Advice The Home Improvement/Automation Thread

[Josh]

I've been idling considering solar panels. One side of the roof faces south so it'd be great for panels. Not awfully big though, so I don't know if that would produce enough power. That said, solar is still pretty expensive up here and ROI isn't there yet I think.

 

[kiwi]

My electric bill was 237.

 

[nukes]

Electric was $92. I'm really controlling the AC at a fully anal level.

 

[kiwi]

Mine is only 237 cause we pay the same amount each month. My summer bills are actually closer to 350-400.

 

[nukes]

Mine is only 237 cause we pay the same amount each month. My summer bills are actually closer to 350-400.

That's pretty good for a full Mormon compound.

 

[kiwi]

That's pretty good for a full Mormon compound.

It covers 7 houses, 10 wives, and 84 kids.

 

[Mr. Argumentor]

I'm trying to save green, by not paying $20k to convert to AC.

But if you are actually seriously curious, it uses about 400 gallons of water a season.

Season is 4 months?

 

[Jehannum]

Season is 4 months?

Yeah. I'll pack it in mid-September.

 

[Jehannum]

What’s the difference in his case?

About 2300 square feet, dumbass.

 

[Mr. Argumentor]

3 gallons a day isnt bad. Less than a toilet flush with an older toilet

 

[fly]

Yeah. I'll pack it in mid-September.

Wait, is this one of those portable things?

 

[Jehannum]

Wait, is this one of those portable things?

No, it's attached to my roof.

I have to clean, adjust, and fill it in the spring, and clean, winterize, and drain it in the fall.

 

[HipHugHer]

I thought you were trying to be green? How much water do you waste not using A/C that your solar panels could pay for?

Swamp cooler recycles same water through the system. Only loss is to evaporation/humidifying the air. Your a/c wastes more water in condensate going down the drain than his swamp cooler uses.

 

[Jehannum]

Swamp cooler recycles same water through the system. Only loss is to evaporation/humidifying the air. Your a/c wastes more water in condensate going down the drain than his swamp cooler uses.

They usually have a bleed from the pump line (sometimes an entire purge pump that goes off once a month or so) to keep the water fresh, too.

 

[Valve1138]

Should call it a Legionnaires Cooler.

 

[Jehannum]

Should call it a Legionnaires Cooler.

 

[wetwillie]

Should call it a Legionnaires Cooler.

He's just keeping his immune system robust.

 

[wetwillie]

But seriously, WHO-TF cleans the A-coil on their AC?

 

[Domon]

But seriously, WHO-TF cleans the A-coil on their AC?

people who like their system to have a good long life?

 

[Valve1138]

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