How do you stay cool in the summer?

[Choppy]

Central AC. 21C all summer.

 

[Amalgamation]

By wearing my sunglasses at night..

 

[Dave_63]

I just think about that one week winter camping up in northern ontairo when i was ill prepared,that lowers my core temp °15.

 

[Neviton]

Well since you asked...

I actually just had to deal with this issue a few weeks ago. I have a very old heat pump (central A/C unit) that works fine in the winter but does not generate very cold air in the summer because it leaks the refrigerant gas called R2 in my case. In the past, I would normally call an A/C technician to add more R2 gas once every two years or so. I have used this method to keep my old heat pump operational for the last six years despite the leak. I could buy a new heat pump, but I don't think this problem warrants replacing the whole system. The guy who refilled my unit last summer really pissed me off because he sold me this additional additive that he claimed would seal the leak, but instead my unit is back down to 60% to 50% this summer ahead of schedule. This means the air coming out of the heat pump is only slightly cool and it freezes itself trying to reach the target temperature set in the thermostat. Instead of calling any more A/C scam artists this year I decided to handle the problem myself.
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I initially bought two portable units (see first photo above) and installed them in my living room toward the back of my house (I don't spend much time in my living room so the additional noise is not an issue) and in my exercise room (where the noise from the portable unit doesn't bother me). Unfortunately, those portable units just create pockets of cold air and even with fans, I could not distribute the air evenly throughout my house. So I decided I needed to have heat pump working at least some of the time so that at least it could help distribute the cold air even if it is contributing very little cool air. After removing the thermostat cover and probing around, I figured out how to hack into the thermostat. I connected my own 8-bit microcontroller to it (ATMega328, same type that is used in Arduino Uno) and had the microcontroller use a timer to turn on the unit for 30 minutes and shut it off for 40 minutes in a loop. The microcontroller controls two transistors, which I soldered to the buttons on the thermostat. The transistors simulate pushing the buttons. The buttons normally allow you to raise or lower the target/desired temperature. The microcontroller sets the target temperature to 90 degrees to effectively turn off the A/C and sets the target to 45 degrees to turn it on. The timer prevents the heat pump from freezing. This worked out very well. The heat pump and the portable units work very well as a combo.

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For those whore are into electronics, yes that left-most red wire on the little green breadboard is not connected to anything in the second photo. It normally supplies power to the microcontroller, but I disconnected it when I took the photo. The green and blue breadboards and the wires coming out of them is what I added to the system. I made my own little cover out of some white poster boards to cover up the modified thermostat and make it look pretty.

I watched some Youtube videos and I am pretty sure I can add the R2 gas to my central A/C unit myself. I already ordered some equipment and the gas and now just waiting for them to arrive.

Your system is very intelligent. I also love Arduino!

 

[Fry_Swatter]

...I want to take AOC into a 120 degree environment and waterboard her with my ball sweat...

 

[Christopher Hitchens]

Last night was a little sticky and warm in the house so this morning I took a quick look at the A/C unit outside. Cleaned away some leaves and whatnot and then set the thermostat to have it kick in, all hunky-dory. But its almost the middle of July and that's fairly late in the season for me to be start to cool down the house.....that said adding central air was one of the best decisions for a home upgrade.

How do the rest of you stay cool and keep your balls or lips from sticking to the furniture?

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I voted central A/C although I like the fresh air, its windy here now so i like the window open, i had a shitty fan to compensate for this but it broke hehe.

I get sweaty really easily. Its just my body is sensitive and i sweat alot in the summer weather, and sometimes its embarrassing lol. It’s one reason why this time of year sucks to me actually cuz it’s getting hotter and hotter. 100 degree heat wave tomorrow uggh😣🥵

...I want to take AOC into a 120 degree environment and waterboard her with my ball sweat...

I think she is sexy as fuck but alot of the time when she talks , the things she says makes her sound like a dummy.

I live in a place where never gets too warm.

Where is that i want to move there, hate the heat…

 

[Bill Murray]

I voted central A/C although I like the fresh air, its windy here now so i like the window open,

I prefer natural cooling, that's why I like spending time in the mountains but thats not always realistic.

I think she is sexy as fuck but alot of the time when she talks , the things she says makes her sound like a dummy.

The older I get the less tolerant I am for stupidity. In my 30's I'd have happily put up with whatever a mouth breather like AOC might say just to have a shot at fucking her in the dumper but I no longer have that patience.

 

[Christopher Hitchens]

I prefer natural cooling, that's why I like spending time in the mountains but thats not always realistic.


The older I get the less tolerant I am for stupidity. In my 30's I'd have happily put up with whatever a mouth breather like AOC might say just to have a shot at fucking her in the dumper but I no longer have that patience.

The mountains are sweet. I love the redwood forests around here too. I like tropical places the least and temperate forests the best.

I didnt say i’d put up with the nonsense lol i just said she’s hot. Im not even 30 yet and i dont think i would do that either Its just not something that i thunk about doing a feel good about it and look forward to it. Also that’s a good way to hurt somone.

 

[Russellmark11]

 

[mrln]

my pool

 

[Fäthër Cörpsë]

Sounds like a bunch of you need to be checked for hypothyroidism

 

[lechmich]

9KW solar powered air-conditioning meter still runs backwards...

 

[Cold Ethyl]

Ac and fans on all year long in my place. The heater is banned even if it's snowing in the winter. If someone says theu are cold in my house they better go put more clothes on. Ac stays set at 67/68f all year long