CHAT Inside temperature whine (heh)

[Marie]

That works good in mid to low humidity. By 10am this morning, working outside my shirt was soaking wet (just by sweat) and at lunch I made the mistake of sitting in the wife's chair with shirt on. Got the look when I said what!? Had to take it off and hang it outside.

Yea don't sit in your wife's chair ya goof that is a criminal act in my house also .. It actually works in high humidity too. But use cold water not sweat

 

[Doc1]

We're in the dog days of summer. From now until mid-September almost every day will be over 90 with very high humidity. We're comfortable in the house, but doing any sort of manual labor outdoors is borderline impossible. I cut some grass a couple of days ago - on one of my tractors - in the late afternoon and still got overheated and passed out in my bed later. It took a couple of days to recover from that!

As I've posted previously, I'm angry! You know... that I'm not 24 years old anymore!

Best
Doc

 

[Dennis Olson]

As I've posted previously, I'm angry! You know... that I'm not 24 years old anymore!

You and me both brutha.

 

[nehimama]

For my home in MO, I rigged up trellis/awnings of cut-to-size stock panels at all of the windows, mainly on the West side of the house, and zip-tied blue tarps to them. The difference in the afternoon temps inside the house was incredible! The afternoon temps were BRUTAL. Some of the trellises supported vining vegetables as well.

 

[ainitfunny]

I have fans in the front of the house. I also have a decent sized room dehumidifier. Unfortunately it pumps a lot of heat into the room as it does it’s job. It’s the only thing that keeps the inside humidity tolerable. It has a 1.5 gallon catchbasin. I have to empty it about every 14-16 hours this year. It’s run continuously since the first of May. In a normal year, it would’ve quit by July 1st or so.

Why do I stay? Because the state has a huge tech job market. Also, no state income tax, which allows me to keep at least $10,000 more of my own money every year. When I retire, then I’ll look to other places. But I’ll never move to the Communist west coast. Ainit, you say that the liberals “only live in the cities.” Though true, they make the laws under which every citizen of the state must live. I can’t go back there. I won’t go to prison for owning certain guns that are legal most everyplace else.

i don't know any problems with gun ownership here. This isn't California or Oregon. And there is no income Tax in Washington. The only problem is in Seattle city where they outvote the conservatives.

 

[Dennis Olson]

Again, nothing could get me to live in a communist-run state.

 

[Mary Contrary]

He has to cut the grass

That's funny!

 

[Mary Contrary]

Wow! I couldn't live like that unless I absolutely had to. 68 in my house right now and I'm loving it. I just finished lunchtime exercising...so I like the coolness in here.

I have trees surrounding my house so the inside is not bad usually 70 with no fan and no ac. But the bedroom is south and warmer at 74. With the window AC I get it to 70. I can sorta handle 74 but like 72 or 70 better. I'm on a budget plan with the electric. House is too cold in winter so I use electric heaters and bill is $200 a month then, so the budget plan helps.

 

[Old Greek]

Moving to a home I have been rebuilding for the last 3 1/2 years. Sold our home last week and renting back for 3 more weeks. Plastering is being done now. Hardwood next week. Will be 90% done when we move in. Had the home foamed with open cell foam. R 50 on roof deck. R30 in all walls ( 2 x 8 ) R21 on all foundation walls. Triple pane windows. Foam insulation is amazing. With 14 inches on the roof deck at 3 pm in afternoon it is cool to the touch with the temp at 86 degrees under full sun outside ( 71 degrees inside ) . The air will not kick on until around 3 pm in afternoon. That was my plan from the beginning. Told my HVAC guy I wanted to heat it with a candle. ( six inverter split phase units on 2 - 36,000 btu heat pumps.) North of Pittsburgh, Pa.

 

[TKO]

Moving to a home I have been rebuilding for the last 3 1/2 years. Sold our home last week and renting back for 3 more weeks. Plastering is being done now. Hardwood next week. Will be 90% done when we move in. Had the home foamed with open cell foam. R 50 on roof deck. R30 in all walls ( 2 x 8 ) R21 on all foundation walls. Triple pane windows. Foam insulation is amazing. With 14 inches on the roof deck at 3 pm in afternoon it is cool to the touch with the temp at 86 degrees under full sun outside ( 71 degrees inside ) . The air will not kick on until around 3 pm in afternoon. That was my plan from the beginning. Told my HVAC guy I wanted to heat it with a candle. ( six inverter split phase units on 2 - 36,000 btu heat pumps.) North of Pittsburgh, Pa.

"Heat it with a candle". Love it! So, it's super air tight. So, get this. A few years ago I replaced my furnace and ac. Furnace was one of those high efficiency models. Right after that, I noted my house built up more humidity when ithe furnace was on. Hmm. I researched it and found that high efficiency furnaces do produce more humidity. I called the HVAC company. They had a fix...as it is a common problem...and would charge me $1900 for it. They can build a new duct ventilation system that brings in more fresh air from outside. That will fix the higher humidity of a high efficiency furnace. I said, "If you do that doesn't that kill the efficiency?" He said, "Yes." I'm an idiot for not researching this before. I should have just put in a new regular furnace.

 

[Sid Vicious]

Drink lots of water and some electrolytes. You would be surprised how much you need in hot weather. In AZ I would drink 200-400 oz a day. I like the liquid iv brand stuff. 1 packet a day gives you a good amount of electrolytes. Put it in a water bottle. Drink it down and finish with a second water as a chaser.

 

[West]

"Heat it with a candle". Love it! So, it's super air tight. So, get this. A few years ago I replaced my furnace and ac. Furnace was one of those high efficiency models. Right after that, I noted my house built up more humidity when ithe furnace was on. Hmm. I researched it and found that high efficiency furnaces do produce more humidity. I called the HVAC company. They had a fix...as it is a common problem...and would charge me $1900 for it. They can build a new duct ventilation system that brings in more fresh air from outside. That will fix the higher humidity of a high efficiency furnace. I said, "If you do that doesn't that kill the efficiency?" He said, "Yes." I'm an idiot for not researching this before. I should have just put in a new regular furnace.

There is HRV, ERV units that also work during the hot summer months. And actually make your overall HVAC system even more efficient.

But they do have to be installed correctly and maintained correctly.

They work!

 

[Millwright]

Was 80- 85 yesterday with a light breeze.

Absolutely lovely....60 miles out in the gulf.

One foot seas and no storms to dodge.

 

[Freeholder]

It's already 82 in the house (downstairs) at 9:20 am; going to be hotter today, and then hotter tomorrow and the next day. BUT, night-time temperatures are dropping into the sixties. I'm going to try to get the window fan installed today so I can run it tonight and hopefully cool the house down somewhat.

Kathleen

 

[night driver]

That works good in mid to low humidity. By 10am this morning, working outside my shirt was soaking wet (just by sweat) and at lunch I made the mistake of sitting in the wife's chair with shirt on. Got the look when I said what!? Had to take it off and hang it outside.

"I see you have chosen death."

 

[ChicagoMan74]

Fans ... fans make a yuge difference in your environment.
Moving air isn't near as miserable as stagnant air.

O.W.

I totally agree here. I have a similar situation where my a/c system is "biased" towards the back of the house. The front of the house (living room) is a little warmer. I alleviated most of the problem by putting one of those oscillating fans about 3 feet in front of one the registers...it distributes the air much better and cools the room down. It also helps to keep the system cycling throughout the day instead of running all the time since the thermostat is IN the living room.

It's been 90's and humid here the last few days...its 72 upstairs and 69/70 in the basement...I'm quite happy with that. I got a 15 SEAR system so nothing special there.

 

[Jeff B.]

Our downstairs A/C unit has chosen to go on strike. Service visit later, so we’ll see if it’s a repair or if it’s toast. It’s an older (15 years) Goodman Unit, so I’m not optimistic.

As it’s really just getting rolling heat wise here, I’m going to go up to Costco and pick up a window unit A/C in the event we need it for the bedroom. If it’s a quick and easy repair for the outdoor unit, I’ll return the window unit unopened.

Jeff B.

 

[Old Greek]

"Heat it with a candle". Love it! So, it's super air tight. So, get this. A few years ago I replaced my furnace and ac. Furnace was one of those high efficiency models. Right after that, I noted my house built up more humidity when ithe furnace was on. Hmm. I researched it and found that high efficiency furnaces do produce more humidity. I called the HVAC company. They had a fix...as it is a common problem...and would charge me $1900 for it. They can build a new duct ventilation system that brings in more fresh air from outside. That will fix the higher humidity of a high efficiency furnace. I said, "If you do that doesn't that kill the efficiency?" He said, "Yes." I'm an idiot for not researching this before. I should have just put in a new regular furnace.

Thanks for the comments - already have a "make up air " system installed to make sure the exhaust fans run.

 

[Old Greek]

There is HRV, ERV units that also work during the hot summer months. And actually make your overall HVAC system even more efficient.

But they do have to be installed correctly and maintained correctly.

They work!

Before the plastering we noted the length of each run to the wall mounted unit. They are not like a regular furnace. The amount of refrigerant needs to be figured out based on the length of the runs, and a maximum length applies to each inverter heat pump. Math again !

 

[packyderms_wife]

92F Feels like 99F Dew Point is 72%. No AC or Central Air, just lots of fans. Central Iowa.

 

[West]

Before the plastering we noted the length of each run to the wall mounted unit. They are not like a regular furnace. The amount of refrigerant needs to be figured out based on the length of the runs, and a maximum length applies to each inverter heat pump. Math again !

Right, or it sounds like your talking mini heatpump ductless systems?

I was just replying to TKO post about not having enough fresh air in a air tight home, it can be a huge problem. And HRV-ERV systems, if installed correctly and maintained correctly do work great.

 

[Old Greek]

Right, or it sounds like your talking mini heatpump ductless systems?

I was just replying to TKO post about not having enough fresh air in a air tight home, it can be a huge problem. And HRV-ERV systems, if installed correctly and maintained correctly do work great.

correct - home will have 6 mini-split units running 3 each on a 36000 btu inverter heat pump. Will also have conventional furnace to condition the basement and crawl spaces ( heat floor ). Just in case it gets bitter cold and the heat pumps do not produce enough heat. Not worried about the air conditioning.

 

[West]

correct - home will have 6 mini-split units running 3 each on a 36000 btu inverter heat pump. Will also have conventional furnace to condition the basement and crawl spaces ( heat floor ). Just in case it gets bitter cold and the heat pumps do not produce enough heat. Not worried about the air conditioning.

Then if your home is to air tight or stale air is a problem, then a HRV installed on the basement system might work if needed.

Or just crack a window.