Why are my fans working so hard? Why is my Air running so hot?

I picked up my 2012 MacBook Air in December. The first two months with the device were great, but then I quickly started to notice a slew of build quality and other sporadic issues. I made a thread a few weeks back about my trackpad that seems to click with the slightest bit of pressure (despite "tap-to-click" functionality being turned off) and after much research, discovered that it's an issue people have dealt with in the past. When I started noticing the issue, I noticed that it would only happen after the computer had been turned on for a little while and started to warm up.
Since then, my Air has started to heat up EXTREMELY quickly, causing the fans to work overtime. Coupled with the heat the computer is giving off, my battery life is suffering sufficiently. I was once able to get 5 hours of battery life with my usage, but now I'm lucky if I get three.
I've had three trips to local Apple Stores and they've all resulted in Apple's faux "Geniuses" telling me that there's nothing wrong with my machine, because they're never able to replicate the problem with a cold boot. I have another appointment today and I'm heading to the mall to get some work done BEFORE the appointment so my computer is nice and warm.
Anyone else experiencing these issues? Have you found a fix? Has Apple replaced your parts/machine? I'm really at wits end; I've had horrible luck with my Apple products this year and I just want it to end.

Do you have pets? If so, a lot of dust and lint may be inside your Macbook Air. Mine has the same issue. It heats up, and usually I have to run a fan on it while playing heavy games like World of Warcraft and such. You can get it cleaned by a professional at Best Buy or other tech stores. Or you could take it apart you're self. I don't suggest this if you've never dealt with taking apart a computer, as you, or any of the computer parts could get shocked.

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why my macbook air getting so hot, fan running, and burning through the battery fast?

are you playing intense games on your Air?
If so, that would be the reason
More details necessary for evaluation, please

Why is my Macbook running so hot?

I have a 2.16 GHz Core 2 Duo Macbook from late 2007, recently replaced the hard drive with a 250GB, upgraded to 10.6.8, and installed 4Gb RAM. Before all of the upgrades and still now, it constantly runs very hot. I keep it on a hard flat desktop surface and even when I just have iTunes running and a browser open to NYTimes or something with no running flash or video, it runs so hot the fan is on nearly constantly. I bought a laptop fan but it doesn't seem to help. CPU is generally 140 degrees F or higher.
This has only started in the last 6-9 months; up until then everything was fine and running cool, or at least if not cool then the fan wasn't coming on so frequently. What could be going on?

The first thing I would look at is Activity Monitor (Utilities folder)....select the CPU tab and from the drop down menu at the top of that window select 'All Processes' and see if something is using an inordinate amount of CPU cycles...double or triple digit percents....
....also try reseting the SMC...
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964

Why is my computer running so hot?

Recently, my MacBook Pro has been running very hot. According to the iStat Widget the processor is running as high as 190 F. I know this is way too hot, and the fans are always on full speed.
However, when I take the battery out, it runs about 40 F cooler. Also, the battery drains in less than an hour, and I just got a new battery a few days ago.
I have already made an appointment with the "Geniuses" but I was wondering if anybody has any idea what the heck is going on.

However, when I take the battery out, it runs about 40 F cooler.
Which happens because the OS throttles the CPU back to 1 GHz when you run on AC without the battery.
As Templeton indicates, most likely you have a rogue process. Failed print jobs, certain widgets, etc., can do this.

Why is my macbook running so hot and what to do about it?

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a cooling pad has helped mine.

Idle Temp of 28C (82F) !!! ...but are the fans working?

Ok now that I have your attention :P
Seriously though here is my info, as no one has really posted everything about their MBP's when posting their temps.
CPU on Idle
- A cold boot (was off for few hours)
ambient (room) temp, 15C:
MBP feels like its been in the fridge and starts up with 8C cpu temp. It gets up to 15C, then 24C and stays in mid 30's after 5-10% cpu usage.
- Waking up from sleep
ambient temp, 17C:
MPB feels normal, idle temp of 28-38C.
- Has been on for several hours
ambient temp, 17C:
If I'm not running many apps it may idle at 38C/41C.
Other times (like now) 46C. MBP feels warm but not hot.
High CPU Usage
When running 'yes > /dev/null' in Terminal or ripping a CD cpu temp gets to around 75-80C. But will cool quickly once processor is idle again, to around 45-50C.
Medium CPU Usage
Let's say 20-50% cpu, this is rough guide, I get temp of mid 50's and sometimes above 60C.
(Note: I used Temperature Monitor for temps, and had usually an ambient temp of 17C, though it might be a little warmer. I also have the firmware update from factory).
Other info:
Boot ROM Version: MBP11.0055.B03
SMC Version: 1.2f10
And yes I do have a question ^_^;
Is the faint woosh on the left of the keyboard the HD fan or the CPU fan?? Many people are saying with the new firmware their fans run constantly. I initially thought this must be one of the fans.
MacBook Pro 15" 2GHz, 512MB, Week 28 Mac OS X (10.4.7) AMD Desktop 2.1GHz, 512MB, WinXP (SP1)

Those are normal temperatures.
The left fan runs at low speed even when the CPU temps are low. The fans will ramp up, with the right fan running at higher CPU temps. Even with the CPUs running flat out the fans are pretty quiet, especially compared to my old TiBook. During the Hardware Test routines you can hear the fans come on for a short time.
If sensors fail or disconnect the fans will run at full speed constantly. Several people who did the "thermal grease fix" broke sensor connections and had that problem. Speaking of which, I'm glad that thermal grease topic seems to have come to a well-deserved end.

Why is my Macbook Pro 2.33 so hot and why are my fans on so high?

So, I'm sitting here with just Safari 3.1.1 open with just this single page, nothing else running on my machine, 3GB of RAM, and activity monitor reports a total 3.5% CPU usage. Why is my Macbook Pro hot like it's really working (not something-is-broken hot, just the temperature I'd expect with Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash all open at the same time) and why are the fans running like a jet engine?
No weird errors in the console, Spotlight isn't indexing, nothing special in the Dashboard, lots of spare space on the HD, permissions repaired, disks have been checked, I turned off icon previewing on the desktop, top doesn't report anything more than Activity Monitor does -- it really seems like my machine is genuinely wheezing at 3.5%. I was just asked if I wouldn't mind working in another room because my machine is so noisy. You heard me right, my Macbook Pro is getting me kicked out of places.
I've put up with the clump of dead pixels, airport connection issues, now-useless DVD burner that an Apple update bricked, and early battery death, but this one is just boggling. If anyone has any advice I'd be grateful.

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
Do you have iStatPro? You can download it from the Apple site and see what it is that is running so hot. Under the low usage you describe, the fans should be idling silently. And you might be able to tell what is getting so hot.
If Activity Monitor doesn't show anything, then you might want to run the extended version of the Apple Hardware Test. It sounds like something is getting very hot. If there is a hardware problem, then you should get one or more error codes. The Apple Hardware Test is on Install Disc #1 of the gray discs that came with your Mac--you boot to it by holding down "D". Instructions are on the disc and on the screen.
Also, be sure you have "All Processes" selected on the Activity Monitor. And the boxes at the bottom should be mostly black with very little red or green at 3.5% CPU usage. Given all the symptoms, I am surprised that there is not some process running amok in the background.
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