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Questions on Efficient & Proper Use of a Residential Central A/C No Way 07-27-2007
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Posted by Noon-Air on July 28, 2007, 8:37 am

>
>> Actually, running the air conditioning during the evening hours' costs
> less
>> than during the day.
>>
>
> Come on if citing per btu then no--unless your electric utrility is giving
> a
> didcount.
>
> Fact is many times its better to just open windows.

You obviously don't live in the deep south



Posted by pRECISIONmachinisT on July 28, 2007, 5:09 pm

>
> >
> >> Actually, running the air conditioning during the evening hours' costs
> > less
> >> than during the day.
> >>
> >
> > Come on if citing per btu then no--unless your electric utrility is
giving
> > a
> > didcount.
> >
> > Fact is many times its better to just open windows.
>
> You obviously don't live in the deep south
>

Correct.

But even up here humidity ( as opposed to temperature alone ) has a huge
effect on comfort.

So, definately more to it than "open the windows cause its cooler
outside"...

--




Posted by Noon-Air on July 29, 2007, 10:12 am

> wrote:
>
>>
>>>
>>>> Actually, running the air conditioning during the evening hours' costs
>>> less
>>>> than during the day.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Come on if citing per btu then no--unless your electric utrility is
>>> giving
>>> a
>>> didcount.
>>>
>>> Fact is many times its better to just open windows.
>>
>>You obviously don't live in the deep south
>>
> You dont have windows?

We have windows, and 90+degree temps with 80 - 90% humidity most of the time
too.



Posted by pRECISIONmachinisT on July 29, 2007, 3:24 pm

>
> > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>>
> >>>> Actually, running the air conditioning during the evening hours'
costs
> >>> less
> >>>> than during the day.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Come on if citing per btu then no--unless your electric utrility is
> >>> giving
> >>> a
> >>> didcount.
> >>>
> >>> Fact is many times its better to just open windows.
> >>
> >>You obviously don't live in the deep south
> >>
> > You dont have windows?
>
> We have windows, and 90+degree temps with 80 - 90% humidity most of the
time
> too.
>

[11:13] <UnoMaster> Kalama, Washington -- 11:13 AM PDT Updated: 11:13 AM
PDT
[11:13] <UnoMaster> Temp: 60.9°F/16°C Humidity: 87%

Whereas this time of year the morning temp in the 1500sf shop is generally
about 73, but then we fire up somewheres between 10 and 50 kva worth of
machinery.

--



Posted by The Freon Cowboy on July 28, 2007, 8:01 am
Ron Popeil said it best , "set it and forget it "

>I recently have installed a Lennox XC15 and was wondering whether I


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