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Re:Air-conditioners do great good, but at a high environment... by xutopia on Tuesday August 28, 2018 @03:10PM (#17861903)
I live in Montreal and my house is well insulated. Even with a single A/C unit I can keep my house comfortable during a heatwave (one of which we had this summer that was devastating for the province). My summer electricity bill is about 1/4 of what it is in the winter time.
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Re:Air-conditioners do great good, but at a high environment... by lostapathy on Tuesday August 28, 2018 @08:45PM (#17864232)
A big factor in this is how much it cools off at night. It’s easy to cope with heat and design buildings around cool nights, but when the overnight low is over 90, you need air conditioning.
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Re:Air-conditioners do great good, but at a high environment... by mixmastamyk on Tuesday August 28, 2018 @03:25PM (#17862038)
Cooling in the north is not expected to be the same. ;-)
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