Engine Repair & Rebuild in Lowell, MA

Have you ever wondered what that button does? Useful tip: Most all vehicles have a recirculation button with the A/C controls in their cars. But many of us are unsure when to use it. Well, the easy answer is to use it in the summer and turn it off in the winter. The recirculation button simply takes the air from inside the vehicle and recirculates it in the cabin instead of pulling fresh air from outside. On hot days, if you do not recirculate the cooler air in the cabin, then your A/C system is pulling hot air from outside and trying to cool it. Using the recirculation feature will get your vehicle cooler and will decrease the wear and tear on your A/C system. Also, if your vehicle has been baking in the sun, it's better to roll the windows down and turn recirculate off for the first minute or so to get rid of the super hot air inside the car before turning the recirculate on. Any time you are stuck in traffic be sure to use the recirculate. If you are pulling air from outside, then you are pulling in all the pollutants and carbon monoxide from all the traffic. Studies show that recirculating your A/C can cut down on the pollutants entering your vehicle by 20% when stuck in traffic!