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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
You’d have to be a complete idiot to have your windows open all afternoon on a day like yesterday or today, that’s true. I am one of the unwashed (no AC) which means I have my windows open at some point during the day or night on most days from about April to October, and it’s certainly not on days that are 30 degrees and smoky. Why? Because I don’t want it to be over 30 in my house (air temperature plus baking in the sun) and I don’t want my house filled with smoke. That’s basic common sense. Saying you can’t open your windows for 9 months of the year which is why you need to open them when it’s smoky is dumb.
Though, so is “you only need AC 3 days a year.” You don’t likely need AC on any days of the year, but it would sure make things more comfortable on a lot more than 3 of them.
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We don't have central AC, but I have a beefy portable unit I keep on the main floor by the kitchen window. It's good enough to keep the temperature on that floor around 26 even on the 30+ days, which I'm comfortable with. The upstairs gets quite a bit hotter, but I leave the windows open up there and by the time we go to bed in the evening it's cooled down enough to sleep comfortably with a fan on. Everyone in our house prefers temps on the hotter side though which helps, I'll take 30 degrees anyday over anything in the negatives