how are you keeping your living quarters cool for the summer?

[nageov3t]

seems like it's that time of year again, judging by the myriad of AC posts all weekend, so what are you using to keep your house/apartment/whatever cool?

I've got 2 window units... a 6K BTU in my living room and a 5K in my bedroom. the bathroom is closed off and I put up a curtain to separate my living room and kitchen. each keeps their rooms relatively cool, depending on the time of day (my bedroom faces west, so it always warms up around sundown, and my living room tends to always be hot in the morning since it faces east). the overflow into the kitchen through the curtain makes it tolerable, so long as I'm not cooking... the bathroom isn't so bad as long as the humidity has a place to vent after I show.

 

[tfinch2]

Central air in Austin, Texas.

I am in Mountain View/Palo Alto for a month, and my apartment does not have A/C. It hasn't bothered me at all.

 

[BassBomb]

AC for the house, I also have a fan in my room too because my room doesn't get enough of the AC (too many duct leaks we need to resolve) and my computer makes it hot

 

[Dirigible]

Doesn't get very hot at my house. For example, for the next week the predicted highs are M: 77, Tu: 73, W: 75, Th: 78, Fr: 76. Every once in a while there'll be a few days of 90-100, and my house'll get up to 80 or so, but it still cools down at night. Summertime fog FTMFW.

 

[Riverhound777]

I live in Santa Barbara, so I guess I open a window?

 

[crab]

Geothermal heat pumps.

 

[bignateyk]

Central AC

 

[vi edit]

I have to do something different. I have central air, but in my 2 story home built in 1970, the upstairs just can't keep up with the cooling. The thermostat is on the mainfloor and is set at 71. Main floor is almost cold. Upstairs easily runs 15 or more degrees warmer than that.

Basement is even colder than mainfloor.

A window AC units seems the most logical, but I have those old 70's style windows that you crank open and they open "out" instead of up, and they are only about 14" wide in each pane. No way I can get any sort of a window unit in there to help out cooling our room.

I'm almost considering knocking a hole in the wall and putting in a permanent fixed unit.

 

[ViviTheMage]

AC in the window, 10k BTU cools my whole place...I just have it on to keep the temp of my place down, just so its not scorching hot inside....makes it unbearable to sleep.

 

[biggestmuff]

AC

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: vi edit
I have to do something different. I have central air, but in my 2 story home built in 1970, the upstairs just can't keep up with the cooling. The thermostat is on the mainfloor and is set at 71. Main floor is almost cold. Upstairs easily runs 15 or more degrees warmer than that.

Basement is even colder than mainfloor.

A window AC units seems the most logical, but I have those old 70's style windows that you crank open and they open "out" instead of up, and they are only about 14" wide in each pane. No way I can get any sort of a window unit in there to help out cooling our room.

I'm almost considering knocking a hole in the wall and putting in a permanent fixed unit.

You checked your attic ventilation? Assuming the AC unit isn't undersized for your house this is a possible culprit.

 

[Crusty]

Can't live in Texas w/o A/C

 

[IceBergSLiM]

$99 Rite-Aid bought airconditioner.

 

[Kirby]

A/C 24/7 in Alabama

 

[lozina]

we have central AC but we try to maximize efficiency by keeping blinds down on windows with southern exposure (facing the sun) and installing an attic fan to properly vent out the attic

 

[ViviTheMage]

Originally posted by: vi edit
I have to do something different. I have central air, but in my 2 story home built in 1970, the upstairs just can't keep up with the cooling. The thermostat is on the mainfloor and is set at 71. Main floor is almost cold. Upstairs easily runs 15 or more degrees warmer than that.

Basement is even colder than mainfloor.

A window AC units seems the most logical, but I have those old 70's style windows that you crank open and they open "out" instead of up, and they are only about 14" wide in each pane. No way I can get any sort of a window unit in there to help out cooling our room.

I'm almost considering knocking a hole in the wall and putting in a permanent fixed unit.

they make AC units that go through the window via duct, not mount to the window itself...i forgot what it is called.

 

[alkemyst]

I am so cool, I don't need A/C

 

[blackdogdeek]

central AC + 1 window unit in my daughter's bedroom because that room never gets cooled down by the central AC.

 

[TheKub]

Currently in an apartment that is partially underground which keeps it cool, that and everyone elses air trickles down to us. If we have a bunch of people over or cooking alot we have to turn on the AC ~15 min every couple of hours.

 

[brtspears2]

Central air conditioning. Home has been upgraded with Low-e3 glass to help as much heat out as possible.

 

[ChaosDivine]

It's been rainy / cool here in this part of IA, so I've been using a window fan a lot.

 

[bonkers325]

i perspire. a lot.

 

[BurnItDwn]

28 year old Central AC unit + having a basement. (bought this house in November of last year)
Works good enough, but I'll be looking to upgrade to a more efficient AC in the next year or two ....
Currently have a 3 ton unit.

Basement stays nice and cool, Ground floor stays below 75, and at night, down to around 72 for sleeping.

 

[Alyx]

I don't have AC sadly. And if I did I wouldn't run it, power is to expensive. I've got about 6 fans that I turn on depending on how hot it is and how cool it is out side.

And if it gets too hot I flee for shelter at a friend's place who has AC.

 

[txrandom]

I don't wear any cloths around the house.