Air conditioning thread

[IMM]

So you dress for the climate, as they do in hot countries. Sitting in a room of 21C with a full three piece suit on is silly.

[tony sayer]

In article , IMM writes

Let me tell you now that there is only me in here.

Had this been anywhere else the shock of seeing beerus guttus maximus in all its glory, would cause all but those with the strongest constitution to wilt!..

[tony sayer]

In article , IMM writes

Ah right!, so we do need to find a way of controlling the weather then. What wisdom..

Well!, who'd have thought it. Find some cooler air and all this wont be a problem then.

Where do yer get this cooler air from then, where do they sell it?..

[Tony Bryer]

For domestic buildings no, save that the core regulation L1 requires you take adequate steps to ensure the conservation of fuel and power, and an ambitious BCO might argue that this rules out a/c if there are suitable alternatives (e.g. blinds etc).

If you go in Home Depot in the USA you'll find an aisle of home a.c units of different types ready for your trolley (sorry, cart!). If we ever reach this stage I suspect that it will undo much of the work done on increasing boiler efficiencies - and you only have to look at the growth of a/c in cars to see that this is very possible.

[Andy Hall]

Sometimes those of us who work have to do that.

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[Andy Hall]

Gooseberry bush?

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[IMM]

Oh brilliant! just like the Med.

21C? You poor sod! being that cold on such a wonderful day.

[IMM]

I hope there is! They look bloody awful!

[Simon Gardner]

As I recall, generally no - although the there was some question about the weight. But I can't be sure.

[Simon Gardner]

There are no suitable alternatives if you want to keep temp and humidity at civilised levels - ie below 21 and RH 45.

[tony sayer]

In article , IMM writes

Hopefully not the same one as you!..

No. Wonder what plants they are then, and where I can get some as yesterday in the shade the therms were at 37.4 c?...

Now I suppose that this air is a bit less than the 40 stuff in the room with the aircon off so its all relative, eh?..

[IMM]

Or run the pipe, very long lengths of it, underground (while underground install 4" drain pipes to hold more water) and the temp will be the same as the mains water coming in.

Or run this pipe under your concrete floor, or under a 1st floor suspended floor, and cool that way. All for free, except running a pump.

[Andy Wade]

^^^^ That's a revealing comment. On might expect someone who fairly recently described himself as a "full professional in HVAC" to _know_ the answer to that.

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In message , IMM writes

I was walking around in 44"C in the shade in Cordoba last week.

It was 57"C in the sun just inland from the east Andalucian coast.

No air-con in the villa but the car was a wonderful place to be during the siesta.