[dark0821]

You'd get half the guys here, including me

only half.... you are under estimating the power of PORSCHE lolol....

[EvoFire]

only half.... you are under estimating the power of PORSCHE lolol....

Let me rephrase that, AT LEAST HALF

[Euro7r]

Looking to pickup A/C unit ahead of summer. Is it a good time to buy now or any upcoming potential deals anyone knows of? Looking to just buy from Costco for peace of mind as their warranties overall is exceptional. Looking at a Delonghi from Costco for around $600ish.

[snowball]

I just ordered another Danby from Costco. I was tempted to try the Delonghi but not many reviews online on that one.

[lilaznviper]

delonghi is a better brand to go with as well as gree according to my hvac friends

[Special K]

Anyone do annual maintenance checks on their central AC? Never had it before and it seems like DIY stuff suggest vaccum and check for damaged wires.

Is hiring a professional needed?

[donk.]

^
Ac maintenance is like car maintenance

You can do the bare minimum, and pay the premium when stuff breaks.
Or you can be pro active and have a healthy unit while everyone else is panicking mid summer finding someone to do the work.

If you have a quality unit, it has built in safeties, and can be "run into the ground" with cheaper repair bills.
If you have a cheap unit, it will probably not have shit in it, and eventually cost lots down the road.

Ex. Cheap units don't have low pressure cut outs, compressors end up cooking them selves when low on charge, costing you about 1.5k+ for repairs.
This can be avoided by an annual check up that will probably cost you 300$

If your gonna DIY,
-Keep the indoor air filter clean / replace as needed.
-Clean the condenser coil, this will also reduce energy bills upwards of 50%. (Chemical clean with unit off)
-On a 20C+ day, run the unit for 20 minutes, go outside, grab the thicker of the two copper lines, it should be cold. If it's not, I would suggest bringing someone out.
-Visual for electrical only, I don't even suggest taking off covers unless your highly mechanically inclined


/Hvac tech for 8 years

[Rallydrv]

At this point kinda looking forward to freaking heat wave. When heatwave?

[Teriyaki]

At this point kinda looking forward to freaking heat wave. When heatwave?

No thanks. Can only get so naked, I can't take off my skin thank you very much.

[mikemhg]

At this point kinda looking forward to freaking heat wave. When heatwave?

Thought they said this was going to be a hot summer based on the farmer's almanac?

Thus far it doesn't appear so. Fuck.

[westopher]

It was like this last year too though wasn’t it? Super late running winter then hot like a light switch was flipped. Either way it sucked. Constant rain so you don’t want to be outside to a fucking sauna.

[ImportPsycho]

At this point kinda looking forward to freaking heat wave. When heatwave?

I can take heatwave, but please no wildfire.
nothing worse than sweaty balls stuck in lower mainland cuz wildfire every where.

[westopher]

Can’t get the heatwave without the fires. Especially since all this rain has overgrown the vegetation making it ripe for the perfect kindling. Expect us to get absolutely FUCKED this year if it doesn’t keep raining.

[GLOW]

i thought last year we had a moderate spring, this year seems prolonged with the rain/cold.

a few mornings last couple weeks i legit felt like turning on the heat

[twitchyzero]

i'm like 90% done setting up the a/c but have heat going (usually have it off by mid-april)

[nismodrifter]

Yeah this weather is bullshit. Spring? What spring. Crazy. I am freezing. I predict weather will hit a switch and go instant HEAT MODE after this rain .

[xxxrsxxx]

are you guys still using heat? It's May now and I'm still turning up the heat.

[MarkyMark]

I'm loving this weather, sweatpants and a hoodie and I'm good to go.

[westopher]

Do you go outside? Cause you’d just end up like a towel that was dropped in a pool after 5 mins outside.

[Traum]

I'm loving this weather, sweatpants and a hoodie and I'm good to go.
As long as the rain isn't coming down hard, I am also really enjoying this weather too. It is just so comfortable and easy to dress for.

[320icar]

are you guys still using heat? It's May now and I'm still turning up the heat.

Yeah I’m going through a very annoying cycle where I click the heat on at night, turn it off in the morning. The afternoon is uncomfortable warm, then it gets freezing again. Feel like I’m taking crazy pills

[68style]

^ Sounds like someone needs a hug

[MarkyMark]

Do you go outside? Cause you’d just end up like a towel that was dropped in a pool after 5 mins outside.

I mean if I'm going to spend a lot of time in the rain I'll dress accordingly but there's been multiple times in the day lately where the rain has stopped I don't know what everyone is complaining about, it's not like it's been a 24/7 monsoon out there.

[donk.]

Do you go outside? Cause you’d just end up like a towel that was dropped in a pool after 5 mins outside.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CF3l19FUIAASE5F.jpg

[mikemhg]

It's been very monsoony this April/May.

Heavy/loud tropical-style rain every morning and early evening.

I hate it but it sure is nice to listen to when I'm half awake.

[twitchyzero]

biked around midday for errand, looked at next hour forecast to decide if go with goretex or nah...said clear as day

in the 2 hour timeframe it was sun, rain, hail then complete sun again where the road dried up in 15min

i feel like we get rainy stretches in may but never this on and off as we inch towards may long weekend?

[tegra7]

Walmart-RCA 12,000 BTU AC unit $389.98

https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/rca-12000-btu-3-in-1-portable-air-conditioner-white/6000205043889

RCA 14,000 BTU AC unit $448

https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/rca-14000-btu-3-in-1-portable-air-conditioner-white/6000205043891

[JDMStyo]

are we expecting a hot summer still? LOL

[westopher]

That’s the thing. We are in a climate of extremes. Gonna be fucked if it happens for a myriad of reasons, and it probably will.
The melt is going to be like something we haven’t seen in decades. It’s probably the biggest snowpack since 99 and that was like double-triple the average back then.

[EvoFire]

That’s the thing. We are in a climate of extremes. Gonna be fucked if it happens for a myriad of reasons, and it probably will.
The melt is going to be like something we haven’t seen in decades. It’s probably the biggest snowpack since 99 and that was like double-triple the average back then.

So epic flood #2?

[Hondaracer]

Always somthing duck. Not enough snow pack, tripping about water levels etc.

Too much rain and snow, now run off and no help for fires..wonderful

[westopher]

So epic flood #2?
I’m not smart enough to know for sure, but there’s no doubt it’s possible. Yeah he longer it stays cold, the better chance there will be a drastic temperature change and extended timeline of hot weather. We won’t just stay cold all summer. If the snowmelt is a quick process, it will definitely overflow rivers and streams. If that gets paired with warmer weather and rain, it will be an absolute clusterfuck. This is the essence of climate change. More severe weather events more often. Gradual warmup is a must to mitigate the risk, and we have zero control of that. If you are near fresh water, read that home insurance policy again.

[blkgsr]

That’s the thing. We are in a climate of extremes. Gonna be fucked if it happens for a myriad of reasons, and it probably will.
The melt is going to be like something we haven’t seen in decades. It’s probably the biggest snowpack since 99 and that was like double-triple the average back then.

you can see it in whistler....still a ton of snow up (and still snowing) top but bare mid way up the hill. saw bears walking on one of the lower runs while taking the gondola up blackcomb two weekends ago.

[westopher]

That’s actually good to hear lower elevations at least have lost a ton of snow already as they will have the most drastic temp change. Or maybe it’s going to be 14 and raining all summer at this rate.

[Traum]

The last few years of worsening and more obvious effects of climate change has really altered one of my views towards areas that are prone to climate change devastation. IMO, instead of building -- and more importantly, rebuilding -- homes and communities that are known to be prone to the damaging effects of climate change, I think people and governments really need to look at the issue with a hard dose of reality and accept the concept of climate change refugees, right here at home in Canada / in BC.

I look at Lytton, and see how they are planning to get the town rebuild. They are known to be an extremely hot spot for years in the running. Recently, Princeton was saying that they are concerned about getting flooded by the snow melt again. I know people feel an attachment to their homes, but climate devastation at this level is not something we can fight against and come out winning. Wouldn't it be better to pick and choose your fights?

I’m not smart enough to know for sure, but there’s no doubt it’s possible. Yeah he longer it stays cold, the better chance there will be a drastic temperature change and extended timeline of hot weather. We won’t just stay cold all summer. If the snowmelt is a quick process, it will definitely overflow rivers and streams. If that gets paired with warmer weather and rain, it will be an absolute clusterfuck. This is the essence of climate change. More severe weather events more often. Gradual warmup is a must to mitigate the risk, and we have zero control of that. If you are near fresh water, read that home insurance policy again.

[nismodrifter]

Holy fukn downpour yesterday evening.

[blkgsr]

yup and wednesday is another day of heavy rain

brutal

[mikemhg]

Worst April and May weather in a long time, hoping this isn't indicative of the upcoming summer.

Thank god we're fucking off to La Paz on Wednesday.

[Hondaracer]

The last few years of worsening and more obvious effects of climate change has really altered one of my views towards areas that are prone to climate change devastation. IMO, instead of building -- and more importantly, rebuilding -- homes and communities that are known to be prone to the damaging effects of climate change, I think people and governments really need to look at the issue with a hard dose of reality and accept the concept of climate change refugees, right here at home in Canada / in BC.

I look at Lytton, and see how they are planning to get the town rebuild. They are known to be an extremely hot spot for years in the running. Recently, Princeton was saying that they are concerned about getting flooded by the snow melt again. I know people feel an attachment to their homes, but climate devastation at this level is not something we can fight against and come out winning. Wouldn't it be better to pick and choose your fights?

Lol the govt. props up communities of thousands of people that only have access by air. There’s no chance they are going to move communities of non-indigenous people at that expense. They’d rather let them burn and have people fight endlessly with insurance companies

[Great68]

I'm actually not minding this cold weather, need to burn off what's left in my oil tank now that my Greener Homes Grant Application has been approved, I'm getting a heat pump installed in another month or so.

I probably won't need my portable AC unit anymore either, or maybe I'll hook it up in my Garage somehow.

[Traum]

Lol the govt. props up communities of thousands of people that only have access by air. There’s no chance they are going to move communities of non-indigenous people at that expense. They’d rather let them burn and have people fight endlessly with insurance companies
I wouldn't look at it that way. Take Lytton, for example. If I were Hulk Horgan (or maybe even Turdeau), I'd look at the one-time cost of relocating / buying out every single resident in the village versus the rebuilding + recurring cost of rescuing them when climate disaster hits the fan over the next X-number of years. Even if the World were successful in meeting the 1.5°C target from the Paris Agreement -- and that's a BIG IF -- we know climate diasters are still going to get worse before it stablizes or gets better. So that pretty much means the people of Lytton are going to need rescuing and rebuilding at least a few times.

When basic infrastructure is destroyed to the level that we've seen (at Lytton), I would be very surprised if the one-time relocation cost isn't cheaper than the recurring rebuilding cost.

Turning to Princeton, News 1130 is saying that 2022 is the 6th (consecutive) year where the Princeton community got hit by one thing or another -- mostly wildfires and flooding. At what point do you want to say "enough is enough"?

Building back better is one thing. Tossing $$$ down a recurring and bottomless pit is quite another when you know shxt is just going to hit the fan again and again.

[underscore]

For one city, sure. But how many others will end up needing the same treatment? Are they buying out all of Richmond if the sea level predictions are correct? And where are you relocating them to?

[320icar]

Lytton population: 249
Richmond population: 216,288

Great comparison.

[Hondaracer]

I wouldn't look at it that way. Take Lytton, for example. If I were Hulk Horgan (or maybe even Turdeau), I'd look at the one-time cost of relocating / buying out every single resident in the village versus the rebuilding + recurring cost of rescuing them when climate disaster hits the fan over the next X-number of years. Even if the World were successful in meeting the 1.5°C target from the Paris Agreement -- and that's a BIG IF -- we know climate diasters are still going to get worse before it stablizes or gets better. So that pretty much means the people of Lytton are going to need rescuing and rebuilding at least a few times.

When basic infrastructure is destroyed to the level that we've seen (at Lytton), I would be very surprised if the one-time relocation cost isn't cheaper than the recurring rebuilding cost.

Turning to Princeton, News 1130 is saying that 2022 is the 6th (consecutive) year where the Princeton community got hit by one thing or another -- mostly wildfires and flooding. At what point do you want to say "enough is enough"?

Building back better is one thing. Tossing $$$ down a recurring and bottomless pit is quite another when you know shxt is just going to hit the fan again and again.

oh i agree, at this point 100% its cheaper to move everyone from Lytton

but this is our land! we did some irrelevant shit here 400 years ago!! so you MUST rebuild our homes in this fucking gulch that is basically under the lense of a magnifying glass with 48 degree temps! lol

your average, rational, person should want to move out of that hell hole.. but it would be a PR nightmare to even suggest it

[68style]

USA and the State itself and everyone’s pocketbook through premiums rebuilds half the fuckin coast of Florida and Louisiana every year…

At least you could understand why someone would want to be by the water in Florida though, unlike….. Lytton….

[underscore]

Lytton population: 249
Richmond population: 216,288

Great comparison.

Well where do you draw the line? Because you will have to set it somewhere or idiots will be whining and suing the gov't for ages because Lytton was bought out and they weren't. You cannot just do it once and then leave it open to interpretation. There's a bunch of projection maps like this out out there.

https://i.redd.it/z0g6mrbspwn71.jpg

If they're even vaguely accurate, a lot of land is going to be a lot less habitable than Lytton is.

[Badhobz]

^ hey those endowed rich assholes with 20-30million dollar homes are still okay!!!

even global warming is biased

[320icar]

https://i.redd.it/z0g6mrbspwn71.jpg

If they're even vaguely accurate, a lot of land is going to be a lot less habitable than Lytton is.

That’s a 66 metre rise, or 6,600cm

From 1901 to 2018, global seal levels have risen 24cm.

As measured between 2006-2015 the average global increase is 3.6mm a year.

Predicted in North America the average coastal increase will be 3.9m by 2150. Far short of the 66m projected on that map.

Not saying you’re wrong, it’s an interesting topic of debate. But by that math it would be another 2,200 years before we reach that map. I highly doubt our society will last anywhere that long haha. poisoning of the planet will kill us long before

https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-global-sea-level

[MG1]

If they're even vaguely accurate, a lot of land is going to be a lot less habitable than Lytton is.

Nice! Looks like I'll have waterfront property on Coquitlam Island. I can take a boat to visit the wife by Cemetery Bay. Always buy property up high............ works for me. Also, shit runs downhill. Better to be on top half than at the bottom.

[donk.]

but this is our land! we did some irrelevant shit here 400 years ago!!

Tell that to a native and see how he responds
peepoClap

[donk.]

The above picture of GVRD is something you would see in a clickbait YouTube video "MUST WATCH GLOBAL WARMING"

This ain't no Florida

[Traum]

Not gonna pretend to be any sort of expert in anything, but from my rudimentary understanding of city planning, most sensible local governments have or follow some sort of civic development guidelines where they are required to build a school, a hospital, a community center or something when the population reaches a certain point. The same thing can be done to relocate climate refugees. You define 3 ranges where:

1) below this population size, the whole place is getting bought out and relocated

2) within this middle range, you get some civic planning expert to do the math on a case by case basis, taking resident wishes into account. You try to get the local population to move if it is cheaper and they are willing.

3) beyond this population size, the local government hunkers down with help from the province / feds to build something that is resilient enough to withstand XXX type of climate disaster.

Lytton would without a doubt fall into category 1. Princeton has a 3000-ish population. If I have to guess, it would probably fall into category 1 as well? Richmond would probably stay, unless we see a forecast so disastrous that would wipe out everything.

Well where do you draw the line? Because you will have to set it somewhere or idiots will be whining and suing the gov't for ages because Lytton was bought out and they weren't. You cannot just do it once and then leave it open to interpretation. There's a bunch of projection maps like this out out there.

[Hondaracer]

Tell that to a native and see how he responds
peepoClap

Lol.. the most eye opening contrast I’ve ever seen in terms of how irrelevant the North American natives were in the global history (I’m using irrelevant in an greater sense) is at the London national museum I believe it was

You go through these exhibits showing the wonders of the world and see the Pantheon was built in 120 AD. An engineering marvel even today. then you’re funneled into an exhibit that has some Canadian aboriginal artifacts and timelines and people are rubbing sticks together to make fire 1500 years later.. lol

[MG1]

Well, when you don't have a written language and things are passed down from generation to generation by stories, you can't expect much. Science and technology was not even in their culture. Think of the wheel. They were dragging stuff around behind horses without wheels (no axles or friction to deal with, lol). Weird things is, it is believed they came across the now Berring Sea from Asia where science and technology was revered and respected. Perhaps too worried about the harsh climate and other natural dangers than to develop weapons to fend off enemies of the human variety. No time to build permanent castles and shit. Nomads they were, in the beginning. Once they settled, they settled. Stretch a net across a river or stream for food. Once the euros arrived, game over.

It looks like in recent history, they have developed written language........... a little too late? Where's Native Russ?

Great inventors throughout history took detailed notes of their findings in hopes that others will use them to take their ideas further. Communication. So freaking important.

[underscore]

That’s a 66 metre rise, or 6,600cm

From 1901 to 2018, global seal levels have risen 24cm.

As measured between 2006-2015 the average global increase is 3.6mm a year.

Predicted in North America the average coastal increase will be 3.9m by 2150. Far short of the 66m projected on that map.

Not saying you’re wrong, it’s an interesting topic of debate. But by that math it would be another 2,200 years before we reach that map. I highly doubt our society will last anywhere that long haha. poisoning of the planet will kill us long before

https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-global-sea-level

I'll freely admit that map may be complete crap, my point is that you need to think ahead and come up with something that covers other scenarios (like Traum did below) or it just creates a mess in the future. Kinda like how now we have a bunch of headaches from people not planning ahead a couple hundred years ago.

Not gonna pretend to be any sort of expert in anything, but from my rudimentary understanding of city planning, most sensible local governments have or follow some sort of civic development guidelines where they are required to build a school, a hospital, a community center or something when the population reaches a certain point. The same thing can be done to relocate climate refugees. You define 3 ranges where:

1) below this population size, the whole place is getting bought out and relocated

2) within this middle range, you get some civic planning expert to do the math on a case by case basis, taking resident wishes into account. You try to get the local population to move if it is cheaper and they are willing.

3) beyond this population size, the local government hunkers down with help from the province / feds to build something that is resilient enough to withstand XXX type of climate disaster.

Lytton would without a doubt fall into category 1. Princeton has a 3000-ish population. If I have to guess, it would probably fall into category 1 as well? Richmond would probably stay, unless we see a forecast so disastrous that would wipe out everything.

[CivicBlues]

Lol.. the most eye opening contrast I’ve ever seen in terms of how irrelevant the North American natives were in the global history (I’m using irrelevant in an greater sense) is at the London national museum I believe it was

You go through these exhibits showing the wonders of the world and see the Pantheon was built in 120 AD. An engineering marvel even today. then you’re funneled into an exhibit that has some Canadian aboriginal artifacts and timelines and people are rubbing sticks together to make fire 1500 years later.. lol

LOL, might want to delete this before you get cancelled by the PC police :woot2:

Anyways, people develop technology because of hardship and scarcity. Why bother building a proper house when you're going to have to move the next season. When there's too many people you need to settle down, plant shit and then build walls so other people won't steal your stuff. Now all of a sudden you have kings, politicians, religion, and a 40-hour work week all up in your shit telling you what to do.

Why do all that when you can follow the buffalo with the seasons, pick and eat berries, fish for salmon, sleep whenever you want, fuck whenever you want, etc. I'm not entirely sure the best side won w.r.t. to "colonization".

[68style]

Yah I used to be 100% in the camp of like Euros had tech everything is better... and then I read some books on the industrial revolution/saw some videos on native culture... and I was like you know... maybe they were on to something... just being in nature and having a civilization not based on money and possessions and constant... "progress"... isn't so bad lol

[JDMDreams]

Tell them to go back to China :lawl::troll:

https://thecanadaguide.com/basics/aboriginals/#:~:text=Everyone%20has%20to%20come%20from,back%20 when%20the%20two%20continents

"Everyone has to come from somewhere, and most archaeologists believe the first peoples of Canada, who belong to what is sometimes called the Amerindian race, migrated to western North America from east Asia sometime between 21,000 and 10,000 B.C. (approximately 23,000 to 12,000 years ago), back when the two continents "



Tell that to a native and see how he responds
peepoClap

[Hondaracer]

LOL, might want to delete this before you get cancelled by the PC police :woot2:

Anyways, people develop technology because of hardship and scarcity. Why bother building a proper house when you're going to have to move the next season. When there's too many people you need to settle down, plant shit and then build walls so other people won't steal your stuff. Now all of a sudden you have kings, politicians, religion, and a 40-hour work week all up in your shit telling you what to do.

Why do all that when you can follow the buffalo with the seasons, pick and eat berries, fish for salmon, sleep whenever you want, fuck whenever you want, etc. I'm not entirely sure the best side won w.r.t. to "colonization".

I think your post actually jogged my memory either from those exhibits or documentaries I’ve watched which basically explained that hunter gatherer society VS industrialization etc. lol

It’s the same thing monkey societies though I believe, once they get to a certain number society basically crumbles because you can no longer rely on other members of your pack. So eventually in that hunter gatherer society you get wars or somthing that either controls population growth, or you become industrialized

The excuse of not having a written language isn’t exactly a solid defense when you’re basically playing a game of telephone at that point. Hence all these land claims in Canada that have 4-5 different tribes claiming it’s theirs. Doesn’t really work when one guy holds the knowledge gets delirious with a fever lol

[CivicBlues]

Also not all native societies were hunter-gatherers. I mean the Inca, Aztec, Mayans were all bronze age civilizations and had massive cities. They could have easily driven the Spanish back into the sea even though they were up against a small number of gunpowder and horse mounted Conquistadors. They just had the unfortunate fate of having less immunity to the diseases Europeans had which is what really took them out of the game.

If they did have immunity, who knows what could have happened. North America colonization may have followed similar patterns in Asia and Africa, where they eventually won their independence and kicking out whitey.

THere's a famous book called Guns, Germs, and Steel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns,_Germs,_and_Steel) by Jared Diamond which posits that Geography is Destiny. An East-West orientated continent like Eurasia had the ability to cross-pollinate different crops, animals, (and diseases) setting civilizations there up for success in the future with agriculture and industrialization.

Whereas continents that are North-South orientated like Africa and the Americas, there's less compatibility in biomes and diversity in domesticated animals. You can't ride a Zebra or Llama into battle, for instance. You can't really grow corn and cassava to the same quantities of wheat and rice to feed hungry civilizations and empires.

[68style]

Geez, this thread + the RE thread aren't a good look today gaiz


THere's a famous book called Guns, Germs, and Steel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns,_Germs,_and_Steel) by Jared Diamond which posits that Geography is Destiny. An East-West orientated continent like Eurasia had the ability to cross-pollinate different crops, animals, (and diseases) setting them up for success in the future with agriculture and industrialization.


This is exactly the book I was referencing above as having read lol

[MG1]

LOL at Strathcona Abyss............ that's what it is now and was, a thousand years ago. Looks like much doesn't change in the future, either.

[Hondaracer]

Yea I’ve actually got that book sitting on my pile of to-reads.

My lack of attention span and ADD prevents me from getting too far in any book I’m not completely enthralled in though lol

[CivicBlues]

I picked it up at an airport gift shop many moons ago and probably read half of it on the 4 hour plane ride back home. It's a pretty good read, so much so that other serious academics try and knock it down due to it's popularity.

[mikemhg]

I actually read that book in January when I was in Puerto Vallarta.

It's a good book, Jared loves to smell his own farts, so expect A LOT of repetition of ideas. You can get away with reading half of the book and pretty much have an understanding of what he's attempting to establish.

Fertile Crescent above the hemisphere in Euro/Asia = Amazing crop and livestock diversity = Stationary towns/cities = Technology = Colonization of worlds

Hunters and gathers = Move around too much = No tech/writing = Get fucked by the above

Some of his ideas have been challenged by modern archeologists, but for the most part I agree with his assessments.

A very dry book up until the latter chapters though.

[nismodrifter]

So is spring here now....

Did I just jinx it by posting.

[spoon.ek9]

Any thoughts on this one?

https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/de-longhi-pinguino-wi-fi-3-in-1-portable-air-conditioner-14000-btu-8700-btu-black-only-at-best-buy/13341964

I'm thinking of pulling the trigger

[twitchyzero]

i'd buy it from somewhere that has good returns.. costco, PA etc.

new builds will require AC
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/air-cnditioning-coming-soon-cooling-to-be-mandatory-in-new-homes-in-vancouver-1.5912453

[68style]

All cars electric, all housing requires AC... power grid stresssssssss

[Hondaracer]

Gas heat my entire home for a year - $500

Hydro, run AC in the summer - $1500

HeATpUmPS!!!! ��

[spoon.ek9]

i'd buy it from somewhere that has good returns.. costco, PA etc.

new builds will require AC
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/air-cnditioning-coming-soon-cooling-to-be-mandatory-in-new-homes-in-vancouver-1.5912453

what's wrong with bestbuy's return policy? i don't think i've ever had an issue

[tegra7]

Walmart also has a good return policy, 2 months from purchase. Just received my RCA 12000btu portable ac which I still have to set up. Hoping its slightly better than my old Danby 11000btu.

[pastarocket]

Hmm. This article in the Daily Shit is interesting:

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/wetter-cooler-summer-la-nina?fbclid=IwAR3EkbP4ZQoWIPL2pXy6XbAkRXpjUR0yJrUQ 6u6nZJhEMuwTacHDy7i9D54


Vancouver could be in for a much rainier summer than last year as La Niña funnels moisture over the southern half of the province, a new long-range weather forecast predicts.

La Niña is a phenomenon over the Pacific Ocean that can influence weather patterns far away by affecting the jet stream position over North America. La Niña has already made Vancouver’s spring cooler and wetter than normal, and its influence may last into the summer, according to AccuWeather senior meteorologist Brett Anderson.


“It’ll be wetter than normal across the northern part of the province with near-normal rainfall expected in the southern portion,” he said. “We may see a reduction in fire activity this year, especially when compared to last summer.”


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[Hondaracer]

I feel like as a life long Vancouverite, meteorologists don’t know shit lol

[Eatman]

I feel like as a life long Vancouverite, meteorologists don’t know shit lol

Seems like more so in the last few years they've been wrong on high occasion in their forecasts. IIRC, we've never really experienced back to back super hot summers, so I'm still on the fence on buying an AC

[murd0c]

Any thoughts on this one?

https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/de-longhi-pinguino-wi-fi-3-in-1-portable-air-conditioner-14000-btu-8700-btu-black-only-at-best-buy/13341964

I'm thinking of pulling the trigger

Only place I would get a unit like that is Costco, with their return policy and how shitty quality some units are. Costco is your best option by far.

[JDMDreams]

Now they are saying it's gonna be colder and wetter this summer:suspicious:, time to refund the AC

[Hondaracer]

Fuck you guys only use AC when it’s 40 degrees out or somthing? Lol

Last night it was like 22 in my bedroom and I can barely sleep

[twitchyzero]

IIRC, we've never really experienced back to back super hot summers, so I'm still on the fence on buying an AC

but surely itll happen again and likely with more frequency?

i feel like we used to get smokey summers once every 5 years, then every other year, then now it's happening as early as june

[Traum]

Now they are saying it's gonna be colder and wetter this summer:suspicious:, time to refund the AC
If a colder and wetting summer means there'd be fewer wildfires, I'd welcome that with open arms.

[MG1]

Fuck you guys only use AC when it’s 40 degrees out or somthing? Lol

Last night it was like 22 in my bedroom and I can barely sleep

Yeah, I had to turn on my 16 dolla fan.......... slept like a baby. Woke up feeling like a million bucks........... I mean 600 bucks, gulolol.

[GLOW]

Fuck you guys only use AC when it’s 40 degrees out or somthing? Lol

Last night it was like 22 in my bedroom and I can barely sleep

35 degrees, electricity ain't cheap :badpokerface:

[Eatman]

but surely itll happen again and likely with more frequency?

i feel like we used to get smokey summers once every 5 years, then every other year, then now it's happening as early as june

With global warming, I'm sure it can. But, I don't feel we will feel a scorcher mid 30s and above for at least another 4-5 years... I definitely could be wrong though, pretty much a gamble lol

Oddly I don't feel like we really had smokey summers while we were in high school, that sort of event didn't start happening until the 2014/15 when there was that fire in the Pemberton area. First time I started seeing ash rain down on Vancouver.

[SkinnyPupp]

I don't feel we will feel a scorcher mid 30s and above for at least another 4-5 years...

I think it's going to happen every year for the rest of your life, and maybe in 10 years you'll see Vancouver reach the 40's at times. 10 years after that, it'll be normal.

We are so fucked you don't even want to know.

[Hondaracer]

It was 40 last summer here? Lol.. already

[murd0c]

It was 40 last summer here? Lol.. already

it got to 47 one point at my house in the lower mainland..

[SkinnyPupp]

It was 40 last summer here? Lol.. already
Legit 40 without humidity factor? That's insane (edit: assuming you mean Vancouver or the area)

[Gerbs]

My friend's condo recorded 47C too, had to evacuate the doggos. Outside was 43C.

I considered tenting on the patio at like high 30's lol. Luckily got an A/C this year.

[68style]

I got a small AC too... it's not even for me, I can suffer out the week or whatever when it's bad, steal some AC from the hallway of the building every now and then... but my 16 year old dog, I worried sick about her. I'll just put it next to her to keep her cool.

[Hondaracer]

Legit 40 without humidity factor? That's insane (edit: assuming you mean Vancouver or the area)

I can see downtown Vancouver from my bedroom window and at one point it was like 41/42 last summer. It was unbearable. I was just laying on the hardwood trying to get some semblance of cool lol

[SkinnyPupp]

That's crazy... the hottest day ever recorded here was in 2017, 39 degrees..

I can't imagine that with no air conditioning

Seems we're more fucked than I thought!

[SkinnyPupp]

By the way, I switched to a bamboo blanket this year, and so far I am liking it. It is quite heavy which is exactly what I wanted - thin but heavy - and it lets enough air through that it's practically like not using a blanket at all. We had a weird monsoon come in for a few days, and this blanket was too cold and I had to stack another on top. If a hot sleeper like me has to do that, I know the blanket is cool.

I have some sheets as well but haven't tried them yet. They are made of bamboo rayon.

[320icar]

Legit 40 without humidity factor? That's insane (edit: assuming you mean Vancouver or the area)

So last year during the heat dome we had track days at a27 and we’re staying in osoyoos. We got there at the tail end, it was 38-40° for us. Earlier that week inside homes etc it was 48° or something. It was FUCKED. The first night I woke up and threw up etc, I assume it was heatstroke.

The tarmac temps were 60° at a27, and the top of my cooler was 80°….. air temps are one thing, but when you’re sitting/standing on that 60° blacktop all day, the radiant heat is madness

https://i.ibb.co/b2HmjVb/E5-BA61-FE-E616-406-A-9-A4-C-BEFC1-F051-AF9.jpg (https://ibb.co/YyDQ4S0)
https://i.ibb.co/P91Fy3j/37-D688-A5-33-ED-4126-A5-C3-FDBE7467-BD41.jpg (https://ibb.co/2scWrmh)

[68style]

What did it say when you pointed that little device at yo fine ass self :gayfight:

[MG1]

So last year during the heat dome we had track days at a27 and we’re staying in osoyoos. We got there at the tail end, it was 38-40° for us. Earlier that week inside homes etc it was 48° or something. It was FUCKED. The first night I woke up and threw up etc, I assume it was heatstroke.

The tarmac temps were 60° at a27, and the top of my cooler was 80°….. air temps are one thing, but when you’re sitting/standing on that 60° blacktop all day, the radiant heat is madness


Reminds me of the time I went up to Ashcroft (Eagle Motorplex). 41+ degrees. Was there for three days. It was really cool at night, however. This is before they closed the track down.

[blkgsr]

just saw an article saying this summer is going to be colder and wetter....

[320icar]

What did it say when you pointed that little device at yo fine ass self :gayfight:

https://cdn.verbub.com/images/mood-just-fat-283876.jpg

[nismodrifter]

So how about that rain.

[ImportPsycho]

god this fking weather. make up your mind!!!!

[westopher]

Living here is really fucking losing its appeal over the last 2.5 years

[unit]

im actually loving it today
last few days with all the cottonwoods had my allergies going crazy

[mikemhg]

Worst April/May in a while now, what a joke.

Starting to get nervous about all our trip plans for this summer, hoping things turn around by next week here.

[nismodrifter]

I am beyond pissed. This has dragged on way too long. Its legit dark outside.

[gilly]

Just got a quote yesterday for a basic 2.5 ton Lennox central A/C unit.

$8750 before taxes with $600 Costco GC.

=(

[Great68]

Are you eligible for any rebates?

I'm getting an 3-ton Mitsubishi hyper-heat unit within the month.

~$15k quote, but I get nearly $12K in grants since I'm converting from oil:
Canada Greener Homes ($5K)
CleanBC ($6K)
CRD Group purchase ($500)
Saanich Municipal top up ($350).

[68style]

^ Wow amazing, how does a "hyper-heat" unit work? Is that like the magical 'heat pump' they advertise on TV but nobody seems to know what it actually is? lol

The Saanich top-up seems to paltry in comparison!

[Great68]

Hyper-Heat is just Mitsubishi's term for their models that maintain efficiency down to -13°F ambient temps.

It qualifies as a primary heat source, so you don't need to install auxilliary heat (IE resistive heaters) to cover super cold weather.

Yeah Saanich is disappointing. City of Victoria offers $2000 as a municipal top up. Saanich is trialing a program offering 10yr interest free loans tied to property taxes (so if you move, new owner takes over loan) but intake is already full.

Either way, my payback over the oil is going to be pretty quick (I burned ~$1300 over winter this year) so it's kind of a no-brainer and oil's not getting any cheaper.

[unit]

Is that like the magical 'heat pump' they advertise on TV but nobody seems to know what it actually is? lol

it's like when ppl say merino wool keeps you cool in the summer and warm in the winter, like how in the heck

[donk.]

Great68, I would suggest you install aux heat anyways assuming your panel can handle it, unless you have a secondary heat source

The units work great, but once your unit breaks down, and the technician says parts are 3 weeks out, in December, suddenly those aux heat strips are your saving grace

Not only that, but if for some reason the temp drops below -13C for x days, you will still have heat (this would apply to Vancouver, not sure about saanich)

Or if you can handle the cold, then your good to go. Just hope you don't have pipes bursting

[Great68]

Yeah I thought about it, I have a wood fireplace which I can use for backup.

Really I'd be in no different spot than if my current oil furnace broke down (and it has tripped out for no reason before) in the middle of winter and had to wait for parts.

[Hondaracer]

it's like when ppl say merino wool keeps you cool in the summer and warm in the winter, like how in the heck

We ended spending some decent money on a hudderite goose down comforter, an XL king because typically we slept with separate comforters. I will say it’s pretty crazy how it regulates temperature, even between us. In the summer it takes a little bit but usually by 12-1AM you’re comfortable enough to stay under the comforter

[acrophobia]

it's like when ppl say merino wool keeps you cool in the summer and warm in the winter, like how in the heck

That’s what you say to make yourself feel better for spending $80 on a t-shirt :badpokerface:

[Teriyaki]

it's like when ppl say merino wool keeps you cool in the summer and warm in the winter, like how in the heck

When you compare merino wool with regular fabrics like cotton or polyester, it really does do a much better job of both retaining heat in the cold and wicking moisture/being breathable in the summer though? SeemsGood Not saying it makes a T-shirt worth $80 over a $5 cotton T, but those same cotton T's with an obnoxious logo could also run $300 soo.... :drunk:

[pastarocket]

Hey guys. If anyone needs to buy a portable A/C unit, there is inventory available at the Still Creek location of Costco in Burnaby.

My parents went to that Costco this morning after my Mom called the store. They bought one of the DeLonghi air conditioning units there for use in their home.

Costco at the Still Creek location only has EIGHT of those DeLonghi A/C units for sale today. Staff were giving out eight reservation tickets to customers who were lining up in front of that Costco this morning to buy A/C units.

If you need an A/C unit, get to that Costco on Still Creek Drive ASAP.

$629.99 for this DeLonghi A/C unit.
-for use in home spaces up to 700 sq. feet.

[donk.]

Opens thread

Proceeds to look out window

Giggles

[nismodrifter]

so how about that heat........

[Great68]

The cooler temps don't bother me, but the winds can fuck off already.

[Acura604]

BRING IT!!! :wooha:

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/summer-weather-on-its-way-to-metro-vancouver-5495296??utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=snd

Friday will see the heat beginning to arrive, with another sunny day and a high of 22 C. Further inland, the high could go higher, according to Environment Canada, peaking at 26 C.

That trend is expected to continue into the weekend with Saturday, June 25 forecast to hit 23 C as the areas sees three straight days of sunny, clear skies.



RS AC PARTY my place -:gayfight:



:fuckyea:
https://i.imgur.com/wdAruOj.jpg

[Gumby]

So after flexing with the AMG, ///M, and P-cars, RS members now show off our AC units? :)

[vitaminG]

Great68, I would suggest you install aux heat anyways assuming your panel can handle it, unless you have a secondary heat source

The units work great, but once your unit breaks down, and the technician says parts are 3 weeks out, in December, suddenly those aux heat strips are your saving grace

Not only that, but if for some reason the temp drops below -13C for x days, you will still have heat (this would apply to Vancouver, not sure about saanich)

Or if you can handle the cold, then your good to go. Just hope you don't have pipes bursting

Heat pump will still work below -13c it just won't be as efficient, considering how exceedingly rare it is for the ambient temperature to be that low I would take the risk

[Great68]

Heat pump will still work below -13c it just won't be as efficient, considering how exceedingly rare it is for the ambient temperature to be that low I would take the risk

Actually, the rating of a Cold Climate heat pump is supposed to retain 76% efficiency at -13°F (-25°C) (Had it wrong in my original post). So yeah, agree that it would be once in a blue moon that resistive heat would ever be necessary. And I'll just run the fireplace and some space heaters (which I already have a couple of) if I have to

[GLOW]

saw an instance of heat pump AC unit being stolen - more profitable than catalytic converters

[donk.]

saw an instance of heat pump AC unit being stolen - more profitable than catalytic converters

Cut 4 lines, bring a dolly, good to go
10k in damage for 45$ in copper

We have have entire rooftop units cut out for their copper, people will go great lengths to get that 45$
And I'm talking 10-20 ton systems (for comparison most houses have 2-5ton condensers.)

Especially in the downtown east side area. And no, a gate, or unit grille does not stop them. Although, it sure does defer them to the unit next door that's in the open

[danned]

come on baby, get us some cool heat
and don't curse me for zero degrees weather!:troll::troll::troll::troll:

[quasi]

Bring on the heat, I miss Vegas even though it was hot as fuck. I'll take the heat wave we had last summer, I love that shit.

[CivicBlues]

Last Summer? Yeah love seeing 700+ mostly elderly and infirm people die, love that shit. /s

[quasi]

Last Summer? Yeah love seeing 700+ mostly elderly and infirm people die, love that shit. /s

Actually you right, I kind of forgot about that part maybe not that hot but bring on the heat.

[westopher]

Ehhh I want some warm but anything over 25 degrees fucks me up. My old dog cant handle walks super hot either.

[Hondaracer]

What’s been weird lately are these humid days..

Hardly ever get these kinda gross muggy days here that I can remember but there’s been quite a few this season

[Traum]

What’s been weird lately are these humid days..

Hardly ever get these kinda gross muggy days here that I can remember but there’s been quite a few this season
The weather station will say it is all La Niña's doing, but personally, I kind of attribute it more to the effects of climate change as a whole.

[nismodrifter]

fukn sprinkler main line to valve box just broke randomly right as hot weather coming. RIP. Hope my fix does not involve digging.

[Liquid_o2]

So glad I installed my portable A/C before the heat this weekend. I've been basking in a cool condo the whole time. Didn't leave the house until 7pm yesterday, was beautiful once the sun started going down.

[EvoFire]

Slept in the basement. 21C Sat night, 23C last night. Have to turn on the AC today though since we need to work and our offices aren't in the basement.

[unit]

used my ac for the first time yesterday, so nice. what do you guys set your temp at? I found 23.5C was pretty comfortable for me.

[quasi]

used my ac for the first time yesterday, so nice. what do you guys set your temp at? I found 23.5C was pretty comfortable for me.

Usually 22 or 23.

[punkwax]

22 at my place

[320icar]

Set the temp? I crank it as low as it can go and hope it can maintain 22-23 degrees

[68style]

Isn’t that bad for the unit though? It can freeze up below 72f

[donk.]

It can only freeze up if there is less than 400cfm/ton, or undercharged
Or cheaper units with outdoor temps below x, usually 60f

A proper ac unit can run 24/7

[supafamous]

used my ac for the first time yesterday, so nice. what do you guys set your temp at? I found 23.5C was pretty comfortable for me.

23. Still figuring things out with my house as we're a long skinny house that's aligned east-west. In the morning my living room/kitchen faces the sun and can get quite warm while my bedroom faces west and stays cool and it flip flops late in the day. Keeping the living room at 23 means the rest of the house is a bit chilly.

Any folks run their AC via a Nest? I have a set of Nests for my heating and am thinking of putting in a Nest to handle my AC as well - just the basic model with a sensor to put in the living room.

[Great68]

Portable AC with a Nest?

I don't know any consumer portable AC's that have input contacts for control by conventional thermostats.

[lilaznviper]

i just got the portable AC unit up on saturday. Running at 21 degrees all day without issue

[CivicBlues]

Run my portable at the lowest setting - 17 degrees...what is all this 20+ BS? I can't feel that shit. But then I only run it a couple hours at a time at most.

Even when I'm visiting hot/humid Asia it's always defaulted to the lowest setting - 16 degrees.

[supafamous]

Portable AC with a Nest?

I don't know any consumer portable AC's that have input contacts for control by conventional thermostats.

Sorry, I got central air in my house so wondering how people manage that with the rest of their heating system.

Thought we only had ballers in this thread. KEKW

[Great68]

You can wire a single nest to control both heating and cooling.

Although if your AC system is one of the newer inverter variable speed compressor styles, best to just use the controller that came with the system.

Conventional T-stats (like the nest) are basically on/off, stage1/stage2 and can't take proper advantage of the variable speed functionality.

[quasi]

Run my portable at the lowest setting - 17 degrees...what is all this 20+ BS? I can't feel that shit. But then I only run it a couple hours at a time at most.

Even when I'm visiting hot/humid Asia it's always defaulted to the lowest setting - 16 degrees.

At 22 with our central air my wife was wearing a sweater in the house last year when we had that heat wave.

[Tapioca]

Who else with mid-efficiency furnaces is pondering their next HVAC purchases?

We've got both baseboard heating and ducting for a furnace in our home. Unfortunately, our baseboards are upstairs where it gets the hottest during heat waves. Our furnace is 26 years old and while we get it serviced each year, eventually it's going to go. With the way our house is laid out, a heat pump is not going to completely solve our cooling issues, but it will help a lot. I don't think we would ever invest in mini-splits for all of our bedrooms as an upgrade of that nature would probably cost tens of thousands of dollars when all said and done.

Governments are throwing money at people to switch over to electric heat pumps. Operating costs may be higher, but the capital cost incentives are pretty enticing for your typical cash-strapped family trying to juggle costs.

A high-efficiency furnace with A/C costs about 12-15K. Natural/renewable gas is going to become more expensive in the future with the planned increases to the carbon tax as well as potential changes to how FortisBC will spread the costs of their renewable natural gas supply across their customer base. I imagine that a high efficiency heat pump probably is about 15K, but government rebates could bring that cost down significantly. But, use of the heat pump and our baseboard heaters in the winter would definitely bring us into Tier 2 electricity rates considering the amount of windows (double-pane vinyl, 25 years old, no plans to replace in the immediate future) that we have.

There doesn't seem to be a whole lot out there in terms of analyses around long-term operating costs. Not an easy decision to be sure...

[Hondaracer]

We are in tier 2 pricing half way through every month in the winter with 4 baseboard heaters (3 in wall heaters one traditional baseboard) and our radiant heating

In hindsight I 100% would have ripped out our relatively new gas furnace and figured out a dual zone system or even just forced my tenant to live within the temps we do lol. Electric heat is a HUGE portion of our cost of living, even if gas was to shoot up I think it would be cheaper

[J____]

meanwhile in Shanghai, I'm outside riding my bike with my kid in 37 degree weather... I can't wait to get back to Van's 25 degree summers....

But being used to the 35+ heat for so long, 25 inside feels normal for me. It's really the humidity that kills

[twitchyzero]

early july and it's 11C raining all day..

at least i didnt buy that bbq or hammock :lol

[EvoFire]

I saw the hammock at Costco and was tempted.

I was BBQing my burgers today and I could see my breath. In July. WTF.

[MG1]

early july and it's 11C raining all day..

at least i didnt buy that bbq or hammock :lol

I used BBQ to stay warm today...............

[Badhobz]

I had to turn the heat back on yesterday and this morning. F U climate change.. (pardon me while i go drive my V8 some more)

[OriginalJC]

Out of principle, I'm refraining from turning the heat on. It's July for crying out loud.

but it's still pretty damn cold in the house

[nismodrifter]

yeah pulled out the warm socks today

[twitchyzero]

Out of principle, I'm refraining from turning the heat on. It's July for crying out loud.

but it's still pretty damn cold in the house

i used to have thresholds and go by calendar too

maybe just older now..all bets are off when earth keeps you guessing

[MarkyMark]

You guys own any layers lol I get it was a bit cooler but I was pretty comfy in sweats and a t-shirt inside. Turning the heat on lol damn.

[Teriyaki]

Summer is over guys. Who's putting their winter tires back on?

[Badhobz]

You guys own any layers lol I get it was a bit cooler but I was pretty comfy in sweats and a t-shirt inside. Turning the heat on lol damn.

fuck that! i walk around my house naked all the time... to the horror of my wife. :fuckyea:

[Spectre_Cdn]

Summer is over guys. Who's putting their winter tires back on?

Paging ACURA604 :troll:

[68style]

You guys own any layers lol I get it was a bit cooler but I was pretty comfy in sweats and a t-shirt inside. Turning the heat on lol damn.

He's trying to abate shrinkage

[Mikoyan]

Costco Willingdon has 10 of the Danby dual hose a/c still available on the floor right now.

Didn't see anyone returning at yet lol.

[Liquid_o2]

I set up my Danby dual hose three weeks ago. Love it. As soon as it gets above 22 degrees, our condo gets pretty warm and stuffy. I run it for 20 minutes on low and the place is nice and cool.

[pastarocket]

Crazy summer weather so far! Heavy rain this morning.

This thread should be changed to the dangerous heavy rain/flooding thread.


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[BIC_BAWS]

Crazy summer weather so far! Heavy rain this morning.

This thread should be changed to the dangerous heavy rain/flooding thread (https://www.revscene.net/forums/595215-cold-windy-outside-%3D-66.html).


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[EvoFire]

This ping pong weather is getting quite weird

[Mr.Money]

from ball sweating 35 degrees to 17 degrees with chilly bones & cold damp air in the morning. :pokerface:

[MarkyMark]

That bone chilling 17 degrees

[sonick]

That bone chilling 17 degrees

You mean Boner chilling 17 degrees amirite

[nismodrifter]

Looks like another round of heat coming, 30+ next week.

[JDMDreams]

I jiggled my AC in place yesterday so ready to go

[Bouncing Bettys]

BC Housing disabled cooling devices at some sites over costs
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/bc-housing-disabled-cooling-devices-at-some-sites-over-costs-1.5997284

They claim none of the residents at their facilities died in last year's heat dome.

My parents live right next to the ocean and get usually have that nice breeze flowing in, but last year was enough for them to get central air and ceiling fans. The AC is just going in next week. It took a year to get an appointment.

[punkwax]

Got the AC serviced and ducts vacuumed clean over the last couple of weeks. Bring it on! :ilied:

[SkinnyPupp]

Insane heatwave here right now and looks like it'll last all week. Main AC in the living room can barely keep up... Ones in the smaller rooms cope better, so that's where I stay lol

Every year new records are being broken.. It feels like we're spinning out of control. 35 (feels like 42+ with humidity) for sustained periods in July was unheard of just a few years ago. In a few years it'll be 38 and so on.

And everyone is buying AC units where they never needed them before, or using their units more than they used to, so power usage goes up exponentially.

We are so fucked it's not even funny

[whitev70r]

^ wow .. for someone in HK to say it's hot ... it's frickin hot!

[SkinnyPupp]

^ wow .. for someone in HK to say it's hot ... it's frickin hot!
Seriously! Last 2 days have been the worst July days I can remember, and it's forecast to be like this all week.

[donk.]

HK heat is no joke, I remember deciding to hike Victoria Peak about 5 years ago.
The moment I stepped outside my airbnb room, I was hit in the face with the epic humidity.
Never in my life have I drenched my backpack in sweat from such a short "hike".
someone on the internets said the hike is easy and quick, so I said how bad could it be. I missed the part where that review was probably written in HK "winter"

Even Vancouver's heat wave last year, 40C, was not as bad as HK humidity + heat. I think you need to be born in that climate to be "useto it"

[dachinesedude]

that moment when you step outside of HKG after a 12hr flight in a dry ass flight cabin

[Razor Ramon HG]

that moment when you step outside of HKG after a 12hr flight in a dry ass flight cabin

https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/GettyImages-103924837.jpg

TFW you know you gonna get smacked in the fucking face the moment you step through the airport doors.

I remember the first time I went to Taipei in 2016. I had never been smacked with a larger wall of heat in my life. I thought I was walking through some hot air exhaust when I first stepped out of the airport, lol.

The hottest time was somewhere in 2017 or 2018. I was in Taipei during the summer. There is a little square outside my girlfriend's house where all the old grandma/grandpas do their tai-chi and daily exercise. In that square is a giant clock that also shows the temperature. Shit said it was 38 degrees. I checked online and with humidity it was like 50 degrees.

Parts of Taiwan recorded over 41 degrees today. It's fucking nuts over there.

[Badhobz]

^ why does china want this back again!?!?!? somebody should just send pooh bear over there in the summer time and he'll be like nahhh im good. enjoy your democracy.

[donk.]

Pooh Bear is kind of like Putler, just wants stuff

[snowball]

that moment when you step outside of HKG after a 12hr flight in a dry ass flight cabin

While wearing a puffy jacket because it was 5 degrees in Van.

[J____]

just went for a bike ride with the kid in 43.5 degree outside. You kind of get used to it.

[StylinRed]

Definitely requires getting used to, so unless you're going to be there for over a month ya may wanna skip out on the summers :lol

[CivicBlues]

Man fuck travelling anywhere outside the Lower Mainland during the summer, the whole fucking N. Hemisphere is an oven on fire from June-September now. This coupled with airport delays, screaming kids off of school and crowds, crowds, crowds it's just not worth it.

Vancouver despite the changing climate is still the best place to be July-Sept by far.

Now watch me eat these words the next Smoke Advisory we get.

[Badhobz]

pretty hot today, had to help my co worker install her closet rods and i was sweating like a pig while doing it.

Hope you guys all have AC and/or fans going. pretty nasty

[spoon.ek9]

yup, y'all don't know hot until you go to asia during summer lol.

I am SUPER glad I bought and installed my new AC. No regrets at all about spending that coin.

[ilovebacon]

ordered a new fan last week, It'll probably won't be here until the heat wave is over...

[whitev70r]

C'mon man ... over 30C you can say it's hot but under 30C ... no whining.

Right now Weather Network says it's 23C and feels like 27C. Just stepped outside, honestly, it's not that bad yet. It will get past 30C later this week. But unless you work outside like construction or traffic flagger ...

[CivicBlues]

Went for a walk just now it's actually pretty breezy outside. But then I'm near the water. RIP inland suburbanites.

[Hondaracer]

Went for a walk just now it's actually pretty breezy outside. But then I'm near the water. RIP inland suburbanites.

That breeze off the ocean makes almost any temp bareable.

As soon as you get into that direct heat with stagnant air it feels like it’s 10 degrees hotter

[bcrdukes]

pretty hot today, had to help my co worker install her closet rods and i was sweating like a pig while doing it.

Helping female coworker with her "closet rods" and "sweating like a pig while doing it." Uh huh....:suspicious:

[Badhobz]

Her damn rods are 67inchs long.
I used some heavy duty Rods and wall anchors. Hope this shit can hold all her clothes.
https://i.postimg.cc/FHPqRTXX/0-ED894-AD-4199-4429-A9-FC-F1-F82-CDD5-C58.jpg

[mikemhg]

This weather has been great, stop complaining.

We'll all be bitching in October when it's raining 6 months straight.

[punkwax]

This weather has been great, stop complaining.

We'll all be bitching in October when it's raining 6 months straight.

That’s kinda what we do around here..

[StylinRed]

This weather has been great, stop complaining.

We'll all be bitching in October when it's raining 6 months straight.

Going to Australia to escape our rain in October might stay til our winters done with too :lol

[CivicBlues]

Going to Australia to escape our rain in October might stay til our winters done with too :lol

Hope you like heat and smoke.

[donk.]

Heat and smoke beats rain and rain, can confirm
Stylinred making proper life choices

[CivicBlues]

Oh and depending on where in Australia you are you'll also get apocalyptic rain storms too.

[underscore]

A bit of heat and smoke is fine, but some years here I'd gladly trade it for your rain. It can get so thick you can see the haze looking across the street and visibility is less than a block.

[68style]

^ Imagine what that's doing to your lungs every year too :(

[Badhobz]

its pretty dang hot so i went and bought this 30 dollar pool for my doggies. i ended up using it more than them today! best 30 bucks ive ever spent

https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/h2ogo-blue-rectangular-pool-8-7-ft-x-69-in-x-20-in-0813439p.html#plp

https://media-www.canadiantire.ca/product/seasonal-gardening/backyard-fun/pools-spas/0813439/h2ogo-rectangular-pool-8-7ftx69inx20in-2-62mx1-7mx51cm-76dfb779-17f7-4a70-adec-45833b8afbca.png?imwidth=1024

https://i.postimg.cc/5y0nrVY6/IMG-4198.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/sDGJGKpd/IMG-4186.jpg

[supafamous]

I got this one from Costco for my kid and it's great to take a dunk in it. The hot mom that comes with it is not bad either.

https://i.imgur.com/ARsp9O2.jpg

[sonick]

Even sitting on a chair with your feet in a cold water foot bath feels amazing.

[MG1]

its pretty dang hot so i went and bought this 30 dollar pool for my doggies. i ended up using it more than them today! best 30 bucks ive ever spent

https://i.postimg.cc/5y0nrVY6/IMG-4198.jpg


Dude, is that nail fungus?

LOL, I have really, really, did I mention, really tough toenails. Nobody can trim them, so I went to a podiatrist. He used bone cutters to trim them. I mentioned toenail fungus and judging by his reaction, I think it was basically like, yeah, another one of those flavour of the month, scare the public into paying for treatment things.

BTW, you don't have toenail fungus. I just needed an excuse to talk about my tough toenails, gulolol,

[Badhobz]

https://www.costco.ca/danby-12%2c000-btu-sacc-ultra-quiet-portable-air-conditioner-with-voice-control-and-rapid-cooling.product.100715465.html

Might be a little late, but i just bought this today. The old portable we have at the house isnt keeping it cool enough and this is 130 bucks off right now.

[whitev70r]

^ Looks decent and on sale but it's got some pretty crappy reviews ... 2.9/5.0. I mean unless you plan to use it for this week and return it :lol.
Can't tell exactly how the vent system works ... the hose to outside?

[Badhobz]

I got my inlaws one last year. Its really good.

I think either you get one that works fine, or its dead on arrival.

It has dual hoses so intake and exhaust is separated.

[SkinnyPupp]

I kind of want to get a small self contained unit for my kitchen.. our main AC doesn't really reach there when I'm cooking

But if they're like $500 that ain't gonna happen lol

I saw one for like $100 but I am very skeptical that it does anything.. It looked like a little dehumidifier, with its own water tank. And I guess that's how they work except they warm the air before blowing it out

[Eff-1]

Dude, is that nail fungus?

LOL, I have really, really, did I mention, really tough toenails. Nobody can trim them, so I went to a podiatrist. He used bone cutters to trim them. I mentioned toenail fungus and judging by his reaction, I think it was basically like, yeah, another one of those flavour of the month, scare the public into paying for treatment things.

BTW, you don't have toenail fungus. I just needed an excuse to talk about my tough toenails, gulolol,

And then I tied an onion to my belt. It was the style at the time.

[Badhobz]

I saw one for like $100 but I am very skeptical that it does anything.. It looked like a little dehumidifier, with its own water tank. And I guess that's how they work except they warm the air before blowing it out

i think thats what people call a "swamp cooler" (blowing hot air over cooler water to reduce the air temp). The downside is that it'll add extra humidity in a house.

[GS8]

I got this one from Costco for my kid and it's great to take a dunk in it. The hot mom that comes with it is not bad either.

https://i.imgur.com/ARsp9O2.jpg

That dinosaur is at waist level so....

[inv4zn]

I saw one for like $100 but I am very skeptical that it does anything.. It looked like a little dehumidifier, with its own water tank. And I guess that's how they work except they warm the air before blowing it out

i think thats what people call a "swamp cooler" (blowing hot air over cooler water to reduce the air temp). The downside is that it'll add extra humidity in a house.

Badhobz is right, the proper term is "evaporative cooler". It works on the premise that evaporating water removes energy from the air, thereby cooling it.

Drawback, as Badhobz mentioned, is that you're essentially humidifying your house, and after a certain point you've "swamped" your house. It's also very ineffecient if you live in an already humid climate, as less water is able to evaporate.

[donk.]

Mmmmmmmm adding latent heat to your home, for the low price of 99.99
Mmmmm

[StylinRed]

Hope you like heat and smoke.

Oh and depending on where in Australia you are you'll also get apocalyptic rain storms too.

Lol yeah I've done the whole winter in Australia a few years ago pre pandemic with the Ex, it's actually quite nice, brining my family this time, hopefully they'll like it

[SkinnyPupp]

Badhobz is right, the proper term is "evaporative cooler". It works on the premise that evaporating water removes energy from the air, thereby cooling it.

Drawback, as Badhobz mentioned, is that you're essentially humidifying your house, and after a certain point you've "swamped" your house. It's also very ineffecient if you live in an already humid climate, as less water is able to evaporate.
Yeah it could be that... Sounds pretty shitty.. Right now I stick a fan in the doorway of my kitchen trying to blow some of the cooler air from the living room, but it doesn't help much when you have burners going, etc.

So I've been using the pressure cooker more, where I can do the prep and don't have to be there when it's doing the cooking

[Tapioca]

Don't believe the negative reviews - the Danby dual unit A/C at Costco is pretty decent for a portable unit.

[68style]

I'm using one of those $360 RCA ones from Walmart, only rated at 10,000BTU and I can say anything more than the living room area of the condo is its limit (which is accurate to what it said in the description) but it's been great.

I've never owned any other AC unit before, but it has been performing flawlessly so far.

[hud 91gt]

I have that Costco unit. Works great. A friend bought one (and his buddy) and both were making noise from the get go. Exchanged and they are now perfect. Bad batch last year?

[Mikoyan]

I've got the Danby from Costco too. No issues. Also, if you want to use the app to control it remotely, use the Midea Air app. The Danby is a rebadged Midea, and apparently the Danny app sucks ass, but the Midea app works fine.

[Liquid_o2]

^ Looks decent and on sale but it's got some pretty crappy reviews ... 2.9/5.0. I mean unless you plan to use it for this week and return it :lol.
Can't tell exactly how the vent system works ... the hose to outside?

I bought this one in April from Costco.

It has been amazing. The dual hose is a bit tricky to setup as the accordion style hose doesn't have much bend to it, but I got it setup and connected in my patio sliding door.

I came home last night after my wife had been blasting it at high all evening - our condo was frigid.

[HonestTea]

Danby from Costco crew checking in - Bought last year and has been working great since!

[pastarocket]

-also a user of the Danby A/C units that are sold at Costco.

A friend also bought a DeLonghi A/C unit from Costco this year.

He said that the DeLonghi units work well. -a bit noisier compared to the Danby units though.

[PeanutButter]

My danby from costco wasn't getting as cold as it was last year and a member on redflagdeals told me to empty out the water from the back.. I had no idea. Ever since I did that, it has been performing better.

Make sure you empty out the water every so often, I guess that affects performance.

[inv4zn]

My danby from costco wasn't getting as cold as it was last year and a member on redflagdeals told me to empty out the water from the back.. I had no idea. Ever since I did that, it has been performing better.

Make sure you empty out the water every so often, I guess that affects performance.

Unless you live in high humidity, or your humid exhaust is somehow making its way into the intake, you shouldn't be getting too much water, as long as you don't leave the cooling mode in auto. Always leave it in cool only, because on auto it switches between cool and dehumidify.

[acrophobia]

Danby from Costco crew checking in - Bought last year and has been working great since!

Is this the one some of you are using? https://www.costco.ca/danby-12%2c000-btu-sacc-ultra-quiet-portable-air-conditioner-with-voice-control-and-rapid-cooling.product.100715465.html

I’m thinking about getting one as all of our bedrooms are upstairs and by evening the temperature increase as you ascend the stairs is noticeable every few steps :blush:

[HonestTea]

Is this the one some of you are using? https://www.costco.ca/danby-12%2c000-btu-sacc-ultra-quiet-portable-air-conditioner-with-voice-control-and-rapid-cooling.product.100715465.html

I’m thinking about getting one as all of our bedrooms are upstairs and by evening the temperature increase as you ascend the stairs is noticeable every few steps :blush:

That's the one!

[SkinnyPupp]

I would have to confirm, but I think every day for the past 2 weeks has beat previous record highs. For instance today's high will be 35. The previous record for July 28 was 32, back in 2008. The average for this date is 30.

Eventually the average will become 35 FeelsBadMan

[GLOW]

i red on RFD to keep it not on auto but on cool so you don't get a lot of water buildup.
also read that unless you're in a humid climate the water evaporates on it's own? 2nd summer with it and never checked on it.

should i throw a pan down and open up the bottom plug just in case?

[OriginalJC]

i red on RFD to keep it not on auto but on cool so you don't get a lot of water buildup.
also read that unless you're in a humid climate the water evaporates on it's own? 2nd summer with it and never checked on it.

should i throw a pan down and open up the bottom plug just in case?

I have an older Danby unit and a new Delonghi I purchased this year.
The Danby still 'works', however it stopped autoevaporating water in the last two years. So it would basically leak onto the floor due to all the condensation build up. So for that unit, I bought a large bin to put the unit in, and have the hose connected that dispenses into a tank that I need to dump out every other day. The older Danby actually cools better than the new Delonghi :-\

[Hondaracer]

I don’t know how some of these units don’t have to be constantly emptied

I have a Haier dual hose one, really good one my parents gave us. Over 2 nights it fills up a 5 gallon Home Depot bucket. My buddy had a single hose one with a self contained water tank and he said he hasn’t had to empty it once since he’s got it. Must work in a different way

[Badhobz]

^yeah but thats a good thing. that means you are literally extracting water from the air and lowering your humidity. The cheaper units dont do diddly squat and ultimately just blow hot air around.

My current unit that i got like 5-6 years ago doesnt produce much water either and it SUCKS! cant wait for my new danby one to come in.

[Great68]

I don’t know how some of these units don’t have to be constantly emptied

They inject the water into the exhaust air stream, it vaporizes and goes out. At least, that's what my portable AC does.

[donk.]

:suspicious:

[Great68]

Sorry, "inject" is the wrong technical term.

They "Evaporate" the condensate into the exhaust air stream.

https://www.sylvane.com/fully-self-evaporating-portable-air-conditioner-brands-and-benefits.html

[winson604]

I don’t know how some of these units don’t have to be constantly emptied

I have a Haier dual hose one, really good one my parents gave us. Over 2 nights it fills up a 5 gallon Home Depot bucket. My buddy had a single hose one with a self contained water tank and he said he hasn’t had to empty it once since he’s got it. Must work in a different way

I also have a Haier dual hose one that I use for the main floor. This is the 4th summer I've owned it and the first time ever I've had to empty the pan. I've checked in previous summers but there was no water coming out. The only reason there was lots of water this summer was because my daughter accidently changed the setting from cool to something else and then the water build up went off in a matter of hours.

Also have 2 x Toshiba single hose ones I've used for 3 summers, checked and no water still aside from a few drips.

[CivicBlues]

I empty mine out every time I put it back into storage. Usually no more than a few Tbsp of water each time. This morning I noticed some leaking and just emptied out about a cup and a half of water. This only after about 2 weeks of sporadic use. Go figure

Single Hose Danby 2018 model

[Liquid_o2]

Good to know!

I hooked up the clear drain hose to the backside of the unit and it hasn't emptied any water yet, but I suppose I have been only running it on cool only so far.

[inv4zn]

It's likely a combination of factors.

Single hose ones run interior air over the condenser cooling it, and exhaust the heat out. Essentially it's cooling cooled air, so less moisture to remove from the air. Dual hose ones intake from the outside, which is arguably more humid.

Also newer/more expensive units have a "self evaporating"; my understanding is that the water collected is dripped onto the hot condenser coil which then evaporates the water into the exhaust outlet. If it's very humid and the unit isn't able to evaporate faster than it's collecting, then it collects the water.

But I stress - IF you run your AC on auto, you will get water. It should be run on cool mode, but arguably that uses more power.

Also, for those saying "I have little water", try opening the port and very lightly tilting the unit. My old Whynter dual hose also didn't have any water, but if you tip it back a bit like 5 cups would come out.

[Hondaracer]

I empty mine out every time I put it back into storage. Usually no more than a few Tbsp of water each time. This morning I noticed some leaking and just emptied out about a cup and a half of water. This only after about 2 weeks of sporadic use. Go figure

Single Hose Danby 2018 model

On the news they were saying the humidity has been much higher than normal the last week or so so it’s probably forced to pull some of it out of the air?

[Badhobz]

i just called Costco. they said they are expecting another batch of air conditioners (they dont know if it'll be this Danby one) to be shipped from their Langley Distribution on Sunday this week. Likely arrive to the store monday or tuesday.

Thus if anyone wants to grab one in person, call your store on sunday and see if they know exactly when it'll come in.

[320icar]

I’ve never once checked for any water in any of the Costco danby units I have ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[EvoFire]

We are using a small Sharp unit in the kid's room and I emptied about 1 liter from it last night. We typically do have to empty it once a year but this year has been insane.
The old single hose Danby we had before never needed to be emptied, but after 3 years it started leaking. I wonder if it did the evaporative thing but broke after 3 years and just started dripping out the bottom instead.

Our thermostats have humidity readings and it's been in the 60's range for the last 2 weeks.

The mini split in our master bedroom has stayed on for the last 4 days. No point turning it off, letting the room get warm and then wasting energy trying to cool it off again.

[sonick]

I found when I was in a condo there was no water at all, but since moving to a house there's been more, maybe just more humid?

[donk.]

If major stores are out of stock, you can also try Refrigerative supply, masters , WWG, Sopers.
You can partially blame the HVAC industry for a shortage of portable units, I'm in my shop right now, and we have 9 brand new units in boxes lol, down from the 16 at the start of the season

This year is much more humid than most, portable AC units are removing much more latent heat, than sensible heat, hence the condensate issues for some of you guys

Some of those portable units aren't designed for excessive amounts of latent heat (humidity), hence the need to be drained on occasion

What I want to know, is where are all the doomsday sayers that were posting about how Costco units all have bad reviews lol

[OriginalJC]

I’ve never once checked for any water in any of the Costco danby units I have ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I didn't for years as well. Until one year it shut off with a red flashing light, and was in a pool of water.

[hud 91gt]

In BC climate, the dual hose units usually drain themselves. Under super humid conditions, (and perhaps turning off during humid condition), the exhaust hose can’t pick up enough moisture so it collects in the “bin.” The danby is a dual hose unit, the single hose is split down the middle.


All single hose units should require emptying constantly, unless they just aren’t workin. Lol!(edit - wrong lol)

[Great68]

That's not true, lots of single hose units self evaporate their condensate. My LG is single hose and does this.

[68style]

My single hose RCA blows ice cold and I empty it once a week... barely fills up half a cup of water.

[Badhobz]

It sounds like we might have some refrig technicians here so I’ll ask this :

Is there anyway to recharge the free-on or whatever the juice is inside the portable ac units ? It’s easy enough to do in a car but for these portable units I can’t seem to find any way to service them.