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Re:Automating My Air Conditioner by sokoloff on Saturday October 09, 2021 @06:08PM (#28813747)
It sure looks like that thing has a thermostatic control. I’ve got similar window shaker units and they have a distinct click when the thermostat turns on or off and they do an ok job of controlling the temp in the bedrooms.
Re:Automating My Air Conditioner by dguo on Saturday October 09, 2021 @06:20PM (#28813846)
OP here. Wow, that's a good point. I don't know why I assumed that the first knob is just a static control for cooling output. Especially considered that it's labeled "Temperature."

Looking at some customer reviews, I do see some complaints that it doesn't work very well on this model. But still, I should have read the manual. Thanks for correcting me!

Re:Automating My Air Conditioner by avh02 on Saturday October 09, 2021 @06:11PM (#28813768)
Definitely, that's what the numbers are for, but it takes a long time to figure out what maps to what temperature