transplantbillsfan Posted July 9, 2019 Posted July 9, 2019 I've never had any AC. Not central. Not split. Not window units. Wife and I are finally investing in a split AC system for our house after 14 years of living together in Hawai'i without it.
row_33 Posted July 9, 2019 Posted July 9, 2019 10 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said: This really sounds awful. I keep mine usually at 68-70. i keep telling people at work that's its 80 and they don't believe me or the indoor thermometers in the office if you take out the humidity it is very pleasant
teef Posted July 9, 2019 Posted July 9, 2019 Oh yeah. We have it. I have a wife that likes to be freezing...all...of...the ...time. It’s a source of arguments for us. We actually have two units with two different thermostats. One for the upstairs and one for the downstairs. I get ***** with on two different levels.
Royale with Cheese Posted July 9, 2019 Posted July 9, 2019 2 minutes ago, teef said: Oh yeah. We have it. I have a wife that likes to be freezing...all...of...the ...time. It’s a source of arguments for us. We actually have two units with two different thermostats. One for the upstairs and one for the downstairs. I get ***** with on two different levels. You know she's doing it because she wants to see your nipples.
teef Posted July 9, 2019 Posted July 9, 2019 2 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said: You know she's doing it because she wants to see your nipples. I could do that just as easily with ice cubes. The rest of my body would still be warm then.
Royale with Cheese Posted July 9, 2019 Posted July 9, 2019 41 minutes ago, teef said: I could do that just as easily with ice cubes. The rest of my body would still be warm then. Yeah but ice cubes will make you wet......glistening wet.
teef Posted July 9, 2019 Posted July 9, 2019 1 minute ago, Royale with Cheese said: Yeah but ice cubes will make you wet......glistening wet.
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted July 9, 2019 Posted July 9, 2019 On 7/5/2019 at 10:51 PM, KD in CA said: Very few houses had AC in the 70s or prior, even in warm climates. My dad and grandfather installed an attic fan in the house we grew up in. Worked great, even in a 5 BR house. My parents didn’t put central AC in that house till the early 90s, and that was primarily because they knew it was mandatory for eventually selling the house. are you my lost brother??? never had AC as a "kid" but my pops did have Central AC installed in the late 80's or early 90s otherwise in the summer you had to wear this to stay cool
Misterbluesky Posted July 9, 2019 Posted July 9, 2019 1 hour ago, row_33 said: i keep telling people at work that's its 80 and they don't believe me or the indoor thermometers in the office if you take out the humidity it is very pleasant And some people in our area (wny/Niagara region) and across the states refuse to believe B-low gets much more snowfall than Toronto does.
row_33 Posted July 9, 2019 Posted July 9, 2019 23 minutes ago, Misterbluesky said: And some people in our area (wny/Niagara region) and across the states refuse to believe B-low gets much more snowfall than Toronto does. it's like they built the 401 across Southern Ontario to mark the maximum snowfall belt
ExiledInIllinois Posted July 9, 2019 Posted July 9, 2019 1 hour ago, row_33 said: i keep telling people at work that's its 80 and they don't believe me or the indoor thermometers in the office if you take out the humidity it is very pleasant It's 83° here with 40% humidity. I have the central air cranked to 74° Yesterday... Had windows open. Wife chilled the house... Only got to 68°. House got to 81°, that's bearable... But doable. Thought we'd make it to middle week without having to run AC. Ooops I was wrong!
Misterbluesky Posted July 9, 2019 Posted July 9, 2019 1 hour ago, teef said: Oh yeah. We have it. I have a wife that likes to be freezing...all...of...the ...time. It’s a source of arguments for us. We actually have two units with two different thermostats. One for the upstairs and one for the downstairs. I get ***** with on two different levels. Early sign of menopause. Best of luck to you...
row_33 Posted July 9, 2019 Posted July 9, 2019 25 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: It's 83° here with 40% humidity. I have the central air cranked to 74° Yesterday... Had windows open. Wife chilled the house... Only got to 68°. House got to 81°, that's bearable... But doable. Thought we'd make it to middle week without having to run AC. Ooops I was wrong! my portable unit would have to struggle to get things down to 76 degrees on a very humid day I'm happy
coloradobillsfan Posted July 9, 2019 Posted July 9, 2019 I believe there are more swampers out here than a/c, due to the dry climate The main wall in my living room faces West - I have hit 90 degrees every month of the year due to greenhouse effect. Got a small window a/c unit that I affectionately call my 'cool breeze machine' because you really can't feel it unless you're right in front of it. But as soon as the sun goes down the temp drops quickly and just a window fan is all I need to be comfortable enough to sleep.
ExiledInIllinois Posted July 9, 2019 Posted July 9, 2019 7 minutes ago, row_33 said: my portable unit would have to struggle to get things down to 76 degrees on a very humid day I'm happy My 23 year old Rheem does struggle to 74° on humid days because my windows are original and 23 years old too. Now... Today. My AC kicked on... And went off 40 minutes ago. But humidty is low. Condensay still pisses strung and A-Coil kept clean and dirt, rust free... With a good slope. I added cleanout doors to my A-Coil @ duct. On humid day... It woulf struggle to keep 74°... Which with +3°setpoint is 77°. I probably should run 75°/78°(+3° setpoint on humid days). Just my windows... BUT now, I prefer the AC to run more constant and longer. It's fan/compressor startup that is the energy draw. Running longer is better for the fan/capacitor combo.... Then all that modern high-efficiency BS on/off/on/off crap. That's what arcs the contactor and causes pre-mature wear!
teef Posted July 9, 2019 Posted July 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Misterbluesky said: Early sign of menopause. Best of luck to you... she's 33 so i hope not. she just runs hot. she always has, and i've know her since she was 26.
Misterbluesky Posted July 9, 2019 Posted July 9, 2019 Just now, teef said: she's 33 so i hope not. she just runs hot. she always has, and i've know her since she was 26. You guys are kids..damn.?
KD in CA Posted July 9, 2019 Posted July 9, 2019 On 7/6/2019 at 4:35 AM, SoTier said: My first two cars not only didn't have AC, they only had AM radios. AC in cars was a big time luxury. My parents cars didn’t have AC when I was a kid. We had a ‘72 Vista Cruiser with the auto roll down back window. That provided plenty of air while cruising on I-80 on our way to Minnesota in the summer. In in the mid-80s, my brother an I drove his ‘78 Datsun 510 from San Antonio to SF in July. No AC required. We just made sure to get through Death Valley early in the morning. As for radios, I’m sure I’m not the only one who had an FM converter in their first car. 1
teef Posted July 9, 2019 Posted July 9, 2019 9 minutes ago, Misterbluesky said: You guys are kids..damn.? i'm a couple of months shy of 42, but i'm the eye candy in the relationship. 1
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