The reason that Montag wants Faber to do these things (and
a variety of other things) is so that the Mechanical Hound will not be able to pick up
his (Montag's) scent. He is hoping that he will be able to escape and that the
authorities will not find out that Faber has been helping
him.
The Mechanical Hound works by scent and it has been
given Montag's old flame thrower to smell. Montag wants Faber to do various things to
destroy Montag's scent. By turning on the air conditioning, he will recirculate the air
and Montag's scent will be diluted. By turning on the sprinklers, he will wash Montag's
scent off the sidewalk. By doing these things and others like them, Faber might be able
to trick the Hound and prevent it from picking up Montag's scent. This is why Montag
wants Faber to do these things.
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