Top Ten Ways To Save Money and Energy

HomeDepot.com released a very helpful page that gives readers a very simple and easy to follow approach towards saving money and energy in their ... ceiling fan consumes around 45 watts of power per hour. A typical window air conditioner unit ... Filters on Central Heat / Air Unit: I totally agree [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 18:38:07

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I know it's early to worry, but an A/C question!

Hi girls! My house does not have central air, we have the boiler/radiator system of heating (not as common in Canada, everyone has regular furnaces and most people have central air ... have the air conditioner in this summer, if I should use windows, buy a different type of air conditioning [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 06:32:25

As Temps Drop, Simple Ways to Keep Cold Out

Charles Ewing WGHP Fox-8 HIGH POINT, N.C. — A chilly draft around doors and windows can put you in a deep freeze and send shivers through your ... can get in through window air-conditioner units. Those should be removed when not in use. “A lot ... keep cold air from coming in the most obvious places: your windows and doors. Kits are available [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 23:57:59

Plantar Fasciitis Update (pfblogs.org)

I get a kick out of reviewing my search engine hits ... conditioner," which is a riot because I have central air and to my recollection have never discussed window air conditioners on this blog. The most common search I get is for information about plantar [more...]

Date: 2008-09-13 05:31:45

Best of the Sidebar: DR on a (near) daily basis

Originally posted to the Sidebar by "jetcitywoman"... "A Bit More Dire" started me reminiscing about the dispatch center where I used to work ... when the electricity consumption was "too high" because of everybody running their air conditioners ... administrative building. No windows, fully below ground. It was in central California where it routinely [more...]

Date: 2008-06-27 14:00:00

Twitter Updates for 2009-01-18

spent the evening running around town quite possibly saving the life of a friend of a friend. He’s safe and getting help. # now knows what it feels like to be a parent. Oh, brother. # finally decided to take out his window air conditioner. LazyBogs. # If you blogged your heart and soul in 2003, but don’t in 2009 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 03:59:59

New Stuff from D.Billy

Brooklyn street artist D.Billy recently executed two new “conversions” in Bushwick, Brooklyn. A fire / police call box flipped to be a drive-thru speaker A rusty welded metal cover for a window air conditioner turned into a TV set Previously: D.Billy’s Balloon-Based Street Art via [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 10:09:07

Chevrolet Aveo 1.4 LS

Chevrolet Aveo is a unique synthesis of technology, sophistication and performance ... and Convenience Power steering Power windows Air Conditioner + Heater Tilt adjustable steering column Central Locking Rear defogger with timer Engine Check Lamp Remote trunk lid opener Battery Saver [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 04:06:49

"Why Circuit City Failed" [Circuit City]

Now that Circuit City has finally sputtered out, it's fun to talk about what did them in—see their firing-your-best-employees stunt a few years back, ... and we would turn them away. Circuit City tried to get one hot item back, window air conditioners ... me repeat, they sold 200 AC units in a Wisconsin market. Circuit City tried to carry just air [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:41:19

My life in post-it notes...

Saturday morning-note on bathroom mirror:"The floor feels wet, I think the toilet is leaking" ... have central heat and air and I had two new window unit air-conditioners and didn't plan to be here [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 16:57:00

Air Conditioning - Keep Your Power Bill Low Every Month

An air conditioner is much better at keeping you cool in the summer than open windows or a ceiling fan. It takes just a few minutes for an air conditioning unit to bring the temperature down ... of your major appliances might give out and need to be replaced and so it is with an air conditioner [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 15:48:07

The top 10 most memorable moments in my 10 years in DC

It was only supposed to be for one year. That’s what I told myself, anyway ... a window unit.” What the hell was a window unit? In LA, we had something called “central air”. I couldn’t afford an air conditioner. So I suffered all summer, futilely relying on a small fan to cool down [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:34:31

At What Price Hypothermia?

To remove the air conditioning units, or not to remove: that is the question. At least, that's the question on deck for many New Yorkers this wintry weekend.One would think this is an easy fix: if you're cold, take the damn air conditioners out of the window. Lo, the issue [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 21:04:00

Daytona Beach Air Conditioning Faulty Air Conditioning Can Skyrocket Your Electric Bill

Opening the windows and using a ceiling fan is no substitute for a good air conditioning system through the sultry muggy days of a long hot summer ... in a matter of minutes. A lot of people aren't aware that a malfunctioning air conditioner may result ... or the entire house. (for central air conditioning units) is no longer warm , ensure that you [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 14:04:30

Make your Summer Cool

Last spring we have upgraded our air conditioning system to a central air. We got a very good deal with our Split System Air Conditioners We got rid of all our window units and with this new one it is more quiet and the air is cleaner. I am so thankful that we have done [more...]

Date: 2008-07-02 01:17:03

Dreams, Reality, and Life – A Pigeon’s Autobiography!

The story of the dove that raised her two chicks alone…of the three-legged monkey…of the one-legged pigeon…these stories make me wonder if we should ... a window air-conditioner at the seventh floor of a high-rise building. My mom had laid two beautiful [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 01:59:01

Rumors of solar-powered Toyota Prius seem fishy

There have been rumors circulating recently that Toyota is working on an electric car (a redesigned Prius, presumably) ... panels on the roof to help run, say, the radio or air conditioner or electric windows, and increase [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 20:05:53

selective vision

on page 2913 of the coast to coast website, which i believe is the art bell radio show, i found this:On July 22, 2006, I walked over to the window and saw this moth on my outside air conditioner unit. It was the most bizarre thing I had seen in a long time. I retrieved my digital camera and snapped a picture through [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 03:07:00

Transporting chickens could spread antibiotic-resistant organisms

From Green Right Now reports Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health say they have found evidence that people driving ... conditioners and fans turned off and with the windows fully opened. Air samples collected inside the cars ... -resistant, on surfaces and in the air inside cars traveling behind trucks that carry broiler [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:22:17

I Have A Fantasy

I’ve often joked about sex toys and needing a 220V line installed in my bedroom to accommodate the power I need ... or stove” “No” “OK, is it going in your garage?” “No” “A shed?” “No, my bedroom” “Oh, for an air conditioner, yes we can put it right next to the window” “I need it installed next my my bed” “Oh [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 00:07:58

Five Ways to Cut Energy Usage & Save Money Around the House

by katie George It takes unimaginable amounts of energy to power the United States, and the needs is constantly growing ... the air conditioner on with the windows open, heating or cooling a house with poor insulation is both [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 18:11:24

Five Ways to Cut Energy Usage & Save Money Around the House

by katie George It takes unimaginable amounts of energy to power the United States, and the needs is constantly growing ... the air conditioner on with the windows open, heating or cooling a house with poor insulation is both [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 22:34:16

Five Ways to Cut Energy Usage & Save Money Around the House

by katie George It takes unimaginable amounts of energy to power the United States, and the needs is constantly growing ... the air conditioner on with the windows open, heating or cooling a house with poor insulation is both [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 22:37:33

It's hot in heeerrrrrrr

Ask my family, I'm SUCH a baby when it comes to being cold ... so, decided to take my air conditioner out of my window. It has been there since summer '07 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 05:03:00

FTC Energy Guide Labels Help Consumers Conserve Energy and Save Money

Get energy-smart this Earth Day with the Federal Trade Commission’s new publication, EnergyGuidance: Appliance Shopping With the EnergyGuide Label ... washers, refrigerators, freezers, water heaters, dishwashers, window air conditioners, central air conditioners, furnaces, boilers, heat pumps, and pool heaters. Copies of EnergyGuidance: Appliance [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 08:00:31

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