purerockfury
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finally able to get into the internets... one of many reasons of me not liking to use wifi...
What made your day a crap one?
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Vacumatic
Testy
29C overnight, I have an electric fan pointed at me all night, haven't needed anything like that since I lived in China years ago.
Thunderstorms this morning and I thought that might cool things down, just 1C for one hour and then it was back up again.
Our houses are just not meant for hot conditions, they keep heat in.
Not good
Thunderstorms this morning and I thought that might cool things down, just 1C for one hour and then it was back up again.
Our houses are just not meant for hot conditions, they keep heat in.
Not good
TobyC
Patriot
You live in a 3rd world country??? I use A/C, sleep like a baby, better than a baby, I don't have to eat every two hours!
Twelvefret
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Slept like a baby" woke up every two hours, filled my diaper with poop, and then cried". 
I live in a country where this heat is a rarity.You live in a 3rd world country??? I use A/C, sleep like a baby, better than a baby, I don't have to eat every two hours!
chazt
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It does seem to be getting worse. I'm still not sure that one or two weeks a year is worth the cost of trying to get AC installed though.
The climate where we live in Canada blesses us with temps ranging from roughly -35C to +35C. You had better be well insulated against the cold. That very same insulation for the cold can and does trap the heat/humidity in during the hot weather. We opted for quick fix of having central air conditioning for the whole house. No, we are not in the far north being only about 45 minutes north of the USA border.
Heating and cooling a house can be very expensive depending on where you live.
Bob
Heating and cooling a house can be very expensive depending on where you live.
Bob
chazt
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Oh yes, it’s worth it
We had enough problems getting central heating in, drilling through the stone walls nearly broke the plumber.Oh yes, it’s worth it
Shave to the grave
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The portable A/C units are good. Plug in & enjoy. Our summers are getting hotter, no getting away from that. No point in suffering
chazt
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If your heat is forced-air through ductwork, central a/c should be a breeze. It’s just initially very pricey. Can you accommodate window air conditioners? I recently had four window units installed in my new home for a fraction of the cost of central. These new air conditioners are exceptionally quiet and very efficient.We had enough problems getting central heating in, drilling through the stone walls nearly broke the plumber.
In the mid 1960s my folks had an air conditioner installed through the wall in the main living area. It fascinated me watching the workers cut through the wall. After cutting through the first layer of brick one of the men exclaimed that he’d never seen a double layer of brick in regular house construction. The house was built in the 1930s. Perhaps that was typical for the era? Idk…
The type of house, how it was constructed, it's age and where it was built all make changes expensive to do. The money you save on buying an older home will be more than eaten up by trying to bring it up to current standards. Older materials used may be considered a toxic health hazard resulting in stupendous costs to remove. Modern standards are changing so fast that your brand new home may not meet standards 6 months down the road. Not much joy in owning a home anymore.
Bob
Bob