I used to keep it warmer, but my wife likes it cool. it seems to help control her allergies better, perhaps because it moves more air.
Paul > On Aug 19, 2020, at 5:58 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> wrote: > > 71 is a bit cool by my standards. We generally try for 74 or 75 in hot > weather. Even my Alaskan Malamute seems OK with that. > > Dan Matyola > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > > > >> On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 2:43 PM Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> I have two large central air conditioning units, one for the upper floor >> and another for the main floor and lower level. They are both set to >> maintain 71 degrees F, which they can do when outdoor temps hit 90 while >> running only a couple of hours a day. The house is well insulated and >> shaded by trees for much of the day. July saw at least ten days of 90 >> degree weather. My electric bill was about $200. Our stove and ovens are >> electric as well. My wife has severe allergies and is totally miserable in >> summer without AC. Each unit is fitted with an electrostatic air cleaner >> and accordion filter, so they reduce allergens significantly. >> >> Paul >> >>>> On Aug 19, 2020, at 1:55 PM, Steve Cottrell <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> On 19/8/20, Bob Pdml, discombobulated, unleashed: >>> >>>> Maybe. It's only a week. >>>> >>>> There are all sorts of strategies for coping, many of which Ralf has >>>> outlined, and most of the world copes without AC. We lived in hot and >>>> humid countries for years without AC. If it's your normal climate you, >>>> er, acclimatise... >>>> >>>> It's not our normal climate here and right-thinking people should be >>>> horrified at the idea of using AC in this country. If that seems like >>>> the solution then something is going very wrong indeed and rather than >>>> adding to the problem we need to be looking at other ways to cope with >>>> it until we have reversed the problem. That means adapting our homes and >>>> the way we live by taking lessons from the people whose normal climate >>>> this is and who have developed techniques over millennia for dealing >> with it. >>>> >>>> But in the short term yes, maybe you just have to put up with it for a >> week. >>> >>> Sorry but I don't understand that way of thinking. >>> >>> By those terms, in the middle of winter, I should only use the central >> heating up to a certain point and just 'make do' while shivering in the >> cold. >>> >>> I use a portable air conditioner, which uses a fan and a compressor >> requiring electricity. We live in a modest 2.5 bedroom house built in the >> 1980s which is fairly energy efficient. The upstairs gets very hot (even >> with curtains closed and signs on the window saying 'fuck off hot weather') >> and prevents proper sleeping patterns, leading to inability to cope. I put >> it on up there for a couple of hours to cool the room down to match the >> outside temps so we can at least sleep better. >>> >>> My father use to (and still does) say things like >>> >>>> It's not our normal climate here and right-thinking people should be >>>> horrified at the idea of using AC in this country. >>> >>> I point out to him that both Adolf Hitler and Donald J Trump were >> clearly right-thinking people. I'm obviously not. >>> >>> I will now quietly fuck back off to my decadent lifestyle. >>> >>> Good evening. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Cheers >>> Cotty >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
