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Too hot to work

So, for the nth year in a row the air conditioning system in our office is busted. It's not even summer yet and it's already way too hot in here. I need some way of keeping cool and sane. [more inside]
posted by backseatpilot on May 21, 2013 - 33 answers

 

What is this thing in my air conditioner?

I found this wet sponge-like thing in my air conditioning unit. What is it? [more inside]
posted by jcatus on May 11, 2013 - 4 answers

How to cool an area in a loft with no windows?!!

How to cool a small area of a giant loft with no windows? [more inside]
posted by JJkiss on Sep 9, 2012 - 10 answers

Air conditioned spaces at the MN State Fair

Where are the air conditioned spaces at the MN State Fair? [more inside]
posted by thatguyjeff on Aug 28, 2012 - 11 answers

Why Don't Westerners Wear Robes in the Desert?

In the heat, Bedouins wear long, flowing robes. Westerners wear shorts and short-sleeved shirts and wide-brimmed hats. What are the advantages of the robes? [more inside]
posted by musofire on Aug 17, 2012 - 20 answers

Can I save money by getting a window air conditioner and using my central air less?

Will turning up the thermostat on my central air and buying a window AC unit for the one room I use the most make a significant difference in my electric bill? [more inside]
posted by Vorteks on Aug 8, 2012 - 14 answers

How does the "auto" setting on my car a/c work?

Does the "Auto" setting on the air conditioner in my car work the same way as it does in my house? [more inside]
posted by spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints on Aug 5, 2012 - 14 answers

Replacing a wall AC? will a window AC do?

Do I really need a wall air conditioner? Can put a window one in the same place? [more inside]
posted by leticia on Jul 4, 2012 - 9 answers

Cold as ice and/or burning up for your love

I have a 1700 square ft. house. I have an air conditioner/heating system that is set up to operate with the whole house as one zone. I have one room that is out of proportion to the rest of the of the rooms in the house (much larger, much higher ceiling) that is always hotter in the summer and colder in the winter. So I'm thinking the solution is for that room to be separated into a second zone. How? [more inside]
posted by BlahLaLa on Jun 28, 2012 - 14 answers

Change the roof or change the A/C system?

Cooling the second story: Replace the roof or dual-zone the A/C? [more inside]
posted by BeeDo on Jun 19, 2012 - 7 answers

Which brand of HVAC?

Different Central air conditioner and furnace brands? When it comes to HVAC, should we go with Carrier, Goodman, York, or Lennox? [more inside]
posted by exhilaration on Jun 7, 2012 - 15 answers

How to keep your loft bed cool when it's above your window A/C unit?

It's the classic New York summer conundrum. How do I keep my loft bed cool when it lies ABOVE my window unit air conditioner? [more inside]
posted by manzanita on May 29, 2012 - 20 answers

Why is my home A/C suddenly weak?

I bought a new (to us) house; the 2-zoned A/C worked very well for a week of very hot weather. Starting this weekend, it was having trouble cooling. The evaporator is not iced; the thermostat seems okay. What to look for? [more inside]
posted by ftm on May 29, 2012 - 7 answers

Apparently the first one really was free

Where does one buy an air conditioner remote control in NYC? [more inside]
posted by greenland on May 28, 2012 - 2 answers

Please recommend an air conditioner!

I need a recommendation for a window air conditioner unit. Preference: as quiet and energy efficient as possible. [more inside]
posted by aparrish on May 26, 2012 - 8 answers

Do I have any recourse for lack of air conditioning in my apartment?

I've been without air conditioning for the past two weeks in my apartment, and it seems like it will be another two weeks before I get it. My landlord doesn't seem to care, and I don't know if I have any options in this situation. [more inside]
posted by trogdole on May 3, 2012 - 13 answers

Air conditioning vent clearance

I have air conditioning vents in the floor at the side of the room. The vents can be angled in different directions. If I put a large dresser against the wall, above a vent, with clearance of a few inches, will it be substantially detrimental to heating/cooling?
posted by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 on Mar 26, 2012 - 8 answers

Blowing some cool air on a hot server

Apparently as the air system in our office building has degraded, the heat in our offices during the spring and fall when the AC shuts off has become unbearable as air that is hotter than outside is blown around. Bad for people, but worse for our server room. It has gotten to the breaking point and we need to do something. I'm looking for a way to cool off our servers in the transition periods between winter and A/C being turned on. [more inside]
posted by charred husk on Mar 15, 2012 - 13 answers

Do I need to have my furnace and AC inspected once a year?

Do I really need to have my furnace and AC inspected once a year? [more inside]
posted by feelinggood on Feb 13, 2012 - 12 answers

Hot town, summer in the city...

It is hot in LA, and we were just gifted with a window-unit air conditioner! Hurrah! We have bars on all our windows! Boo! We've rigged up a very rickety looking system and it works, but...I feel like we might be setting ourselves up for disaster? [more inside]
posted by fillsthepews on Aug 28, 2011 - 6 answers

How do I add refrigerant to my F-150?

How do I add air conditioner refrigerant to my 1997 Ford F-150? [more inside]
posted by Hot Like Your 12V Wire on Aug 1, 2011 - 5 answers

I Need to Filter a Lotta Air

How can I clean the air in my open plan loft? [more inside]
posted by musofire on Jul 22, 2011 - 2 answers

Help me cool my house without air conditioning

How can I cool my house without air conditioning? [more inside]
posted by jeffmshaw on Jul 20, 2011 - 14 answers

3 1/2 tons is not enough, it seems.

Ductless Air conditioners - what do you know? [more inside]
posted by rich on Jul 18, 2011 - 7 answers

Got ducts?

House: The Sequel has baseboard heating. It also used to have a whole-house humidifier (removed when I installed a new boiler). Possibly because of the humidifier, the house appears to have at least three ducts w/grilles, two on the first and one on the (compact) second floor. Here's the question: could those ducts be repurposed for central A/C? (Obviously, it might be necessary to run additional ductwork off the extant ducts.) My Google-fu is failing me, perhaps because it's currently eighty-six degrees in my office.
posted by thomas j wise on Jul 12, 2011 - 2 answers

Can portable A/C's (and particularly low BTU portables) cause headaches?

Portable/window air conditioners appear to give me headaches, particularly air conditioners with low BTU, while I am unaffected by central air conditioning. Is this possible? [more inside]
posted by arnicae on Jun 21, 2011 - 12 answers

I Just Wanna Be Cool

Upstairs, Downstairs, A/C issues: how can I help the new A/C in my old house keep me cool? [more inside]
posted by Corvid on Jun 8, 2011 - 11 answers

Maybe I should just live in a walk-in fridge

Even though I have central air, my large and sunny room is too hot for my heat-sensitive self. What strategies can I employ in order to keep it more tolerable in this hot, humid Jersey summer? [more inside]
posted by rachaelfaith on May 31, 2011 - 27 answers

Can (PC) liquid cooling keep my room cool?

I have a question about liquid cooling my PC, which I guess is not a mechanical question about the process as much as it is a physics question about the nature of heat transfer. I think. [more inside]
posted by kbanas on May 31, 2011 - 12 answers

A clean, well-smelling place?

Can I salvage a working window-unit Air Conditioner that smells like the previous user's home cooking? [more inside]
posted by meadowlark lime on May 30, 2011 - 3 answers

Replacing a gas furnace and adding AC to a forced air heating system

We have an oldish (~90 years or so) house with a gas furnace and forced air heating. We're thinking of replacing the furnace and adding an AC compressor for cooling. I'm looking for recommendations for specific furnaces and compressors (brands or models), especially ones that are long lasting and/or energy efficient. We'd also like to hear stories and or warnings about setting this up in an old house. [more inside]
posted by Deathalicious on May 26, 2011 - 7 answers

The Social Impact of Air Conditioning in the United States

I've been thinking about the social impact of relatively mundane technologies, like air conditioning, largely because of a brief mention by Kevin Kelly in What Technology Wants. He says something along the lines of, "cheap air conditioning transformed the American southeast." So I'm looking for scholarly sources that discuss the transformative power of air conditioning on american culture. [more inside]
posted by mecran01 on Apr 18, 2011 - 18 answers

What to do about the wall air conditioner of doom?

What to do with a dead through-the-wall air conditioner that we no longer need? [more inside]
posted by countess duckula on Apr 8, 2011 - 7 answers

Fighting back.

I'm a newbie on all matters relating to air conditioning. Please help me buy and install a split air conditioner for my bedroom. [more inside]
posted by Gordion Knott on Sep 27, 2010 - 2 answers

Doing the Frequent Repair Dance with my HVAC.

I have to keep calling my apartment manager in to repair the HVAC (heating and air conditioning) unit every few months. This can't be right. I know YANMRP (you are not my repair-person) but I wonder what could be going on and what I can do about it. [more inside]
posted by Rosie M. Banks on Sep 1, 2010 - 12 answers

Can an iphone make me cool?

How can I control my a/c from my phone? [more inside]
posted by nushustu on Aug 25, 2010 - 4 answers

Blower motor resistor or worse? Did you mean 'power motormite rotor'?

If my 2001 Honda Accord's blower motor resistor goes out, should I expect the air conditioner not to come on at all, or is there something more seriously wrong with the car than just the resistor? [more inside]
posted by tybstar on Aug 2, 2010 - 3 answers

Should I build a roof to shade my air conditioner?

Should I build something to shade my rooftop air conditioner? [more inside]
posted by musofire on Jul 26, 2010 - 13 answers

Where's the air conditioner go?

Bush league air conditioner -- a block of ice and a box fan. Where does the ice go for maximum efficiency? [more inside]
posted by zvs on Jul 10, 2010 - 13 answers

Close all the windows when the A/C is running, or just the low ones?

I have opening clerestory windows at the top of my apartment's cathedral ceiling. Should I leave them open or closed when running the air conditioning, which vents near the floor?
posted by smackfu on Jul 6, 2010 - 7 answers

A to the C

Please help me find an air conditioned café in Brooklyn. [more inside]
posted by Dr. Wu on Jun 21, 2010 - 9 answers

Oh, sure, it's the sewage farm, not the beans you had for dinner

How airtight is the average (early 00's) car? And what ventilation settings (a/c on, off, recirc. on/off) would best reduce the ingress of external air/stinky odor? [more inside]
posted by subbes on Jun 19, 2010 - 5 answers

ack, i have to wash my face AGAIN...bleh....

Humid Office Filter: our hvac sucks. it's always humid in here but when the a/c is on, it gets down right wacky - it's muggy AND chilly. i feel sticky all day, my exposed skin is breaking out in pimples which i never ever get except in this gross indoor climate. what on earth can i do? a dehumidifier is out - i'm not in a closed space and we already have an office one...and i can hear the alarm on the one in the server room telling us that it's more humid than it should be. [more inside]
posted by sio42 on Jun 16, 2010 - 23 answers

It's like a sauna in here.

What's the most effective and efficient way to keep our small apartment cool? [more inside]
posted by synecdoche on May 27, 2010 - 11 answers

It's getting hot in here.

How much of a pain is it to get central air installed in a home with no ductwork. What's involved financially and otherwise? [more inside]
posted by dayintoday on May 25, 2010 - 14 answers

Weather proof a window after A/C Window Installation?

Weather proof a window after A/C Window Installation? [more inside]
posted by dolemite01 on May 18, 2010 - 2 answers

What uses less energy? Fan vs A/C?

What is more efficient: a fan or a window air conditioning unit? [more inside]
posted by youcancallmeal on May 3, 2010 - 8 answers

It's 4am and I have bites everywhere.

Is it possible that mosquitoes are coming in through the air conditioning? [more inside]
posted by simplesharps on Apr 7, 2010 - 14 answers

The best air-conditioner

How do I find the best air conditioner? [more inside]
posted by enn on Apr 5, 2010 - 2 answers

How to defog the windows without air-conditioning?

How do I de-fog my windshield without air-conditioning on a cold, rainy day? [more inside]
posted by thebazilist on Mar 30, 2010 - 28 answers

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