07-22-2009, 09:47 AM
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#21
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: sector 7G
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Originally Posted by Esoteric
If you have a home with 3 bedrooms upstairs, you need an air conditioner. I wouldn't call it a luxury item - I'd say it's almost needed in the summers.
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bah, that's the exact setup I have. There are about 6 days a year where sleeping is uncomfortable, hardly a reason to dole out cash on an air conditioner.
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07-22-2009, 09:49 AM
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Playboy Mansion Poolboy
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout
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One of the reasons I went to central air is for security. I now don't have to worry about windows being open when I'm not home or asleep. I have secured a couple of the windows in my house with burglar bars, but not all of them- for fears that I may not have time to get the bars off in the case of a fire.
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07-22-2009, 10:11 AM
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#23
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Dion
Fair enough.
Ceiling fans can help with that as well as turning on the furnace motor to recirculate the cool air from downstairs. It's a cheaper alternative to the nights you can't open your windows.
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I have a ceiling fan, and a smaller fan and I have the furnace on recirc. I love sleeping at about 17° but once it gets about 22° I have a really hard time falling asleep.
I dont have AC but I am seriously considering central air.
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07-22-2009, 10:14 AM
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#24
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Scoring Winger
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Calgary is unique that even on hot days, it rarely stays above 20o overnight. In the summer, we use one of those fans that goes in your window to pull in cold air. It totally rocks.
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07-22-2009, 10:17 AM
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#25
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Lifetime Suspension
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Pffft, it's a bylaw. Those never get enforced.
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07-22-2009, 10:18 AM
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#26
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Not a casual user
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
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Originally Posted by Boblobla
I have a ceiling fan, and a smaller fan and I have the furnace on recirc. I love sleeping at about 17° but once it gets about 22° I have a really hard time falling asleep.
I dont have AC but I am seriously considering central air.
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If I was living out east where high heat and humidity is a common occurance, i'd be all over a AC unit. That's not the case here as it's rare we get a long stretch of days where it's hot at night. With the weather we get here it's not worth the cost to have a AC unit. In some rare cases i've slept in the spare bedroom in the basement.
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07-22-2009, 10:19 AM
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Crash and Bang Winger
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Originally Posted by Dion
No it isn't. I open my windows at night to cool my house down and close them in the morning. Plus any windows that face the sun during the day, the blinds are closed also. No problems with heat in my house.
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No it isn't, yes it is, no it isn't, yes it is....
Just thought I'd fast forward the argument a couple replies.
Our room gets smoking hot at dinner time, because of the way the house is situated. And our room is over a un-insulated garage. Heat goes up in the summer, making the room that much hotter. Not to mention the road noise doesn't help my sleeping (opening windows). So, I'd argue that yeah, AC is important and necessary.
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07-22-2009, 10:20 AM
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#28
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Originally Posted by fotze
I blame it on all the newfie housebuilders that came out here to do their typical drunken poor job.  |
Easy there skipper 
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07-22-2009, 10:24 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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If this bylaw is in place because of air conditioner noise can they also include those #%$@ wind chimes people seem to love? Or the #%@$ who loves to gun his motorbike down the back lane at 6am most mornings?
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07-22-2009, 10:29 AM
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#30
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
If this bylaw is in place because of air conditioner noise can they also include those #%$@ wind chimes people seem to love? Or the #%@$ who loves to gun his motorbike down the back lane at 6am most mornings?
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LOL, I had a neighbour that had a wind chime for one night. Guess it drove her crazy as well.
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07-22-2009, 10:34 AM
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by habernac
While I don't agree with a bylaw, anyone not living in an apartment does not need an air conditioner. It's a luxury item at best.
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Why do you say that? I live in a little bungalow and my bedroom was 31C when I went to bed on Monday night. And 30C on Sunday night. Since it can become way too hot in there to sleep without one, I do need an AC unit in my house. But thanks.
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07-22-2009, 10:36 AM
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Not a casual user
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
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Originally Posted by DOK
No it isn't, yes it is, no it isn't, yes it is....
Just thought I'd fast forward the argument a couple replies.
Our room gets smoking hot at dinner time, because of the way the house is situated. And our room is over a un-insulated garage. Heat goes up in the summer, making the room that much hotter. Not to mention the road noise doesn't help my sleeping (opening windows). So, I'd argue that yeah, AC is important and necessary.
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Why haven't you insulated the garage?
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07-22-2009, 10:37 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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Originally Posted by Dion
Why haven't you insulated the garage?
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Insulating a garage does SFA.
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07-22-2009, 10:40 AM
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#34
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Not a casual user
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
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Originally Posted by Shazam
Insulating a garage does SFA.
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Really? My garage is a lot warmer in the winter since it's been insulated.
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07-22-2009, 10:41 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dion
Really? My garage is a lot warmer in the winter since it's been insulated.
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So it's -20 instead of -30?
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07-22-2009, 10:44 AM
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#36
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Not a casual user
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
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Originally Posted by Shazam
So it's -20 instead of -30?
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It's around -10 if you really need to know.
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07-22-2009, 10:44 AM
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Playboy Mansion Poolboy
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout
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In my insulated garage, without the heaters on it would almost never get below -10. A huge factor is the amount of heat that a car that is fully warmed up gives off. I would come home and it would be -10 in there, and then 2 hours later it would be -2.
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07-22-2009, 10:45 AM
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Has Towel, Will Travel
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In Drum the lots are big enough that houses and AC units are far enough apart none of this is a problem. Yeah for small towns.
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07-22-2009, 10:45 AM
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#39
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Section 222
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Quote:
Originally Posted by habernac
bah, that's the exact setup I have. There are about 6 days a year where sleeping is uncomfortable, hardly a reason to dole out cash on an air conditioner.
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There's a ton of factors that make every homes air circulation different.
-Back or Front is East/West facing.
-Big tree's to block rays.
-Windows that aren't tinted or sealed properly.
-Poor quality insulation.
-Crappy Construction.
-Huge bay windows or a loft.
Some houses stays cool in the summer without A/C. You can just turn on the furnace fan to pump air from the basement into his house. In my house that does absolutely no good.
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07-22-2009, 10:49 AM
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#40
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Shazam
So it's -20 instead of -30?
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Which makes a major difference on the wear and tear of starting a vehicle. Hardly SFA. Amazingly, it is possible to heat the garage as well.
If you have heat saturation problems in the summer insulation will make a huge difference.
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