During this heat wave, SAVE electricity!

[thetrailboss]

It drives me nuts when I walk by shops and stores with their AC's cranked up and the doors WIDE open letting out that cold air! :angry: C'mon!

Our AC is on a timer so it comes on before we get home and we have a cool room.

Save electricity, save money, save the environment.

:beer:

 

[dmc]

I don't even own an AC anymore...

Didnt regret it until last night...

 

[ctenidae]

There's nothing nicer, though, than walking through that cold blast.

We only hav an AC unit in our bedroom that runs for about 1/2 an hour before we go to bed. Makes too much noise to sleep with. Otherwise, it's fans, though I've had the worst time convincing my wife that if it's cooler inside than out, it doesn't help to have a window fan sucking hot air into the room. One day, physics will make sense...

 

[JimG.]

Central A/C was one of the first upgrades I installed in our new home.

I have no clue how folks survive this kind of heat without A/C.

 

[bvibert]

I'm kinda sad to admit that I've become dependant on AC. It nice to walk into a nice cool house though! Reminds me of winter

 

[MichaelJ]

I'd be happy with just a/c in the bedroom, but my apartment has central so I'm certainly not going to complain. I have to run something because I can't sleep in this heat, and also all the computers need to be kept reasonably cool (I run my domain out of my den).

The cats appreciate the a/c, too, even though they'd prefer open windows. Oddly enough, something you might not think of, the litter box benefits from the a/c. Litter will not clump right if it's super-humid and it just becomes one big clay mess.

 

[skijay]

My energy savings:

1. Replaced 3 8000BTU window units with central air. You actually save money going with central air.
The big savings in conjuntion with the CA system for me was the new roof that was installed 3 summers ago. I now have ridge vents over both sections. The attic stays about 5 degrees hotter than the outside air. That helps the ac to work better since the duct work & heat exchanger is in the attic.

2. Replaced an aging dehumidifier in my basement last summer with a new efficient digital model.

3. Run the pool pump at night time. Also having a properly sized pump / filter for your size pool helps.

edit: Once you have central air you will never go back. Every room has the same temperature, inlcuding the bathrooms.

 

[hammer]

I'm kinda sad to admit that I've become dependant on AC. It nice to walk into a nice cool house though! Reminds me of winter

Yep, I know the feeling...I spend all of my workday in a climate-controlled office so it's a challenge to tolerate a house without central A/C.

It's great to walk into a cool house...until my spouse turns up the thermostat. :wink:

 

[Stephen]

It's actually painful to walk outside and get blasted by the haze. Ugh.

-Stephen

 

[teachski]

My AC died and I can't buy a new one right now.

Cold showers, a dip in my sisters, neighbor's, friends, etc. pool, anything to stay cool. This heat is awful. There was 100% humidity earlier today according to underground weather. T-Storms are likely today. I HATE T-Storms!!!!!!!!!

 

[hammer]

My AC died and I can't buy a new one right now.

I feel your pain...my central AC was kaput for a few days last week, and I was amazed how draining it was to be in the heat and humidity when I went home in the evenings...

 

[snowsprite]

I actually have trouble breathing when it gets hotter than 95 degrees and it's humid. I mean, I literally feel like I'm suffocating. I have a touch of asthma and I think that just sets me off. I also have a touch of claustrophobia and for some reason, oppressive heat triggers that little "claustrophobic anxiety."

today I am very grateful for the A/C. We are doing what we can to conserve here at work. We have all the lights off (luckily we have large tinted windows that let in enough light to work). I even turned off my lava lamp at my desk.

Sprite

 

[teachski]

Yes, this heavy, humid air is tough on those of us with asthma. I have been trying to limit activity to keep the threat of an attack down. I can't wait to get into the pool in about an hour. No one has been home all day, so I have to wait till they are. I would NEVER think of going in a pool all alone.

With this heat, the shock of the temp. difference could also cause problems. Please be careful when going to and from AC and getting into a cool pool.

 

[loafer89]

I am also thankful for our central A/C, but even with it on I wake up in the morning to a tangle of two Saint Bernards sucking the coolness out of the tile floor in our bathroom :x

The cold front just came through, and it is now 78F, down from 93F when I came home. Our high was 94F

 

[ALLSKIING]

I am also thankful for our central A/C, but even with it on I wake up in the morning to a tangle of two Saint Bernards sucking the coolness out of the tile floor in our bathroom :x

The cold front just came through, and it is now 78F, down from 93F when I came home. Our high was 94F

Passing by me now

 

[dmc]

I even turned off my lava lamp at my desk.

Sprite

Wow... Way to rough it Sprite!

funny...

 

[snowsprite]

I know. Please don't tell anyone that I was not groovy today though. Thanks!

Sprite

 

[teachski]

We had a terrible storm. Lightening struck the Stetson School, a residential school for boys. I think it hit the old main building, which I believe is now administrative and possibly medical, not dorms. It got struck at about 6:10 and the fire department is still there. I heard it is "fully involved".

In addition to the Thunder and Lightening, the rain came down in a big sheet, I swear we got an inch in 3 minutes, and the wind blew the rain and branches. I was in the center of town, all cars there were forced to pull over because they could not see an inch in front of them. It was kind of freaky.

 

[bvibert]

We had a terrible storm.

So thats where our storm went, we hardly got any rain...

 

[thetrailboss]

Yeah, we missed the storms here in Medfa'.