I was wondering if having a dead cooling fan in my Dell Vostro 1500 laptop would make the screen go wonky ?
I purchased a new cooling fan, but I have no idea how to install it.
posted by therealshell
on Apr 29, 2013 -
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I would like some sort of cooler to store a pint of microgreens from Union Square Market this Saturday, for ≈2 hours.
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posted by polymodus
on Aug 29, 2012 -
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Is there a way to keep 8 bays of ink cartridges cool without air conditioning?
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posted by ayc200
on Jun 29, 2012 -
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Is there a sensor device or thermostat setup that can inexpensively switch on a fan based on the difference between two temperature points (one inside, one outside)?
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posted by BleachBypass
on Jun 21, 2012 -
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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?
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posted by ftm
on May 29, 2012 -
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How do I choose a good portable air conditioner? Your help is welcome, details inside.
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posted by clockzero
on Apr 28, 2012 -
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Just replaced a 50-year-old tar/gravel roof with white shingles. This is in Florida. But now the house is hothothot, heat keeps rising, air-conditioner runs constantly but can't keep up! It's just after noon and 84 degrees in here! The roof is low-hip, the attic is a crawl space insulated to about R-30, there's a turbine on the roof and three passive vents. Still hot! Depressing after writing such a big check. Capable roofer says previous thick layer of tar/gravel probably insulated a lot. But now what's my next step? 1. Would a white latex coating be more cost-effective than a solar-powered vent? 2. Any other suggestions? Whew, and thanks!
posted by fivesavagepalms
on Apr 28, 2012 -
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Do healthy, happy couples ever have periods where one or the other feels the ennui of "I love you, but I'm not
in love with you?" If so, how do they resolve it? How do they decide if it's worth resolving?
posted by Caligula's Idiot Cousin
on Apr 10, 2012 -
12 answers
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 -
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The fan in the power supply on my PC has been briefly cutting out, about once every 30 seconds. This makes the sound kind of annoying. Do I need to replace the entire power supply or can I just replace the fan?
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posted by RobotHero
on Mar 19, 2012 -
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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.
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posted by charred husk
on Mar 15, 2012 -
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I'm overheating because my MacBook Pro's wrist areas get very hot. What's the best way to fix this?
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posted by gentle
on Aug 4, 2011 -
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Upstairs, Downstairs, A/C issues: how can I help the new A/C in my old house keep me cool?
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posted by Corvid
on Jun 8, 2011 -
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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?
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posted by rachaelfaith
on May 31, 2011 -
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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.
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posted by kbanas
on May 31, 2011 -
12 answers
Bush league air conditioner -- a block of ice and a box fan. Where does the ice go for maximum efficiency?
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posted by zvs
on Jul 10, 2010 -
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How can I keep my apartment cool? And what are my landlord's responsibilities in maintaining my air conditioner?
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posted by titus n. owl
on Jul 9, 2010 -
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My air conditioner has stopped...conditioning. I live in a condo on the north side of Chicago in an old conversion building. The furnace in my mechanical closet hooks to a AC unit on the roof, and for the last few days, it's been running full blast and can barely keep my unit below 80 degrees. I checked on the roof unit, and the fan is blowing cool air out. At this point, I'm pretty sure I need to call in a HVAC guy, but even the best reviewed places on Yelp are combinations of THANK YOU FOR SAVING MY LIFE and OMG SO OVERCHARGED. So, mefi, what do you recommend? If anyone here has any expertise in the field, I'd love to know whether you think this is something simple like a coolant recharge, or I'm looking at a new AC unit. My best guess is that the AC is about 5 years old, give or take.
posted by Oktober
on Jun 1, 2010 -
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My part of the house is never comfortable! Help us with our tri-level home heating/cooling issues.
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posted by thorny
on May 25, 2010 -
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What are some ways,
other than air conditioning, to cool a large room (~6,000 square feet)?
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posted by yerfatma
on May 25, 2010 -
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We just moved into a new apartment, and our cat promptly decided to hide behind the fridge (~20 year old Inglis System 2000, freezer on top). When we pulled it out from the wall to get her out, we decided to give the back a vacuum. I'm not sure when or how the condenser coils popped out like
this but now they won't lie flush with the back again. I'm assuming this is why our freezer is no longer freezing and our food has thawed (as we just moved in, we had nothing in the fridge). Any ideas? Thanks in advance?
posted by avocet
on May 24, 2010 -
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Help me understand which home A/C unit to purchase! Our 27 year-old a/c unit failed in out house, blowing out it's 3rd motor in as many years. We've decided it's time to finally get a new one. We've gotten several bids from local companies are simply quite confused.
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posted by damiano99
on May 14, 2010 -
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Firstly, I apologize for asking about computer cooling, as I'm sure there are tons of questions about it, but my problem is with the specifics.
The fans in my gaming computer have been running much more lately, probably due to the warmer weather making my room quite hot. (My current fans are adequate, the computer's never been above 128f, they're just loud and high-pitched)
I salvaged 2 fans from older Dell desktops, but I'm pretty clueless about the many types of connectors involved. It looks like I'll be buying a fan controller, but first I need to know what connectors it needs to have.
In addition, I want to make sure that the added fans won't be too much for my power supply
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posted by N2O1138
on Apr 5, 2010 -
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Trying to figure out if I'm cool with my computer's cooling. What does this Cacti graph mean?
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posted by xmutex
on Dec 8, 2009 -
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Another West Coast heat wave question. Beside eating ice cream and drinking ouzo straight from the freezer, what are some good ways to cool down?
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posted by halogen
on Jul 28, 2009 -
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Replacing the AC and furnace -- is now the time to buy? Tell me what you know about rebates!
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posted by amanda
on Jul 28, 2009 -
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Will closing all but one vent in an apartment with central air cause leaks in the duct work (I mean, there are flaps on the vents for a reason, right?)?
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posted by weakcore
on Jul 17, 2009 -
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How can I get a 12v fan to run off of a USB port? Alternately, how can I make my laptop not overheat and die?
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posted by Chionophilia
on Jul 9, 2009 -
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Is leaving the windows in my attic cracked beneficial for keeping my air conditioning bill low?
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posted by JFitzpatrick
on Jun 22, 2009 -
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Can someone recommend a programmable thermostat that will save me from insane energy bills?
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posted by griffey
on Apr 14, 2009 -
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Our central AC/Heating system leaked some kind of, uh, oil (!?) last night. I have no idea what it is, the super is baffled. More inside.
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posted by GilloD
on Dec 4, 2008 -
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Apartment filter: I need my apartment to be cool inside! We moved into a very nice 3rd (top) floor, west facing apartment... in March... came home in June and no exaggeration, it was 94 degrees in my living room. The AC has a 20 degree difference and runs nonstop from 4pm to 11pm and its 84 degrees in the bed room till 11pm.
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posted by phritosan
on Aug 4, 2008 -
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Regular Floor Fan Filter: My wife swears that it's best to use a fan to "suck the hot air out of the room" first before turning the fan around to draw in the cooler evening air. I say the only hot air in the room is...well, help us figure this out!
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posted by Spyder's Game
on Jul 15, 2008 -
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We have two (okay, four) window air conditioners. How can we best use them to cool our house?
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posted by LolaGeek
on Jul 5, 2008 -
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Can someone recommend a good mid level heat sink (I'm overclocking but not crazy case modding or spending more than $50) for my Socket A processor? It's an Athlon 2500XP on a K7N2 Delta2 MSI motherboard. The key is that I have to be able to still buy it, and it needs to be better than the stock one that came with the processor.
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posted by a robot made out of meat
on Jun 18, 2008 -
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Can anybody suggest an extremely shallow in-window air conditioner, that I could possibly install in a window that has bars across it just a couple inches outside the screen? And don't waste your time suggesting a portable unit, as I'll describe inside.
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posted by logovisual
on Jun 10, 2008 -
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It's getting warm out, and the top floor of the house we live in is heating up a lot. My infant son sleeps upstairs and the heat from the day is moving up to the top floor and lingering for hours and hours. The catch is he sleeps best in complete darkness, so opening windows means screwing up his sleep for the night.
Anyone have any suggestions on how to cool down the top floor while creating a minimal disturbance for my kid?
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posted by theNonsuch
on Apr 20, 2008 -
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