Save Electric with Air Con Timer

[Speed Freak!]

Hi Bluesky, yes I am a sprarky but have never had anything to do with fitting timers onto A/C's, an awfull lot of immersion units but these are slightly differant, I have a very good friend who is an A/C specialist so will try and get hold of him for the answers you are looking for.
when did you say you were going out!
 

[Mr Bluesky]

Hi Speedfreak, I'm in Kalkan later on next week. I purchased some additional timers just in case I do need them. If you're A/C mate has any useful info it would be welcome

[Cosetta]

We have 6 AC units in our villa, only 1 of them comes back on after a power cut.  We wish the others would but they don't.  So we wake up in the middle of the night perspiring only to find the AC is off.

Is there a way to add something to the AC to make it come back on automatically?

[kalkanbelle]

Cosettta
 
I think you've answered my question that I posted earlier but didn't get a reply to which was if air-con units come back on automatically after a power cut what is the point of putting them on a timer?  I also asked if all units have this feature or only the newer ones?
 
How old are your units and is the one that comes back on a newer one?  Perhaps the sparkys out there can answer our questions?
 
Kalkanbelle

[Mr Bluesky]

Hi Kalkanbelle, we have six a/c units in our villa and none of them come back on after a power cut, they need to be turned back on using the remote - which is ideal if you are looking to use this timer idea.  Our a/c units are 4 years old now and I have checked with our builder if they stay off after a short interuption in the power supply... he informed me that the a/c units have the function to either switch back on automatically after power cut or need to be turned on manually using remote control.

[kalkanbelle]

Thanks for the info Mr Bluesky but just to clarify are you saying that the older air-con units don't come back on after a power cut but the newer ones have an option to switch back on automatically or not?