Flick of the Elbow
Guru
- Location
- Pentlands & West Lothian
East coast of Scotland, no need of aircon here.
In Praise of Air Conditioning
- Thread starter Drago
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Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
- Location
- Plymouth
Out of interest, is running costs for A/C about the same as for a fridge? I mean, it must be pretty much the same thing but with no door?
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Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
I've never worked it out, but it's not huge. Certainly in the winter when I'm home alone I run it in reverse to keep the place warm and it's much cheaper than running the central heating.
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Air con ? i dont have it in the car let alone the house .
Borrowed next doors hedge trimmer for the one bush we have in the garden that needs a good prune, by the time i had clipped and cleared up the offcuts i had to have a shower .
Borrowed next doors hedge trimmer for the one bush we have in the garden that needs a good prune, by the time i had clipped and cleared up the offcuts i had to have a shower .
No it's running more often. Think of it in heating terms. Here are my barn Aircon electric consumption. Bear in mind it's a big area, so not totally representing a conventional house setup. I run it 24/7
wiggydiggy
Guru
Peaked at 26.2c in lounge today, luckily I only go in it later in the day as I couldn't sit in that all day. Porch hit 29c and that's with the doors and windows open 
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Peaked at 26.2c in lounge today, luckily I only go in it later in the day as I couldn't sit in that all day. Porch hit 29c and that's with the doors and windows open
last couple of nights in been hovering around 30 c in the bedroom at 10 pm
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Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
See, I cant have that. Mrs D has MS and such heat can make her very ill, hence having AC at all.
OldShep
Veteran
- Location
- South West Scotland
Had my split unit for 15 years and in that time I’ve used it 3 days for cooling. Scotland we had a high of 19C yesterday.
On the other hand it’s used for heating about 8 months each year.
On the other hand it’s used for heating about 8 months each year.
wiggydiggy
Guru
My old house it did that, late 1800s stone built. Very thick walls that just absorbed and retained all heat.
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Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
I recently had solar film fitted in the lounge as it was getting toastier than breakfast time at Hiroshima.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Domestic A/C units ,with an air duct like a tumble drier, are grotesquely inefficient. They cost a lot more to run than a fridge.
Lady Slowmotion solved her overheating problem by going for a big shop in a local supermarket yesterday.
Lady Slowmotion solved her overheating problem by going for a big shop in a local supermarket yesterday.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Our portable unit uses 1KWh. Monitored it with a Smart Plug last year.
