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Eli5: What really happens when you change the temperature in an AC (Cooling) ?
gpt
Most thermostats are pretty simple, and when set to cooling, operate under a logic that could be described as "is the current temperature higher than the set point? If so, run AC, otherwise wait."..

Changing the set point just changes the point where the thermostat will call for the air conditioning system to run.