The Air Conditioner Thread

I intend to get rid of my refrigerant ac and install an evaporative cooler ac. they work splendidly in desert environments and use about 70-80% less energy.

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ohhai you above me. I posted before reading the second page. :wavey:

Evaporative coolers can generally use the same ducting as your normal ac, though sometimes you might need to get larger piping, as there's usually more air flowing from evaporative coolers. Because of that moving air, they "feel" about 5 degrees cooler than it actually is. as for room to put it, they could very well go where your ac currently is.

I intend to also get a solar water heater (hell, just putting that thing outside would probably get it more than hot enough...)

Although it doesn't often get past 100 here, 90 degrees plus 80%+ humidity can make an unpleasant combination.

air conditioning you can stay quiet all night.

Arnock wrote:Although it doesn't often get past 100 here, 90 degrees plus 80%+ humidity can make an unpleasant combination.

I tell people I'd rather have 110 dry heat than 90 with lots of humidity.

Mine is an indoor unit with a hose that connects to the window. My windows weren't great for propping a window unit in. My computer superheats my bedroom and I've worked graveyard shift for 10 years so having a cool room to sleep during the day in the summer was paramount. Best 300 bucks I've ever spent.

Melathys wrote:

Arnock wrote:Although it doesn't often get past 100 here, 90 degrees plus 80%+ humidity can make an unpleasant combination.

I tell people I'd rather have 110 dry heat than 90 with lots of humidity.

very much this

I definitely miss my old apt's central air... we ran that thing from march - september almost non-stop (electric was included with the rent... was wonderful) My ac unit now is wall mounted in the living room, so my room tends to get pretty hot while I'm trying to sleep... (I sleep during the afternoon since I work 3rd shift). Fans help a ton to move the air from the living room into mine...