"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 12 Jul 2014 19:05:03 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> > wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 09 Jul 2014 07:56:15 -0700, sf > wrote:
>>
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>> >You can buy window units for $50 on sale, but stand alone room air
>> >conditioners are more expensive and begin around $300. Personally,
>> >I'd get a ductless unit if it was an issue - but in reality a fan
>> >works just fine when the temps hit 80° at my house (I need moving
>> >air). If it was any hotter on a regular basis, I'd be spending real
>> >money to fix the problem.
>>
>> We don't have AC. We have never seen the need for one. Our temps
>> drop to 60 overnight. You leave the windows open. In the morning,
>> you put the window fan on high at one end of the house and another fan
>> blowing out at the other end. Open all doors and windows. Keep an
>> eye on the temps. When outside and inside temps equal at 70 or so,
>> close everything up. Keep a fan going. You will be good until about
>> 8 at night when you open everything up again. You just have to be
>> bright enough and not too lazy in order to manage. On the other hand,
>> if you just want a reason to shop on the Internet, a swamp cooler
>> fills the bill
>> Janet US
>
> Agree. That's how that goes 99% of the time in my microclimate,
> except I have zero experience with a swamp cooler so I can't comment
> on aspect. A regular , super cheap, fan bought on sale at the
> drugstore works for me.

It brought the temp. in this room down to 74 yesterday. Temp. in the dining
room was still 80. However, it felt very cool in this room. So cool that I
had to shut it off. Today it was hotter outside. It is now 74 in this
room. Have had the unit on for about 2 hours. But if you stand directly in
front of it, it feels very cool.

The best part is that it is adding moisture to the air which had gotten very
dry.

Odd thing is, my mom's place is perhaps 6 miles from here but in a different
city. Her weather forecast for the next 10 days has the highs in the low
70's and a low of 68. But our temps are supposed to be between 80 to 90
with most being around 88. Of course there is a chance this will be wrong.
The forecast is often not accurate.