I never complain about the heat. I would rather have a toasty 95 degree day than shovel snow in arctic winds. I do have to say, though, that as I have gotten older, the humidity kills me!
The humidity yesterday was 85%, and the temperature was about 90. The air was so thick - it was like breathing soup. It saps your strength. I haven't wanted to cook or do much of anything but rest. Ian has loved it - we've been hitting fast food restaurants for two days for '99 cent heart attacks' so we can be in air conditioning.
I'm thinking about getting an air conditioner for the living room in my apartment, which is 11x16, but I don't know what to buy. Thoughts are welcome!
Michael said...
The size of the unit you can buy will probably be limited by the width of your windows. Measure the width, then begin your search. Buy the most BTUs you can afford, because it will wind up cooling most of your place, given the floor layout.Watch the Home-Depot-type-ads in the Sunday paper. As you get to the end of summer, there will be sales. They might be starting already. Call Jeff and ask him about the timing of sales when he worked at HD.Whatever you buy, it will be money well spent - I know from experience.
8/04/2006 8:48 PM
Michael said...
Another thought about your place - when you cool the lower level, you can cool the bedrooms by using window fans pointing out for about 20 minutes - thereby drawing cool air out of the lower level. Or you can just sleep downstairs on the really hot nights...
8/04/2006 8:50 PM
Serena said...
Glad I asked...I didn't think of window size when considering an air conditioner. Didn't know it mattered! Another thought... The landowner is replacing my two living room windows. After he does this, he does not want me to hang any curtains or put any holes in his brand new window frames. I will need some sort of air conditioner that doesn't need to be screwed in. Do they even make such a thing? I currently have a 5,000 BTU air conditioner in my bedroom, and I keep my bedroom door closed to keep it cool in here after I shut it off. I have to admit, though...during that humid spell, I ran the air conditioner for the entire night for two nights in a row!
