan at low speed it gives the compressor and cooling coil time to dehumidify the air rather than just cool it.
Adjusting the fan speed on an air handler i have a goodman air handler.
Switching the air speed can be accomplished easily with a few simple tools.
The higher the humidity the more uncomfortable you feel at a lower temperature.
This is because the evaporator coil will not be able to adequately dehumidify the space in need of cooling.
Posted by joshua lloyd on june 20 2013 at 3 26pm in hvac.
Slower coil face velocities enhance dehumidification too.
Adjusting tempstar blower speed new unit.
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How to change air handler fan speed.
Furnace blower speed setting.