How often do you have your aircon on?
#1
How often do you have your aircon on?
Well it's bloody hot here today, 35 degrees at one point. I hate putting the aircon on but I just couldn't help myself.
My husband would have it on as soon as he comes home from work until we go to bed in in this heat (but he does have a manual job so he loves to cool down).
Why do I feel guilty about using it? Is it because I'm a tight arse and just think about how much it's costing me
My husband would have it on as soon as he comes home from work until we go to bed in in this heat (but he does have a manual job so he loves to cool down).
Why do I feel guilty about using it? Is it because I'm a tight arse and just think about how much it's costing me
#2
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Re: How often do you have your aircon on?
Well it's bloody hot here today, 35 degrees at one point. I hate putting the aircon on but I just couldn't help myself.
My husband would have it on as soon as he comes home from work until we go to bed in in this heat (but he does have a manual job so he loves to cool down).
Why do I feel guilty about using it? Is it because I'm a tight arse and just think about how much it's costing me
My husband would have it on as soon as he comes home from work until we go to bed in in this heat (but he does have a manual job so he loves to cool down).
Why do I feel guilty about using it? Is it because I'm a tight arse and just think about how much it's costing me
I don't use ours much really, now and again in temps above 35c. I think i have got used to the heat and it doesn't affect me too much now.
When we do put it on we get too cold too soon
#3
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Joined: Mar 2007
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Re: How often do you have your aircon on?
Well it's bloody hot here today, 35 degrees at one point. I hate putting the aircon on but I just couldn't help myself.
My husband would have it on as soon as he comes home from work until we go to bed in in this heat (but he does have a manual job so he loves to cool down).
Why do I feel guilty about using it? Is it because I'm a tight arse and just think about how much it's costing me
My husband would have it on as soon as he comes home from work until we go to bed in in this heat (but he does have a manual job so he loves to cool down).
Why do I feel guilty about using it? Is it because I'm a tight arse and just think about how much it's costing me
#4
Re: How often do you have your aircon on?
Actually, here I am sat in the family room on the computer - without the aircon.
My lad is sitting in the front room with his mates watching a dvd - with the aircon on. I went in to sit down and cool off and there they were all comfortable on my sofa nice and cool
My lad is sitting in the front room with his mates watching a dvd - with the aircon on. I went in to sit down and cool off and there they were all comfortable on my sofa nice and cool
#5
Re: How often do you have your aircon on?
Well it's bloody hot here today, 35 degrees at one point. I hate putting the aircon on but I just couldn't help myself.
My husband would have it on as soon as he comes home from work until we go to bed in in this heat (but he does have a manual job so he loves to cool down).
Why do I feel guilty about using it? Is it because I'm a tight arse and just think about how much it's costing me
My husband would have it on as soon as he comes home from work until we go to bed in in this heat (but he does have a manual job so he loves to cool down).
Why do I feel guilty about using it? Is it because I'm a tight arse and just think about how much it's costing me
#6
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Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 10,375
Re: How often do you have your aircon on?
Well it's bloody hot here today, 35 degrees at one point. I hate putting the aircon on but I just couldn't help myself.
My husband would have it on as soon as he comes home from work until we go to bed in in this heat (but he does have a manual job so he loves to cool down).
Why do I feel guilty about using it? Is it because I'm a tight arse and just think about how much it's costing me
My husband would have it on as soon as he comes home from work until we go to bed in in this heat (but he does have a manual job so he loves to cool down).
Why do I feel guilty about using it? Is it because I'm a tight arse and just think about how much it's costing me
We did not use AC last 3 summers, this one using for 4/5 hours most days, limit the use as VERY expensive to run.
Was in brisbane this morning maroochydore this afternoon, official temps on the gov website are 31 and 28, it is much hotter than that.
Looks like the traditional qld summers have returned, although it hasnt rained for a few days and this is not that humid, cant wait for that to come back again. I spent 15 minutes in the sun/shade yesterday, no sunblock but a hat, and am burnt from that.
I am finding the heat at the moment more like perth or melb heat, more dry, not humid like it was last week, but I guess the winds are coming from the west so it would be. Furnace type breeze at the moment, supposed to change to SE tonight.
#7
Re: How often do you have your aircon on?
we now have two reverse cycle units (had evaporative at the other house). So far I've had them on once, which was Sunday and incredibly hot.
I find a dip in the pool is better than any airconditioning for cooling off
I find a dip in the pool is better than any airconditioning for cooling off
#8
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Re: How often do you have your aircon on?
I'm more than happy to compromise and let him use it as long as its not on all the time (thereby hangs the problem!) and I'm on nights a lot so he can have it to his hearts content then.
At least the one in this house cuts out at a certain temperature. Where he lived when I first moved here there was no temp control so it just kept getting colder and colder - I remember typing on BE with blue fingers, wearing woolly gloves in mid summer
#9
Re: How often do you have your aircon on?
We have used ours twice this summer so far. I normally just open up the doors and windows but if it hits 35 plus and no breeze then we struggle. Our most expensive bill last year for 2 months was $506 which includes running our pool.
#10
Re: How often do you have your aircon on?
I use it when I need it and don't when I don't.
Have you tried having a bucket or bowl of water in the room as well. Should help
Real difference of opinion in our house. The Bloke loves it, I loathe it - dries the air out, and I don't like the draught that comes from it.
I'm more than happy to compromise and let him use it as long as its not on all the time (thereby hangs the problem!) and I'm on nights a lot so he can have it to his hearts content then.
At least the one in this house cuts out at a certain temperature. Where he lived when I first moved here there was no temp control so it just kept getting colder and colder - I remember typing on BE with blue fingers, wearing woolly gloves in mid summer
I'm more than happy to compromise and let him use it as long as its not on all the time (thereby hangs the problem!) and I'm on nights a lot so he can have it to his hearts content then.
At least the one in this house cuts out at a certain temperature. Where he lived when I first moved here there was no temp control so it just kept getting colder and colder - I remember typing on BE with blue fingers, wearing woolly gloves in mid summer
#11
Re: How often do you have your aircon on?
Has anyone managed with just ceiling fans? I've heard people saying how noisy and environmentally unfriendly it is and in the old days they just had fans.
#12
Re: How often do you have your aircon on?
We had just ceiling fans in our rental and I would never ever do it again. Mine isn't noisy, not sure of the environmental impact.
#13
Auntie Fa
Joined: Nov 2006
Location: Seattle
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Re: How often do you have your aircon on?
Aircon dries my skin and gives me sinus and headache problems - I avoid it.
#14
Re: How often do you have your aircon on?
Interesting. So Northernbird did you think a fan was not enough?
Phew. You must be sweltering in Sydney. Can you use stand up fans at least?
Phew. You must be sweltering in Sydney. Can you use stand up fans at least?
#15
Re: How often do you have your aircon on?
Not that often really only in the really hot days, well theres not a massive call for it anyway living in Melbourne...