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I actually run my A/C almost as much in the winter as in the summer. Though, to be fair, I don't run the A/C much in the summer. In the winter I run it to prevent condensation buildup in the cabin, which then freezes and ices up the inside of the windows. It's never fun taking the ice scraper to the inside of the windshield to be able to see out. Especially prevalent when it's snowing hard. Get inside a nice warm cabin covered in snow and all that snow evaporates into the cabin air. Before you know it things are fogging up and freezing on the areas of the windows the defroster and heat doesn't adequately meet.a few have hit a little something that is some hidden wisdom I've learned.
what alot of folks don't do is run their AC year round. why would you do this during the winter!?!? WELL...you keep those seals good and lubed when the compressor is moving the suspended oil in the freon (or whatever numerical sequence it is now...back in my day it was still R12) But that little trick worked pretty well for most folks who had the "fancy" cars with the ATC back in the day (normally Lincolns, Caddys, Olds, Buick and Mercs...also the various Euro rides who installed AC's like Mercedes and Jags)...that would keep the compressor working and contrary to popular opinion it would keep the systems working longer. Of course using Defrost would generally kick on the compressor as well and would work well in many situations.
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