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[-] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago

If you have spare rooms, and your ac unit is struggling or your billz be wildin, close your vents and doors for rooms you don't use.

Also be sure to close blinds on rooms that are south facing

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Isn't that common sense? The closing doors and windows part

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

Not closing windows, but blinds.

Closing doors only helps if you close the vents too.

And hey, there could be someone reading this thread who just moved into their first place, or moved to a hot climate for the first time.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Ah right, vents. I don't have any. I don't think anyone at where I live has vents in their houses ( actually, apartments)

And I just felt like it would be common sense to trap heat/cold.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Right but some folks might not think about how having open blinds can cause a lot of warming as sunlight pours through

[-] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

Then this thread isn't for you because it doesn't get hot where you live.

No sane person would live in a home without a central HVAC in an area that gets real heat. Swamp coolers and those portable window A/Cs just can't keep up.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

it doesn't get hot where you live.

23.5°N, subtropical, average summer air temperature 32°C

[-] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

32°C is not hot, no matter the humidity.

Come talk to me when it's 45°+ with 35-45%RH for three months straight.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

High humidity is worse, and it's for at least 6 months

Ok this is getting pointless. I'm just stating that I use air conditioner, and Hong Kong is so fking small the median apartment size is like 430 sqft. Most households don't need and can't afford a vent.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Also put foil-backed insulation over any single-paned windows you don't use. Or do what I did and cover only half the window if you still use the room occasionally.

And if you have an HOA that bans this, placing the insulation behind the blinds instead of directly on the window will do the trick and make it difficult to see what you did, especially if you keep the blinds closed or only open them partially and angled downward.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

This is the third time my AC broke this year. Good thing I rent.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Sometimes they just get dirty, we learned that after our ac only spat out hot air, we rinsed it off and it was good as new ready to die for us again

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Unfortunately mine is behind a locked door alongside my water heater.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Wow I would have murder on my mind if I couldn't adjust my water heater temperature. I set mine above 140°F/60°C so that the dishes in the dishwasher actually sanitize properly. Most water heaters hang out around 50°C out of the box, and I doubt the apartment community actually bothered to increase the temp.

Why do they do this? It's your power bill.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Childhood obesity is so sad. I hope the boy is in good health.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Why are you supporting the heat wave? Damn it, AC!

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Give your AC a hand with ~~alchemy~~ DIY chemistry: https://youtu.be/Nqxjfp4Gi0k

[-] lurch 3 points 1 week ago

he died for our sins

[-] [email protected] -3 points 1 week ago

AC makes it worse for everyone else. Don't use AC

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