General Discussion

hunter

(40,705 posts)

9. My wife and I have survived hot humid weather with a small window air conditioner...

Tue Jul 9, 2019, 03:18 PM

Jul 2019

... that was acting more as a dehumidifier than a cooler. Inside temps were only a few degrees reduced from outside, but the humidity was much lower.

At the time that was all the electricity we could afford.

It may not have been comfortable inside our small house shaded by trees but it wasn't sweat drenched misery.

I think if we ever again live in a place where air conditioning is a near-necessity I'd keep a small window air conditioner as a spare, even if we had central air conditioning. I might even buy a small generator powerful enough to run it.

We currently live in a place where nobody has air conditioners.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

45 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

My AC Died, and I spent about 20 hours without it. [View all] raccoon Jul 2019 OP

I saw one of those shows about the 100 greatest inventions; AC/refrigeration was right at the top captain queeg Jul 2019 #1

AC allows human to live in the south Demovictory9 Jul 2019 #2

Amen! From someone who lived through the bad old days raccoon Jul 2019 #3

I still hear folks in the Deep South who lament AC misanthrope Jul 2019 #5

Well said. raccoon Jul 2019 #24

There was great art being made in the 1950s misanthrope Jul 2019 #31

+1 true but often overlooked in stereotypical views of 'the conformist 50s' appalachiablue Jul 2019 #39

I remember I was in the 4th grade before I rode in my first car that had an air conditioner. ooky Jul 2019 #35

My parents did the best they could by putting moonscape Jul 2019 #38

My maternal grandparents lived just outside of Phoenix in a MineralMan Jul 2019 #6

I've never heard of car swamp coolers for a car.... dixiegrrrrl Jul 2019 #12

In our car, it was always in the right rear window, which MineralMan Jul 2019 #13

We drove across the S. Utah desert in a 1959 Buick leftyladyfrommo Jul 2019 #29

It's been +/-50 years since I've seen one of those. yonder Jul 2019 #18

They still make them. MineralMan Jul 2019 #19

I wasn't clear. I meant the car coolers as shown in your photo. yonder Jul 2019 #20

Ah, no. I looked. MineralMan Jul 2019 #21

I often think of the women who settled our Southern area in early 1800's... dixiegrrrrl Jul 2019 #25

Our AC went out in April for 1 day here in Florida RockaFowler Jul 2019 #4

I am going to show my husband your post. Ohiogal Jul 2019 #7

I hear ya.. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2019 #14

Get a swamp cooler, portable, uses water and fan system. Low electricity draw. Will do a emmaverybo Jul 2019 #8

Yep, they're perfect. Also, just a fan blowing over ice can do the trick too! TheBlackAdder Jul 2019 #41

My gosh. Honestly did not know that. If it breaks down, I will replace with the fan and ice! NT emmaverybo Jul 2019 #43

Except they don't work well in high humidity climates JCMach1 Jul 2019 #44

My wife and I have survived hot humid weather with a small window air conditioner... hunter Jul 2019 #9

Had to make my own AC years ago. madamesilverspurs Jul 2019 #10

My new AC just arrived Marrah_Goodman Jul 2019 #11

A couple of weeks ago the a/c in our car went out. Grammy23 Jul 2019 #15

I feel your pain. SamKnause Jul 2019 #16

Hope your problem is taken care of tonight, Sam. nt raccoon Jul 2019 #22

Thanks raccoon. SamKnause Jul 2019 #23

I lived in Phoenix for awhile. A swamp cooler works great there. captain queeg Jul 2019 #17

I feel your pain, but please be grateful you aren't Ilsa Jul 2019 #26

Wonder how much widespread usage of AC has contributed to climate change? MichMan Jul 2019 #27

When you have emphysema, it makes a huge difference misanthrope Jul 2019 #32

I'm am at T+50 hours without my main AC - also upstate South Carolina DemoTex Jul 2019 #28

Worked outside, west Central Florida CDerekGo Jul 2019 #30

The Bay Area is cool that time of year. Blue_true Jul 2019 #33

The only time I ever got a cash advance on a credit card... BooScout Jul 2019 #34

We went 6 YEARS without AC in SoCal SoCalDem Jul 2019 #36

Same thing happened to us in July of 2015, but in Northern Virginia... LincolnRossiter Jul 2019 #37

Oh.. I do feel for ya! We had a wind sheer rip thru in early August 2014- went without power for Thekaspervote Jul 2019 #40

Here is a cooling NFLD video of Gros Morne National Park: applegrove Jul 2019 #42

Thanks. I'm sitting at my kitchen table, with the AC running and the fan blowing on me, raccoon Jul 2019 #45