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July 1, 2009March 16, 2024

summer cooling and air conditioning – July 1, 2009

Welcome to the July 1, 2009 edition of summer cooling and air conditioning. Dave Andersen presents How a professional contractor chooses a room air conditioner that won?t rip you off posted at Free Home Energy Saving Tips, saying, “post talks about sizing a room for air conditioner use” Matt Henterly presents Average Home Electricity Usage […]

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Cooling

June 30, 2009March 10, 2024

Saving Energy in an apartment: Summer Cooling and Air Conditioning

Some think it is far easier to save on energy if you own a house. After all, you have *almost* complete control over appliances and how they run in a house. And there is a certain degree of truth to that. You have greater responsibility over the appliances and their upkeep, but if something goes […]

3 mins read

June 23, 2009March 10, 2024

Hot & noisy nights: air conditioner rattles and other sounds

Fixing your window air conditioner instead of replacing it saves you money, hundreds possibly. Chances are, a rattling or noisy air conditioner unit is due to faulty installation, a loose part, loose or worn window frame, loose window panes, loose filter (or wrong filter size), fan obstruction, loose front or side panels, or the condenser […]

7 mins read

Home Energy Tips

June 23, 2009March 10, 2024

Wind power could provide 100% of world’s power!

Interesting report and approach. Basically, a group of scientists set forth some interesting criteria for wind power generation, included the average wind speeds, avoiding forested areas or “endangered”, ice caps, etc., and hand selected several land based and “off shore” sites within 50 nautical miles of a coastline. These areas are not urban or “developed”. […]

4 mins read

June 22, 2009March 10, 2024

My window air conditioner sucks! Why doesn’t it work?

Well without seeing the unit, there’s a small handful of things that could go wrong with the window unit air conditioner. Is it dirty? Believe it or not the number one cause of window unit air conditioner malfunction is dirty or grimey coils or condensers. The symptoms range from the unit smelling musty or blowing […]

2 mins read

June 22, 2009March 10, 2024

Sounding off on how “worthless” solar power is

I’ve been reading so much literature lately about solar power, namely, how crappy it is.Â It seems there are a couple of sides to the debate. First, there’s those that talk about how wonderful solar power is, how it will “Save” us, its the future, etc. Then, there’s the naysayers. Those who say that solar […]

3 mins read

Electric

June 22, 2009March 10, 2024

Europe Looks to Africa for Solar Power

NEW YORK â€” The European project known as Desertec is nothing if not ambitious. It aims to harvest the sun’s energy – using a method known as concentrating solar power, or C.S.P. – from the vast North African desert and deliver it as electricity, via high-voltage transmission lines, to markets in Europe. Eventually, its backers […]

7 mins read

Cooling

June 10, 2009March 16, 2024

How a professional contractor chooses a room air conditioner that won’t rip you off

There is a natural tendency for people, especially Americans, to always opt for the biggest and best air conditioner they can possibly afford. The going thought is, the bigger the unit (as long as it fits in the window), the better it will work. It will cool the room faster, and thus use less energy. […]

5 mins read

Cooling

June 8, 2009March 10, 2024

How most portable air conditioners work

When a portable air conditioner that is in good working order senses (through a thermostat) that the temperature of the air in the room is too high, or above the threshold set, it begins the cooling cycle. Modern window unit air conditioners typically operate in “dual” phases – and cool using one of the phases. […]

3 mins read

June 8, 2009March 10, 2024

Tuning up your air conditioner

Before you plug in the AC and crank it up, there’s some things you can do to keep it running efficiently. clean it. Remove the filter and clean it out, even if it looks relatively clean. A dirty or partially clogged filter can reduce efficiency dramatically. wipe it down. Using a cloth, carefully wipe the […]

1 min read

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summer cooling and air conditioning – July 1, 2009

Saving Energy in an apartment: Summer Cooling and Air Conditioning

Hot & noisy nights: air conditioner rattles and other sounds

Wind power could provide 100% of world’s power!

My window air conditioner sucks! Why doesn’t it work?

Sounding off on how “worthless” solar power is

Europe Looks to Africa for Solar Power

How a professional contractor chooses a room air conditioner that won’t rip you off

How most portable air conditioners work

Tuning up your air conditioner