Talking of hot ....
Aug 10th 2007, 3:33 am
#92
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Re: Talking of hot ....
I am going to be a Lesbian for a while
Aug 10th 2007, 3:33 am
#93
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Re: Talking of hot ....
You must have a swamp cooler? My house is only AC 
I wish I had dual cooling
I keep it at 80F except at night when I set it at 75F. It's pretty humid here now so ceiling and tower fans aren't so effective as they are when it's dry. But the cost of the electricity used during the summer is offset by the warm winters. Rarely last winter did I need to turn the heating on so my gas bills are next to nothing.
I wish I had dual coolingI keep it at 80F except at night when I set it at 75F. It's pretty humid here now so ceiling and tower fans aren't so effective as they are when it's dry. But the cost of the electricity used during the summer is offset by the warm winters. Rarely last winter did I need to turn the heating on so my gas bills are next to nothing.
Aug 10th 2007, 5:18 am
#95
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Re: Talking of hot ....
82f day and night, bills right now $320 per month...
Aug 10th 2007, 6:00 am
#98
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Re: Talking of hot ....
I'd faint if I got a $800 leccy bill!
TruBrit, you sure you haven't got a 30-year-old aircon and someone's shoved a pillow into some of the ductwork? It seems really high unless you have mega sq footage.
I have about 2900 sq feet and due to an ageing aircon and ductwork designed by monkeys, the bills are high in an average summer.... topping $300. It doesn't help that I have loads of windows though they do have solar screens. The aircon will probably need replacing this winter; it needs it NOW but I've had to put it off until we had two regular incomes. We've been blessed with the weird cool rainy weather which has gifted us with $150 leccy bills. August's bill will suck, and the aircon is struggling now. A new aircon will lower our bills significantly.
While we are gone the temp is up to 81 F (any hotter than that would be cruel to the cats IMHO); when we're back, it's down to 76. I'm much more comfortable if it's at 74, but the system has to really work hard in this heat to get there even at night. I'm sensitive to heat due to medication I take, so when it is at 78 as it was when my autocratic brother lived here, I really suffer.
While I grew up in a climate where sleep meant being stuck on top of the thin sheets sweating and staring at the ceiling, I too like snuggling under a duvet and keeping it cooler. Perhaps instead of a heating blanket I need a cooling blanket.
Winters are far easier with natural gas bills at around $100-$150 absolute max per month. It's always interesting, that first day that I turn the heat on after months of air con.... like the heater has to remember how to work!
TruBrit, you sure you haven't got a 30-year-old aircon and someone's shoved a pillow into some of the ductwork? It seems really high unless you have mega sq footage.
I have about 2900 sq feet and due to an ageing aircon and ductwork designed by monkeys, the bills are high in an average summer.... topping $300. It doesn't help that I have loads of windows though they do have solar screens. The aircon will probably need replacing this winter; it needs it NOW but I've had to put it off until we had two regular incomes. We've been blessed with the weird cool rainy weather which has gifted us with $150 leccy bills. August's bill will suck, and the aircon is struggling now. A new aircon will lower our bills significantly.
While we are gone the temp is up to 81 F (any hotter than that would be cruel to the cats IMHO); when we're back, it's down to 76. I'm much more comfortable if it's at 74, but the system has to really work hard in this heat to get there even at night. I'm sensitive to heat due to medication I take, so when it is at 78 as it was when my autocratic brother lived here, I really suffer.
While I grew up in a climate where sleep meant being stuck on top of the thin sheets sweating and staring at the ceiling, I too like snuggling under a duvet and keeping it cooler. Perhaps instead of a heating blanket I need a cooling blanket.
Winters are far easier with natural gas bills at around $100-$150 absolute max per month. It's always interesting, that first day that I turn the heat on after months of air con.... like the heater has to remember how to work!
Aug 10th 2007, 6:15 am
#99
Joined: Mar 2003
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Re: Talking of hot ....
I'd faint if I got a $800 leccy bill!
TruBrit, you sure you haven't got a 30-year-old aircon and someone's shoved a pillow into some of the ductwork? It seems really high unless you have mega sq footage.
I have about 2900 sq feet and due to an ageing aircon and ductwork designed by monkeys, the bills are high in an average summer.... topping $300. It doesn't help that I have loads of windows though they do have solar screens. The aircon will probably need replacing this winter; it needs it NOW but I've had to put it off until we had two regular incomes. We've been blessed with the weird cool rainy weather which has gifted us with $150 leccy bills. August's bill will suck, and the aircon is struggling now. A new aircon will lower our bills significantly.
While we are gone the temp is up to 81 F (any hotter than that would be cruel to the cats IMHO); when we're back, it's down to 76. I'm much more comfortable if it's at 74, but the system has to really work hard in this heat to get there even at night. I'm sensitive to heat due to medication I take, so when it is at 78 as it was when my autocratic brother lived here, I really suffer.
While I grew up in a climate where sleep meant being stuck on top of the thin sheets sweating and staring at the ceiling, I too like snuggling under a duvet and keeping it cooler. Perhaps instead of a heating blanket I need a cooling blanket.
Winters are far easier with natural gas bills at around $100-$150 absolute max per month. It's always interesting, that first day that I turn the heat on after months of air con.... like the heater has to remember how to work!
TruBrit, you sure you haven't got a 30-year-old aircon and someone's shoved a pillow into some of the ductwork? It seems really high unless you have mega sq footage.
I have about 2900 sq feet and due to an ageing aircon and ductwork designed by monkeys, the bills are high in an average summer.... topping $300. It doesn't help that I have loads of windows though they do have solar screens. The aircon will probably need replacing this winter; it needs it NOW but I've had to put it off until we had two regular incomes. We've been blessed with the weird cool rainy weather which has gifted us with $150 leccy bills. August's bill will suck, and the aircon is struggling now. A new aircon will lower our bills significantly.
While we are gone the temp is up to 81 F (any hotter than that would be cruel to the cats IMHO); when we're back, it's down to 76. I'm much more comfortable if it's at 74, but the system has to really work hard in this heat to get there even at night. I'm sensitive to heat due to medication I take, so when it is at 78 as it was when my autocratic brother lived here, I really suffer.
While I grew up in a climate where sleep meant being stuck on top of the thin sheets sweating and staring at the ceiling, I too like snuggling under a duvet and keeping it cooler. Perhaps instead of a heating blanket I need a cooling blanket.
Winters are far easier with natural gas bills at around $100-$150 absolute max per month. It's always interesting, that first day that I turn the heat on after months of air con.... like the heater has to remember how to work!
Aug 10th 2007, 6:24 am
#100
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Re: Talking of hot ....
my own is 13 years old and even though it hasn't died yet, I know that the SEER rating is a lot lower than most of the new models, and I don't want it to actually die because with my luck it'll be well hot outside.
Aug 10th 2007, 6:34 am
#101
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Re: Talking of hot ....
new ones start at 13 ..now and you are going to need at least a 4 ton
probably 5 ... mucha costa
Aug 10th 2007, 6:51 am
#102
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Re: Talking of hot ....
Santa will have a hell of a time stuffing that down my chimney.
Aug 10th 2007, 11:58 am
#103
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Aug 10th 2007, 5:27 pm
#104
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Re: Talking of hot ....
It's been nice and foggy here in San Francisco the last few days. I actually thought I might have to put the heat on for a while in my apartment last night Nice and sunny today though.
Nice and sunny today though.
Aug 10th 2007, 5:35 pm
#105
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Re: Talking of hot ....
[QUOTE=snowbunny;5171508]
TruBrit, you sure you haven't got a 30-year-old aircon and someone's shoved a pillow into some of the ductwork?
inQUOTE]
no such luck...newish house and all is checked when we have our annual service but tks, good thinking batwoman.
TruBrit, you sure you haven't got a 30-year-old aircon and someone's shoved a pillow into some of the ductwork?
inQUOTE]
no such luck...newish house and all is checked when we have our annual service but tks, good thinking batwoman.