[Vision2020] Heat wave and power use

[Mark Seman]

Fans will help you feel cooler with the same air temp and use about 200 +/-
watts each.  A/C will actually take heat out of the air and blow it around
with 1500 +/- watts.  The a/c blowing on you (or cats) will feel much
cooler.  How comfortable do you need to be?  Would a block of ice in front
of the fan suffice?

I observed yesterday when I came home from work that the indoor temp was 80
while outdoors was 100.  No air conditioning - shade trees (planted years
earlier), open windows at night / shut during day (last night's outdoor temp
was 50 @ 4am), insulation in walls and ceiling, and masonry thermal mass in
a remodeled 2000sf  1 1/2 story house.

1 dog & 3 cats, slabbed-out on the kitchen's vinyl floor for conductive
cooling.

Mark
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Mark & Heather Seman
Full Circle Studios
828 South Washington, Suite B
Moscow, Idaho 83843
v 208-883-3276
f 208-883-0112
FCS@Moscow.com

-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-admin@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com]On
Behalf Of Carl Westberg
Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 12:04 PM
To: vision2020@moscow.com
Subject: [Vision2020] Heat wave and power use


In my un air-conditioned apartment, I currently have 4 fans going full-time,
2 of them just for my cat.  I'm just curious about how much power I'm using.
  Is breaking down and buying a small air-conditioner more sensible?  Or are
fans power friendly?


                                                                        Carl
Westberg Jr.

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