Who is to teach them this?
I am an AC engineer.
From Chennai, in south India.
I travel by train from or to Chennai from other southern capital cities mainly. By AC coaches.
Everytime, not only me, but many other passengers also complain that it is very cool, more often more than required cooling, making us feel very uncomfortable!
May be people from north feel comfortable only at such low temperature.
As an AC engineer I enquired with the staff handling AC in coaches. Their reply is, 'Sir the temperatures are prefixed and we can not/not authourused to change it'. The set temperature is around 23 deg C.
Which is simple nonsense to run at such low temperatures, at least in the south. May be we in south are more used to higher temperatures.
If you do not know, please read to find out what is the recommended temperature setting in all AC units in countries like Japan or China. It is 26 only.
This not only saves power, but also is more than sufficient.
If required, the setting can remain as low as the govt wants for about one hour from the time train starts: There are systems available to change the set value to a higher level after that. I am not saying go to 26 only. Go to 26 or 25.
At home, I use an inverter AC, WHERE I SET IT AT 27 deg C but change to a method by which it changes to 20 deg as set temp JUST for 20 minutes, and then automatically increases to 27 deg after 20 minutes.
I have no uncomfortableness. I need not use even any bedsheets or similar material.
Why set the temp low, and then cover yourself as your body is not comfortable?
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From Chennai, in south India.
I travel by train from or to Chennai from other southern capital cities mainly. By AC coaches.
Everytime, not only me, but many other passengers also complain that it is very cool, more often more than required cooling, making us feel very uncomfortable!
May be people from north feel comfortable only at such low temperature.
As an AC engineer I enquired with the staff handling AC in coaches. Their reply is, 'Sir the temperatures are prefixed and we can not/not authourused to change it'. The set temperature is around 23 deg C.
Which is simple nonsense to run at such low temperatures, at least in the south. May be we in south are more used to higher temperatures.
If you do not know, please read to find out what is the recommended temperature setting in all AC units in countries like Japan or China. It is 26 only.
This not only saves power, but also is more than sufficient.
If required, the setting can remain as low as the govt wants for about one hour from the time train starts: There are systems available to change the set value to a higher level after that. I am not saying go to 26 only. Go to 26 or 25.
At home, I use an inverter AC, WHERE I SET IT AT 27 deg C but change to a method by which it changes to 20 deg as set temp JUST for 20 minutes, and then automatically increases to 27 deg after 20 minutes.
I have no uncomfortableness. I need not use even any bedsheets or similar material.
Why set the temp low, and then cover yourself as your body is not comfortable?
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Even in north India it often put the passengers in discomfort during night making unable to sleep but there are hardly any voice to make the ACs comfortable. more
Apr 11
Matter was discussed in some forum of Local Circle quite a few months ago, in consideration of energy savings as also passengers' comfort. Concensentous was the same - to maintain temp at 26 deg celsius. On the one hand Indian Railways weep for cash trap, but lets the cash slip though the other hand! more
Apr 10
While travelling by Air we hardly face such problem. So improvment in technology & technical management may be the answer. more
Apr 10
In flights too I have this experience, but fortunately each passenger is given a free hand in adjusting the quantity of air flow and adjusting its direction! more
Apr 11
On the contrary my experience is quite different. More than once during my travel from Mumbai to Delhi or Delhi to Mumbai passengers sitting with me complained of too much cooling to the attendant and each time he adjusted the system as per our request. Definitely there are some black sheeps everywhere. more
Apr 08
I fully agree with Mr. S Sankarasubramanian. when the train starts, let the temperature be 23 degree for about 20/30 minutes, later it should be kept at 26 degree. more
Apr 08
