"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 12 Jul 2014 19:05:03 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> > wrote:
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>> 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.

I hadn't heard of swamp coolers before but from what I read, they are very
popular in various part of USA. If they work then I don't understand the
put downs about it. We 'pays our money and takes our choice' as we are wont
to say! My money, my choice!


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