Study: Home air conditioning cut premature deaths on hot days 80% since 1960

Re:Study: Home air conditioning cut premature deaths on hot ... by nostromo on Monday December 24, 2012 @08:17PM (#4964708)

We have those in the US too -- but if you're trying to cool an entire house, you'd use a central air conditioner to get better efficiency.

These are placed in the yard away from the house. Here's a picture: http://www.getgreenair.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/home_h...

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Re:Study: Home air conditioning cut premature deaths on hot ... by Vitaly on Tuesday December 25, 2012 @01:58PM (#4966761)

Well, yes, you can have those here too, but most homes still have stand alone units in every room.

The point is if you can't afford to spend $4K on air conditioning, $600 might be within the budget.

Also I'm not sure central one is more efficient. it cools entire house while using individual units you can cool just one room. Of course it has the capability to limit the airflow per room etc, but I'd guess most people don't do that and just cool/head the entire house.

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