I've heard people mention here that they don't have A/C in their house or apartment. I was curious just how many do, and for those who don't, how do you stay cool?
Our Australian friends will need to draw on memory cells here since they're not currently worried about staying cool
We had evaporative A/C in our house until 2002 when I had a refrigerated unit installed. The house has central AC/heating with ducts in every room.
Edit: Because of the heat here in the summer, the standard size A/C for our house is 4 tons (48,000 BTU). That's for a 2100 square foot 2-storey house with lots of windows.
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Refrigerated. If the house didn't have it, I installed it. There were times in Texas when it got used in January and February!
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I live in Pennsylvania, outside of Philadelphia. Here in August it can get a tad uncomfortable.. humidity that is...
Since my home is 80 years old central air was never put in. (and will be tough add-on in the coming years) so we have 6 window units cranking during the day (about 3 1/2 tons of air) ... the rooms are quite comfortable. And the utility company is very happy with me. -
Not much call for air con here, althoughit is pretty hot at the moment.
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Very noisy ceiling fan. I am always worried that it will fall and decapitate me because it is so wobbly.
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"Nuclear Powered" 4-Ton Refrigerated A/C for a 1,568 square-foot house. I run the thermostat at 75° all summer long.
Nirvana... -
I wanted to put more than one answer since I use AC and ceiling fans combined to keep cool but oh well.
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central air
ceiling fans
pool
lake
beer
all of the above"Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems." - Rene Descartes (1596-1650) -
Originally Posted by indolikaa
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Originally Posted by Capmaster
Rarely a problem here. It usually dips into the low 60's at night. A few well-placed window fans do the trick...
If you don't mind the occasional skunk, that is. -
Swimming pool
Air conditioning
Trips to beach
Lots of beverages
Our Australian friends will need to draw on memory cells here since they're not currently worried about staying cool -
Originally Posted by pacmania_2001
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100+ year old house, no central a/c. we have a window a/c in the bedroom, and several fans throughout the house.
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I just roll down the windows and drive down a shaded road
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wouldn't know where to get an air con system if i wanted one....
It's only hot about 4 weeks a year here. my radiator has been off since january and my window open ever since. it gets hot with the computers, 32" TV, amp, 160 watts of light and me in here. -
Crank up the AC, and lie on a leather couch in your all-together!
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I use
Evap when the humidity is low
A/C when the humidity is high
Natural when the weather permits
I always use ceiling fans
I have a floor fan next to my computer
So for me, it would be all but the sweating method -
Originally Posted by Capmaster
We also have quite high humidity levels here. -
Originally Posted by pacmania_2001
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Ok, with all this talk about AC, now I'm mad!
<** begin rant **>
It is really not that hot here. The last few weeks, the average high has been low 90's. Whenever the wife uses the car, she cranks the AC all the way up! Of course, the mileage then drops through the asphalt! She never stops for gas, she always waits for me to do it. Now while gas prices have dropped a bit (we actually have one station in town below the $2.00/gal mark), with a 26 gallon tank, it's just not cheap to keep filling this beast up! I can understand if the baby is in the car, just she does this if she's alone too!
Roll down the f'ing window, bitch! The car is moving. There's plenty of airflow.
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central air
ceiling fans
pool (have one but didn't open it this year)
Iced Tea
Ice Water
Ice
Sticking your head in the freezer 8)
Actually this a very mild Summer compared to the past few years - I'm not complaining -
Originally Posted by tekkieman
Your tank would cost me $152 to fill compared to less then $52 you have to pay! -
You forgot the most obvious alternate to air conditioning: go naked
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Originally Posted by flaninacupboard
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Originally Posted by flaninacupboard
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Originally Posted by stiltman
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Originally Posted by Craig Tucker
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You forgot masturbating wildly then letting your wife blow on you.
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