"Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "jinx the minx" > wrote in message
> ...
>> barbie gee > wrote:
>>> On Mon, 20 Jul 2015, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "barbie gee" > wrote in message >
>>>> hcrg.pbz...
>>>>>>>>> On Mon, 20 Jul 2015, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message >>>
>>>>>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>> On 7/19/2015 3:00 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I *finally* got the new swamp cooler working. I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fiddled with it for
>>>>>>>> over a week, getting it to pretty much do nothing but blow air, >>>>>>> squirt
>>>>>>>> like a squirt gun or barely put anything out. Seems I had >>>>>>> overfilled
>>>>>>>> it. Poor design because you have no way of telling if it is >>>>>>> overfilled
>>>>>>>> or not. And somehow the jets were clogged. I reamed them out with >>>>>>> an
>>>>>>>> ice pick. But even with it on, I have only achieved 38% humidity
>>>>>>>> in >>>>>>> >>>>> here.
>>>>>>>>>>> 38% is comfortable. Are you trying to raise or lower it?
>>>>>>>>> Raise it. Everything is so dry. My skin, my hair, the lawn...
>>>>>>>>> We've had >>> nothing measurable in the form of rain for many weeks
>>>>>>>>> now. Right now it >>> is 73 outside but 85 in the house with 37%
>>>>>>>>> humidity. I haven't messed >>> with the swamp cooler yet today
>>>>>>>>> because I have to go out for a little >>> while.
>>>>>>>>> What I don't get is... Why does the house get and stay soooo much
>>>>>>>>> hotter? >>> It got down to 63 in the middle of the night but it was
>>>>>>>>> still 86 in the >>> house even with 14 fans, 2 ceiling fans and the
>>>>>>>>> swamp cooler. I did buy >>> some shades for the deck but I don't
>>>>>>>>> want to put them up until after the >>> house is painted. And he
>>>>>>>>> can't paint until the temp. drops.
>>>>>>> if all the fans are set up stupidly, they won't help.
>>>>> you want to get one end of the house blowing in, with the prevailing
>>>>> wind >> if your house faces that way, and the other side blowing OUT,
>>>>> to move air >> through the house. Having them all blowing in is stupid.
>>>>> FLOW THROUGH, OR UP AND OUT.
>>>>>>> sheeze.
>>>>> google:
>>>>> <http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+set+up+fans+to+cool+your+house>
>>>>>>> http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Window-Fans-for-Home-Cooling
>>>>>>> jesus christ, forgive me, I can't help myself.
>>>>
>>>> I know all that stuff but that just won't work in this house. For one
>>>> thing, > none of the windows have sills big enough to accommodate
>>>> anything more than a > tiny fan. And this house was remodeled. I would
>>>> say that it is all one > level but due to the way that they remodeled
>>>> it, the part I am sitting in now > is probably 6" lower than the front
>>>> of it. There is a tiny ramp-like piece > of wood that connects this
>>>> room to the dining room.
>>>>
>>>> The living room has no window that can be opened. There is a window.
>>>> It > just can't be opened. I did have a new storm door put in that is
>>>> solid at > the bottom but the top piece of glass can slide down and
>>>> there is a screen > there.
>>>>
>>>> Basically this house is very long from the front to the back but not
>>>> exactly > shotgun style. The bedrooms and bathrooms all go off to one
>>>> side and the > kitchen and laundry room off to the other. No windows in
>>>> the laundry room. > Very tiny windows in the kitchen which when opened,
>>>> cranks the heat up about > 10 degrees. So I do leave them shut. I can
>>>> open the door which is a jury > rigged screen door, made solid at the
>>>> bottom. That helps a little but there > is no real way to get cool air
>>>> over to the end where the stove is.
>>>>
>>>> So your stupid little theories won't work here. >
>>>
>>> "stupid little theories"
>>> hah!
>>> that's rich. there's just not any problem that you can solve, is there?
>>>
>>> So where are you putting those 14 fans, if not in any of the windows that >> don't open?
>>
>> I'm curious if the local housing authority and her homeowners insurance
>> know that there are no viable fire escape routes from the bedrooms, or any
>> rooms for that matter, other than the main doors in that house? Sounds
>> not only cat-proof, but human-proof.
>
> What are you talking about? This house has 5 exterior doors. It's a
> 1700 sq. ft. building. With that many doors, there is no need to go out a window!

Yes, of course, run through the fire to get to those exterior doors. Makes
perfect sense. Meanwhile, your house no longer has legal bedrooms.
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jinx the minx