| Vancouver Off-Topic / Current Events The off-topic forum for Vancouver, funnies, non-auto centered discussions, WORK SAFE. While the rules are more relaxed here, there are still rules. Please refer to sticky thread in this forum. |
 | | 
06-05-2009, 02:18 PM
|
#26 | | I subscribe to the Revscene NWS thread(s)
Join Date: May 2008 Location: Middle Kingdom
Posts: 1,914
Thanked 137 Times in 63 Posts
Failed 1,212 Times in 105 Posts
|
hot?
i thought all canadians live in igloos.
__________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by boss_clad  why you hating on the boss, anyways? | | 
|  | |
06-05-2009, 03:20 PM
|
#27 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bowen Island
Posts: 1,605
Thanked 525 Times in 148 Posts
Failed 313 Times in 50 Posts
|
Try leaving buckets of water in the hot room - the greater the surface area of water the better.
Heat = energy.
Evaporation of water is a transformation of liquid to gas phase, which consumes energy.
With water being evaporated, energy is thus consumed, and therefore the heat will decrease.
This is why coastal areas are cooler than areas inland.
Another trick regarding cooling a hot car is spraying a mist of water inside the car - the fine water droplets will evaporate into gas form, thus quickly dropping the temperature.
Try taking the temperature before and after adding buckets of water.
| |
| | |
06-05-2009, 05:00 PM
|
#28 | | Banned By Establishment
Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Burnaby
Posts: 2
Thanked 266 Times in 124 Posts
Failed 450 Times in 132 Posts
|
the japanese way of doing things is to put a wet cloth in front of a fan. thereby "air conditioning" the air that the fan is pushing.
GTO taught me that 
FYI, i live on the 25th floor (top) and it's always effing hot upstairs, but for some reason at our elevation, there's always a nice wind.
| |
| | |
06-05-2009, 05:14 PM
|
#29 | | Waxin’ Punks
Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: South Surrey
Posts: 7,255
Thanked 6,143 Times in 2,126 Posts
Failed 216 Times in 114 Posts
|
My portable AC units are fantastic.
Spend the $ on the 12000BTU.
| |
| | |
06-05-2009, 05:16 PM
|
#30 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 39,250
Thanked 15,978 Times in 6,502 Posts
Failed 2,158 Times in 740 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by f00tzilla how much does centralized A/C usually cost for a 4000sqft house | think a friend of mine had his done on like a 3200sq foot house at like 8 grand or somthin?
__________________
Dank memes cant melt steel beams
| |
| | |
06-05-2009, 07:46 PM
|
#31 | | F**K YOUR HEAD
Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: vancouver
Posts: 8,719
Thanked 8,153 Times in 1,251 Posts
Failed 643 Times in 181 Posts
|
hmm summers are probably only gonna get hotter so an A/c probably is a good investment, The portable AC i'm using isn't bad, it takes about 20 mins to actually be cold though but its just plug and go, It's only 8000 btu though, but good enough for a bedroom or an office.
| |
| | |
06-05-2009, 09:12 PM
|
#32 | | ninja edits your posts without your knowledge
Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 14,997
Thanked 6,370 Times in 1,795 Posts
Failed 114 Times in 70 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Jah Al Zawahiri Yup, depends on the room size. I got AC installed in my entire house last year and it was fairly cheap. I got fed up with portable AC units, it's good for a small room but for larger rooms it's not worth it. | How much did it cost?
I'm thinking about getting A/C for my house too.
| |
| | |
06-05-2009, 09:27 PM
|
#33 | | I don't get it
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 413
Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts
Failed 1 Time in 1 Post
|
hmm a lot of good suggestions besides an A/C unit I guess, some of the comments reminded me of those spray bottles with fans attached on them so it'd be like the cheap mans A/C
fack it's days like today that make me not want to get an A/C unit. If only every hot day was followed by a relatively cool day.
I was taking a look at futureshop website and saw a 12,000 BTU A/C unit for $450. Might just wait to see what type of heat July/August will bring before buying one.
| |
| | |
06-05-2009, 09:38 PM
|
#34 | | Banned By Establishment
Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 7,412
Thanked 660 Times in 199 Posts
Failed 3 Times in 3 Posts
|
I have a 12000 btu portable unit and a 5000 btu window unit. The 12000 btu portable is used to cool the main area which is about 600sf and it works fine. The 5000 btu window unit is used for my bedroom which is about 400sf and it works better then the 12000 btu portable unit. By the time I go to bed, it feels like winter in there. I much rather have a 12000 btu window unit on the main floor, but for security reasons can't.
12000 btu portable unit was going for as low as $400 at Rona about 2 weeks ago and 5000 btu window unit was between $90-$100 at most retailers. Now that it's getting hot, price went up to $450 and $150
__________________
Why are you reading this? | |
| | |
06-05-2009, 10:11 PM
|
#35 | | I subscribe to Revscene
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Victoria
Posts: 1,978
Thanked 185 Times in 129 Posts
Failed 11 Times in 5 Posts
|
13,000 BTU unit works well for my area. I close the bedroom doors and it adequately cools ~ 800 sq.ft to around 23degrees. Lots of heat comes up from downstairs and when the AC is off the temp quickly rises. I have also installed Low-E windows which cut down the amount of thermal heat that comes in significantly.
I also have an portable 8,000 BTU unit in the bedroom that I run for a couple of hours before I go to sleep to cool the room.
There are various calculators online that will help you decide what size of a unit you need.
| |
| | |
06-06-2009, 04:29 AM
|
#36 | | My homepage has been set to RS
Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Van
Posts: 2,050
Thanked 192 Times in 118 Posts
Failed 49 Times in 32 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Presto I live on the 4th floor, as well. My place is definitely cooler than outside. I don't have thermometer, so I don't have any metrics for you. Like Jun says, it's all about air flow. Close the patio door. Install window fans in every room. Depending on the time of day, you'll set your fans to intake or exhaust. What you want to do is have flow. Don't have all the fans doing the same thing.
I currently have 2 fans setup. One in the kitchen, and one in my room. It's usually cooler in my room, so that fan is set to intake, and the kitchen window fan is set to exhaust. This allows the cooler air to flow through my apartment, and the air won't get stale and hot.
I also make sure I close the blinds before I sleep, so the morning sun doesn't heat up my east facing living room. My neighbor would have sweat pouring from his forehead in the morning, when I see him in the elevator. He keeps forgetting to close his blinds.
My parents have one of those A/C units that sits outside the house, but they never use it. They don't have to. They just open up the vents in the basement, and have window fans in all the rooms upstairs, which are all set to exhaust. It pulls all the cold air from basement. Their place is always cool. | How big do your fans need to be? Just regular size? At night, outside air is cool, but inside air is stuffy.
| |
| | |
06-06-2009, 06:31 AM
|
#37 | | Zombie Mod
Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Langley
Posts: 9,919
Thanked 5,201 Times in 1,570 Posts
Failed 120 Times in 54 Posts
|
Here is the exact fan I am using:
Holmes Twin Window Fan: 
I believe I got 'em at London Drugs.
__________________
Romans 10:9
Last edited by Presto; 06-06-2009 at 06:39 AM.
| |
| | |
06-06-2009, 10:44 AM
|
#38 | | Banned By Establishment
Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Burnaby
Posts: 2
Thanked 266 Times in 124 Posts
Failed 450 Times in 132 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Hondaracer think a friend of mine had his done on like a 3200sq foot house at like 8 grand or somthin? | depends with the size of the chiller you get.
For my Lennox one @ 5000Sq ft. house, it was only $7k + install. That being said, I had to make a snow shield for it so the snow didn't get trapped inside of it, but... it wasn't TOO too expensive...
Then again, it only brings down the heat comfortably in that size of a house, it's not ice cold tho.
| |
| | |
06-06-2009, 10:45 AM
|
#39 | | Banned By Establishment
Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Burnaby
Posts: 2
Thanked 266 Times in 124 Posts
Failed 450 Times in 132 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by goo3 How big do your fans need to be? Just regular size? At night, outside air is cool, but inside air is stuffy. | Im planning to move my Giant industrial-size fan on my balcony. it shouldn't matter the size, but how much it pushes... best investment i ever puchased. XD
| |
| | |
06-06-2009, 07:49 PM
|
#40 | | Witness protection
Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: GVRD
Posts: 14,427
Thanked 5,343 Times in 2,222 Posts
Failed 111 Times in 57 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Presto Here is the exact fan I am using:
Holmes Twin Window Fan:
I believe I got 'em at London Drugs. | i wish my windows slid up like yours... mine either hinge or slide open sideways and it's difficult to mount these window shakers into them  | |
| | |
06-06-2009, 08:17 PM
|
#41 | | Everyone wants a piece of R S...
Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 379
Thanked 17 Times in 10 Posts
Failed 19 Times in 7 Posts
|
just bought a portable a/c 12000BTU at The Brick for $379, shopped around cheapest I can find right now, I was considering the 10000 BTU but for a few bucks more, might as well go for the gusto
| |
| | |
06-06-2009, 09:10 PM
|
#42 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North Vancouver
Posts: 1,665
Thanked 91 Times in 39 Posts
Failed 1 Time in 1 Post
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Presto Here is the exact fan I am using:
Holmes Twin Window Fan:
I believe I got 'em at London Drugs. | Those are awsome and cheaper than getting an air con. It does that intake/exhaust thing someone explained earlier but all in one window. Only thing is you have to be at an upper level floor and you need a window that can fit it.
| |
| | |
06-06-2009, 10:25 PM
|
#43 | | My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Coquitlam
Posts: 1,798
Thanked 91 Times in 34 Posts
Failed 200 Times in 21 Posts
|
I just setup my apartment with the suggested air flow
it seems to help .. the most corner room is set to exhaust the stale air .. and it feels cooler now
| |
| | |
06-07-2009, 01:18 AM
|
#44 | | Zombie Mod
Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Langley
Posts: 9,919
Thanked 5,201 Times in 1,570 Posts
Failed 120 Times in 54 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by josayeee Those are awsome and cheaper than getting an air con. It does that intake/exhaust thing someone explained earlier but all in one window. Only thing is you have to be at an upper level floor and you need a window that can fit it. | My windows require the unit be set up vertically. Since it can't take up the entire space, I block off the rest with bristol board.
__________________
Romans 10:9 | |
| | |
06-07-2009, 01:46 PM
|
#45 | | RS.net, where our google ads make absolutely no sense!
Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Rmd
Posts: 924
Thanked 435 Times in 194 Posts
Failed 16 Times in 13 Posts
|
I do load calculations for buildings all the time. It depends almost entirely on the orientation and how large your windows are.
If you are north facing, a rule of thumb would be 20-30 btu/sq.ft. So 12,000 btu should be good for a 400 sq.ft space.
The "worst" orientation is south facing. You're going to want 40-60 btu/sq.ft. i.e. 24,000 btu will be good for a 400 sq.ft. space.
If you live in a new apartment with huge floor to ceiling windows, you will want to go even a bit higher.
| |
| | |
06-07-2009, 02:33 PM
|
#46 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
Join Date: May 2002 Location: vancouver
Posts: 2,179
Thanked 1,090 Times in 318 Posts
Failed 294 Times in 64 Posts
|
hey which brick did you guys buy it at?
| |
| | |
06-07-2009, 02:33 PM
|
#47 | | I don't get it
Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Vancouver, BC
Posts: 403
Thanked 30 Times in 6 Posts
Failed 2 Times in 1 Post
|
Just so you guys know, I am having the exact same problem. I also have a AC unit but I took it out during the winter season. Now the heats back and I can't stand it! So I am going to replace my single pane windows with low e 2 pane windows. I will let you guys know if it makes a big difference or not. Should be happening this coming weekend. Something everyone could look into if this low e stuff works ;p cheap too.
| |
| | |
06-07-2009, 02:45 PM
|
#48 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
Join Date: May 2002 Location: vancouver
Posts: 2,179
Thanked 1,090 Times in 318 Posts
Failed 294 Times in 64 Posts
|
superaman how is the ac you bought at the brick?
| |
| | |
06-07-2009, 05:57 PM
|
#49 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
Join Date: May 2002 Location: vancouver
Posts: 2,179
Thanked 1,090 Times in 318 Posts
Failed 294 Times in 64 Posts
|
damn man its sold out at all the bricks
next shipment is in 3 weeks
| |
| | |
06-07-2009, 10:04 PM
|
#50 | | Everyone wants a piece of R S...
Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 379
Thanked 17 Times in 10 Posts
Failed 19 Times in 7 Posts
|
I bought my a/c at the Brick near Ikea. The one I have works awesome, I got a good deal considering I shopped around and found this the cheapest. I just ordered another one for my room, this one is abit smaller 10000 BTU but it was on sale for 299.00.
Like I said earlier, in my opinion if you have the extra $ you might as well get the 12000 BTU. You can take it to a bigger space or you can take it and put the a/c into a smaller room...You have to love portable A/C's
| |
| | | |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
| | |
All times are GMT -8. The time now is 12:59 PM.
|
You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!
The banners on the left side and below do not show for registered users!
