Yes it would. Cheap and effective. On May 31, 2014 6:34 PM, "Rylaan Gimby" <ryl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> would some tint or shades on the windows also help this cause? > > > On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 6:14 PM, Stefan H.A <stefan...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Tl;dr air conditioning needs to be left on to work. >> >> Didn't we do this discussion to death last summer. We are either going to >> try to air condition the space (which I fully support) or we're not. If we >> are going to use the air conditioner then it should be set to a reasonable >> temp (say 25) and alowed to cycle on and off as required. Walking into a >> 35+ deg space and running the a/c for 2 hours is a waste because it will >> have almost no effect on the temperature, for this reason I think a timer >> is the wrong solution. If we are going to try to open windows at night and >> close them again first thing in the morning (that second part is >> imperative) then we want to turn off the a/c at night and back on in the >> morning. For this I think a set back thermostat would work best. >> >> Isn't the problem we had that someone set the thermostat too low and >> left it that way, so it got way too cold in the space. If the space was >> already a comfortable temp when people walked in they wouldn't mess with >> thermostat. >> /rant >> >> As far as cost, I'm willing to donate towords the power bill in order to >> have a comfortable and usable space. Anyone else? >> On May 31, 2014 5:16 PM, "Adrian Stoness" <tdk.kni...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> it was set to 25c and turned off 2 minuts after i sent that email just >>> came back on 10 mins ago shut it off when i leave >>> >>> >>> On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 5:04 PM, Ian Trump <itr...@octopitech.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I like my Hackerspace ice cold, with twist of lime. Similar to shaken >>>> not stirred. >>>> >>>> However, if the inside temperature of the space climbed to 35+ >>>> degrees; than the A/C may have come on “all by itself”. >>>> >>>> Ian Trump >>>> >>>> From: Adrian Stoness <tdk.kni...@gmail.com> >>>> Reply-To: Discuss SkullSpace <discuss@lists.skullspace.ca> >>>> Date: Saturday, May 31, 2014 at 16:05 >>>> To: Discuss SkullSpace <discuss@lists.skullspace.ca> >>>> Subject: Re: [SkullSpace-Discuss] What jack ass >>>> >>>> just showed up at the space ac was left runing again its helped but >>>> if were guna do this we should maybe put in a sware jar >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 1:30 PM, Ian Trump <itr...@octopitech.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Three things: >>>>> >>>>> 1) Awesome >>>>> 2) EMP resistance is a bonus >>>>> 3) i have a metal duplex box you can have to mount the timer on. >>>>> >>>>> Ian >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>> On 2014-05-31, at 13:18, "Jay Smith" <jayvsm...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I took a quick look at it yesterday. What we have right now is a >>>>> pretty old-school mercury thermostat. It's dead simple to change the wires >>>>> around (screws not solder). >>>>> >>>>> This week I'll pick up one of these: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.intermatic.com/Products/Timers/InWallTimers/Springwound_Auto-Off_Timers/FFCommercialSeries/FF6H.aspx >>>>> and wire it up in series with the thermostat. It looks like I should >>>>> be able to do it without so much as cutting or soldering existing wires. >>>>> It >>>>> won't cost more that $25 and will keep us from running the AC longer then >>>>> we mean to. >>>>> On May 30, 2014 12:46 PM, "Michael K" < >>>>> mkozakew...@icosidodecahedron.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> NO JUSTIN, that’s not what hacker excellence is about! >>>>>> >>>>>> Although I do have one I’m not using. I prefer my analogue mercury >>>>>> switch. >>>>>> >>>>>> *From:* Justin Lacko <jus...@takaji.ca> >>>>>> *Sent:* Friday, May 30, 2014 9:38 AM >>>>>> *To:* Discuss, SkullSpace <discuss@lists.skullspace.ca> >>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [SkullSpace-Discuss] What jack ass >>>>>> >>>>>> Does anyone have a spare electronic thermostat kicking around? It >>>>>> shouldn't be too much work to switch out the old analogue one with a >>>>>> digital one with timer function. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 30 May 2014 15:49, Benjamin Bergman <b...@benbergman.ca> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> As for automating turning it off, I assume that the temperature is >>>>>>> set >>>>>>> with a little lever. If so, we could mount a servo under it that >>>>>>> knocks it to a higher temp setting at around 9:30 or so, then get >>>>>>> sout >>>>>>> of the way again. If the a/c is already off, nothing happens. No need >>>>>>> to automatically turn it on as the servo would be out of the way in >>>>>>> the morning for the next person to use the thermostat. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This would be a fun little into to electronics project someone could >>>>>>> tackle at the next circuit night. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 8:22 AM, Theo Baschak < >>>>>>> theod...@ciscodude.net> wrote: >>>>>>> > I was gonna ask if we could use our combined nerd powers for good >>>>>>> (or awesome) and determine the draw/cost per hour of running the AC? >>>>>>> Throw >>>>>>> up a sign like "an evening of AC costs x"? >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Theo, BOFH >>>>>>> > BOFH excuse ## >>>>>>> > No funny random autoquotes on blackberry >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > -----Original Message----- >>>>>>> > From: Nathan Wild <nathan.w...@gmail.com> >>>>>>> > Sender: discuss-bounces@lists.skullspace.caDate: Fri, 30 May 2014 >>>>>>> 07:41:21 >>>>>>> > To: SkullSpace<discuss@lists.skullspace.ca> >>>>>>> > Reply-To: discuss@lists.skullspace.ca >>>>>>> > Subject: Re: [SkullSpace-Discuss] What jack ass >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >>>>>>> > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss >>>>>>> > Archive: >>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >>>>>>> > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss >>>>>>> > Archive: >>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >>>>>>> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss >>>>>>> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >>>>>> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss >>>>>> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >>>>>> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss >>>>>> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >>>>> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss >>>>> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >>>>> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss >>>>> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >>>> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss >>>> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >>> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss >>> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss >> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >> > > > > -- > Rylaan > > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >
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