Use the A/C or move to a state that has a climate that you're more suited for so you don't have to burn energy to keep things at a livable temperature in your home?
Rely more heavily on fans. They go a long way, unless you live in the desert AC should not be strictly needed.Use the A/C or move to a state that has a climate that you're more suited for so you don't have to burn energy to keep things at a livable temperature in your home?
Rely more heavily on fans. They go a long way, unless you live in the desert AC should not be strictly needed.
So does mine, and I make do with fans. I have a portable A/C, but I haven't used it in 2-3 years due to the increasing power costs.I am no where near a desert and temps can drop here in the winter to 40 degrees below zero with wind chill. During the summer months and depending on outside temperatures, my apartment gets up to 90 degrees F so A/C is strictly needed with or without fans.
If you can't stand cold... use fricking sweaters.Use the A/C or move to a state that has a climate that you're more suited for so you don't have to burn energy to keep things at a livable temperature in your home?
90F. That’s pretty hot indoors. Rather than A/C, try to have petter airflow. When I lived in a 2 story house, I’d have a couple of windows, that face the wind, open. Then upstairs, have a couple of windows open at the opposite end of the house. The air was warm, but it kept moving. Just having the air moving came make a noticeable difference.
90F. That’s pretty hot indoors. Rather than A/C, try to have petter airflow. When I lived in a 2 story house, I’d have a couple of windows, that face the wind, open. Then upstairs, have a couple of windows open at the opposite end of the house. The air was warm, but it kept moving. Just having the air moving came make a noticeable difference.
As someone who has lived in the humid humid southern USA with a broken ac during the summer, and during week and longer power outages during hurricanes and relied on generators, gonna have to heavily disagree on this one. At some point fans just push humid hot air around and dont do anything.Rely more heavily on fans. They go a long way, unless you live in the desert AC should not be strictly needed.
Areas with high humidity are the exception, I suppose. I travel to Singapore sometimes and having stayed there with a broken AC once or twice, it was just about bearable with an indoor temp of 29C, but I would not wish to repeat it. That said a dehumidifier can solve that, but they do use a bit of power (a lot more than a fan if you need to dehumidify your entire home), they take some time to have an effect so pretty much need to be left on almost all the time, and need to be emptied out regularly. And I believe they also produce a bit of heat which will counteract some of the benefit from having drier air.As someone who has lived in the humid humid southern USA with a broken ac during the summer, and during week and longer power outages during hurricanes and relied on generators, gonna have to heavily disagree on this one. At some point fans just push humid hot air around and dont do anything.
A/C by itself is not that harmful, it's the energy it takes to do get you comfortable.
The heat is produced in the compressor which is usually outside (unless you use a portable AC) so the heat generated is not an issue.A/Cs also generate heat to produce cold, so no, the energy consumption is not the only drawback.
You're also actively making the (already hot) area hotter by using A/Cs.
That said, just use your A/C, but try using solar power whenever you can.
Make it a project!Just put in a walk in cooler in your house, then you can sleep right next to your food and beer.
That's the point.The heat is produced in the compressor which is usually outside (unless you use a portable AC) so the heat generated is not an issue.
The inside unit is not much more than a fan which blows on a radiator.