In Praise of Air Conditioning

[Electric_Andy]

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?

 

[Drago]

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?

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.

 

[cyberknight]

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 .

 

[CXRAndy]

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?

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

 

[cyberknight]

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

 

[Drago]

last couple of nights in been hovering around 30 c in the bedroom at 10 pm

See, I cant have that. Mrs D has MS and such heat can make her very ill, hence having AC at all.

 

[presta]

Yesterday at about 5pm I measured 30.1 in the shade outside, 28.8 in here with the sun coming in through the French window, 25 in the lounge, 26.6.in the hall & 26.2 in the bedroom at bedtime.

 

[Gillstay]

I have a unit in this house and never used it, so if anyone wants one. Its free in Worcester area.

 

[OldShep]

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.

 

[Drago]

Yesterday at about 5pm I measured 30.1 in the shade outside, 28.8 in here with the sun coming in through the French window, 25 in the lounge, 26.6.in the hall & 26.2 in the bedroom at bedtime.

I recently had solar film fitted in the lounge as it was getting toastier than breakfast time at Hiroshima.

 

[slowmotion]

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.

 

[fossyant]

Our portable unit uses 1KWh. Monitored it with a Smart Plug last year.

 

[Drago]

My fixed units are nominally rated at 0.25 KWh.

 

[cyberknight]

My old house it did that, late 1800s stone built. Very thick walls that just absorbed and retained all heat.

yeah mine around 1955-60 with cavity wall .

 

[albion]

North East England. Perfect summer with no cons.