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OT Sheesh - Pulled a Reverse UltraDog

SweetFeet

SweetFeet

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I put our window AC's in today (husband helped with the big one downstairs). While working away at this, I thought of UltraDog trying to heat his house with the windows open. SO, I made sure I closed all the other windows - so I wasn't trying to cool with the heat coming in the windows... then I went out to the shop to blow off all of the AC screens - but stayed for about two an half hours.

I told my husband, I'm thinking the house will be a little on the cold side since the AC is on high cool.

We came inside and he went upstairs to clean up, grabbed a toasty towel off the radiator and hollered down, "Hey Hon, turn off the heat - it's fighting with the AC." (Aww, man! I cannot be trusted. Sheesh!)

Set your heat on 69... then set your AC for 68 and see what happens. LOL!!
 
Sweetfeet, Does that mean I need to quit putting wood in the heater? It gets cold in the house with the AC on.
Richard in NW SC
 
Old timers moment ????

I did the same thing last year. Room AC right next to wall heater. They had one heck of a fight going on before I came back in to find it. LOL

Glad to read I am not the only one!!!!
 
Well, since you admitted to it first, I'll admit to it too. Turned on the window air a couple of days ago and went about my business outside. Marilyn was in town. Came in that evening and when I walked by the heater I felt warmth. (Sigh)
 
fixerupper,

Ah, glad I'm not the only one. And sigh is right - we have big old cast iron radiators... so they kept on heating for a good long while.
 
JD Seller,

Yep - Old Timer's for sure. LOL

I'm also glad to read I'm not the only one.
 
That's one great thing about talking to people on this site.
You see how others live.

I personally do not know one person that does not have central air.
That's not to say window units are non existence around here but mostly the poor or those that live in really older houses use them.
Most every home built after 1960 would have central air.
 
John in LA,

Really old + very small home is the reason we have not put in central air.

House was built in 1916 or 1918 (I forget which year), and we have an old hot water heat system with the large, old cast iron radiators and related water pipes. So we've been reluctant to give up any additional space for duct-work to get the AC upstairs. But the older we get, the more appealing it begins to seem. :)
 
I have been known to put the cereal in the fridge,and the milk in the cupboard. I have actually done it several times......
 
I think it is different by the area. Around here, very few homes have any kind of heat/ac.

Ours is a wood stove, and open windows house! Wouldn't have it any other way either! ;)

Bryce
 
Aww heck we set the thermostat at 70 for winter and move the switch to AC in the summer, at least 'til we start freezing our you know whats off. ;)
 
Run the ductwork up into the attic. If you have an old chimney you can use that to get to the attic and then run the ducts in the attic and come dow from the ceiling. Which for A/C is the best way to do it anyhow.
 
Delta Red,

Sounds like something I'd do.

Husband and I are both finding that our memory is not as good as it used to be. But we just joke about it.
 
Farmall43,

Thanks. That's an idea to consider... it could be our solution in a few years when we get old enough that we don't want to stuff window units in each year. But we bought all new units last year - so we would wait a while before doing any central system.
 
We didn't have air conditioning until about 15 years ago.

But the older we get, the less we like the heat...and especially the humidity. It gets wicked humid here a fair share of the summer.
 
Our entire unit is in the attic.
We put the condensing unit outside on a pad
And the evaporator coils; blower fan; along with the heating unit (gas or electric) goes in the attic.
All the ducts are run in the attic also.
The only part of the central unit in the living space is the thermostat and the air filter.

Some of the older houses that have had central units added and no attic space available have a all in one unit that sits outside and then a duct runs from that under the floor.
 
Back in the early 80's I stayed in a motel in Jamestown N.Y. or somewhere around there.
When I walked into the room the first thing I noticed is there was no A/C in the room.
My first thought was.... What kind of dump motel is this place as everyone has A/C where I am from.
But with a fan it was not bad even though it was the middle of the summer.

Another time I can remember being in Fargo N.D. in late July.
I about froze my rear end off as I had not brought any long sleeves with me.
Heck it was the middle of the summer why would I need long sleeves.
My wife would have thought I was a idiot if I had packed long sleeves and a jacket for a late July trip.
Little did we know; but I sure learned a lesson that trip.

My central heat goes down I can survive.
My central A/C goes down and the first thing I do is put the emergency window unit in my bed room or go to the motel as I am not going one night without A/C.
 
Nice way to dry your house out and run up you electric bill.

In the winter, my mother's house had so much moisture in it, we installed a special unit that would do both AC and heat. The AC was connected to a humidistat.
 
Should you really get interested in adding a/c, look into Mini-split systems, also known as ductless units. The condenser is mounted outdoors and the coolant line and return is routed into an indoor distributor in the area to be conditioned.
 
jimill,

Thanks, I'm going to look into some of these options that you and others have mentioned... because even our 6K BTU units upstairs are kind of heavy. Give me another 10-12 years and I can't really envision me wanting to install the window units anymore.
 
John in LA,

Thanks. I'm going to research some of these options. Central air would be really nice - plus give one the option to open up the windows on days when it's not hot and humid.
 
Look into a high pressure system. We put one into a large 2 story 150 year old home the city used as a museum that had the same type of heat as you. It worked great and took up very little space.
 
I know... sheesh. :)

Before turning in for the night... My husband said, from the top of the stairs, "Hey, can you turn the heat up some? It's a little chilly up here." (He always has to be a comedian.)
 
(quoted from post at 08:45:07 06/08/15) Should you really get interested in adding a/c, look into Mini-split systems, also known as ductless units. The condenser is mounted outdoors and the coolant line and return is routed into an indoor distributor in the area to be conditioned.
Click to expand...

Yeah, but they're pricey. Daughter just had a SpacePak system put in her new (to her) home in Chicago. It was build around 1930 and has boiler/radiator heat. Cost her $17k for the system.
 
blackhole49,

Thanks - will check that out too. Just googled it quickly... looks interesting.
 
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