Posts tagged: air-conditioning


Air Conditioner Calculator (Or, how to figure out how big of an air conditioner you need to buy.)

By DIY Maven

Hot summer days are just around the corner. If you're thinking of investing in a new window air conditioner, you'll want to buy one big enough--but not TOO big--to cool your room. To help you figure out just what size of an air conditioner you need, Good Housekeeping has a handy air conditioner calculator. Just enter the square feet of the room that needs to be cooled, an estimate of how well insulated the room is, if it's sunny and, finally, i » READ MORE

June 30, 2008
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Window Air Conditioners

By cre8meagain How do I take my air conditioner out with out creating an improptu waterfall on myself?
August 25, 2007
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Beat the heat: how to survive without air conditioning

By badbadivy

Tennessee and many other areas are going through a massive heat wave right now. Some people have to deal with this heat without air conditioning. Here's a guide to getting through the heat wave without air conditioning.

  • Make a swamp cooler.  Blow a fan over a pan of ice. Seriously, it's just that easy, and it makes a major difference in the temp. Change the ice out when it melts.

  • Fans, fans everywhere. When my air conditioning decided to break du » READ MORE
August 06, 2007
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25 Cheap Ways to Keep Your House Cooler.

By Chrisjob
"Sure, go ahead and turn that thermostat up to 80. You'll be sweaty and still shelling out a bundle -- unless you take other steps to make summer heat more bearable and reduce stress on your air conditioner.
Most of these cost little or nothing. Thank the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Savers program, which provides most of these tips (and more) on its own Web site."
 
The finance geniuses from Sympatico offer low-investment tips for keeping th » READ MORE
July 29, 2007
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Cool down without AC

By CharlesandHudson

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Summer's been mild so far in NYC but I fear the humidity is rising and I'll run my AC 24/7.  This puts a cramp in my power bill and I'm also trying to cut back on my energy consumption so I've done a bit of research for cooling down without AC.  Beyond the fan there are a few techniques that I've come across.

Wikihow - Cooling down without AC

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June 25, 2007
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