Posts tagged: cooling
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
Hunter’s Historically-Inspired Portable Fans
By DIY Maven
When you think of Hunter Fans, you probably think of ceiling fans. However, Hunter also makes portable fans, all with a distinctly vintage look. This weekend we picked up the Classic model # 90017 (pictured above) at Target for about 50 bucks. That might sound like a lot of cash for a 12" portable fan, but if you’re looking for a whisper quiet and stylish portable fan, it’s well worth it. This particular model is finished in brush nickle, but H » READ MORE
LED Art Fan
By DIY Maven
The blades of Think Geek’s oh-so-fabulous LED Art Fan are outfitted with 42 LEDs, which, when they spin, create images. The images displayed are entirely up to you as the product includes software that enables importation of animated GIF files or 128 of your own individual images. Some of the features of the product include, 5MB of storage, 85 diameter pixel resolution surrounded by chrome art-deco styling. Not cheap at $389.99, but what a cool » READ MORE
Cool down without AC
By CharlesandHudson
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
Lifehacker - cool down comments
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