Goofy phrasing argument.

[airtime143]

A buddy of mine has a disagreement with his wife on phrasing.
When he wants the room colder, he wants the air conditioning turned up.
She adamently believes the proper phrase when wanting the room colder is turn the air conditioning down.

I side with him, and that is the way I have always referred to it.


What say everyone else?

 

[Scoot26]

Lol I use both making it all more confusing.

 

[airtime143]

Lol I use both making it all more confusing.

Ha!
So you just say whichever when your wife walks by the thermostat and roll the dice on what you get?

 

[HeHateMe]

It's turn the thermostat down.

 

[Scoot26]

Ha!
So you just say whichever when your wife walks by the thermostat and roll the dice on what you get?

With a nest, we just open the app on my phone and change it whichever way. But yeah basically. I thought about it the other day when I said we should turn down (or up, I don't remember) the thermostat, and then was thinking which way is actually right. But then moved on.

 

[airtime143]

With a nest, we just open the app on my phone and change it whichever way. But yeah basically. I thought about it the other day when I said we should turn down (or up, I don't remember) the thermostat, and then was thinking which way is actually right. But then moved on.

apparently she wont move on- the story was relayed to me when she turned the heat on out of spite.

 

[clonetrooper264]

I always say turn the AC/heat up to indicate I want more of it. That's always how it made sense to me

 

[HeHateMe]

I always say turn the AC/heat up to indicate I want more of it. That's always how it made sense to me

This is also acceptable

One does not "CRANK UP THE AC" expecting the air to get warmer.

 

[clonetrooper264]

I asked two of my friends and they both agree that "turn the AC up" makes the most sense if you want more AC

 

[Hawkeye OG]

Turn the A/C down is the correct way to say it. Saying you want it turned up is just confusing. Why would I want the A/C to go up in temperature to when I want the temperature to go down?

Idk, i'm confused

 

[HeHateMe]

Turn the A/C down is the correct way to say it. Saying you want it turned up is just confusing. Why would I want the A/C to go up in temperature to when I want the temperature to go down?

Idk, i'm confused

So when you want it to get cooler you crank down the AC? srs?

 

[Hawkeye OG]

So when you want it to get cooler you crank down the AC? srs?

You have to crank down the temperature, but I suppose you'll be cranking up the A/C unit. So much cranking happening

 

[MDB111™]

We open up all the winders in the shack and all yoo ******* with AC are #blessed

 

[Chief Walking Stick]

YOU ARE LITERALLY TURNING THE TEMPERATURE DOWN

 

[clonetrooper264]

Turn the A/C down is the correct way to say it. Saying you want it turned up is just confusing. Why would I want the A/C to go up in temperature to when I want the temperature to go down?

Idk, i'm confused

So you mean to tell me that AC down = more AC?

This is like using inverted controls in games...why...

 

[Hawkeye OG]

YOU ARE LITERALLY TURNING THE TEMPERATURE DOWN

**CRANKING**

 

[HeHateMe]

YOU ARE LITERALLY TURNING THE TEMPERATURE DOWN

by cranking UP the AC. If you turn down AC then it allows the temperature to go UP. Thanks.

 

[Chief Walking Stick]

by cranking UP the AC. If you turn down AC then it allows the temperature to go UP. Thanks.

The AC doesn't crank any harder, bozo. It just stays on longer.

 

[HeHateMe]

The AC doesn't crank any harder, bozo. It just stays on longer.

Mine has a supercooling function that expedites the process, thanks anyways, wanker.

 

[Chief Walking Stick]

Mine has a supercooling function that expedites the process, thanks anyways, wanker.

NOT BUYING IT!

Source: I was an HVAC Apprentice in HS