Who's in the UK and has caved in and bought air conditioning?

stanto 2 months ago

I picked up something like this about three years ago. No regrets.

Though I can't help but feel like I'm also adding to the climate problem.

stanto 2 months ago in reply to dang74

dang74 said:
so a question for those in the UK... with the recent rise in temperatures during the last few summers are things less green now?

It can depend on the water table, the sun and the heat have turned my driveway into greenery thanks to the prevalent weeds growing between the cracks in the paving.
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dang74 2 months ago in reply to beacon_dave

Wow those images from 2018 are something else.
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beacon_dave 2 months ago in reply to dang74

It's more a case of rainfall than temperature.

The dried parks and parched lawns of Britain (2018)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-44923654

You can get a mix of heatwave and thunderstorms and things can grow very quickly and be very green. However without the rainfall, then it very quickly turns brown/yellow.
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dang74 2 months ago

I am in the process of watching Run Away on Netflix. It is set in the UK and filmed there as well. I am not sure what specific region though. Anyway while the shots of the country side are beautiful and green they seem less green than I remember from previous trips I've taken to England... so a question for those in the UK... with the recent rise in temperatures during the last few summers are things less green now? Or am I remembering things through 'emerald green' tinted glasses?
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stanto 2 months ago in reply to Fred27

Fred27 said:
stanto If you still have the ducting and a fan for the system, then it's definitely worth trying to distribute the output of your portable aircon around

I may, depending on how much work that will take since I'm renting.
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beacon_dave 2 months ago in reply to kmikemoo

kmikemoo said:
The thermochromic fluid has my interest.

taking you back to the psychedelic 60s

kmikemoo said:
For as little heat as will be moved, I was way more leaning towards dryer duct, an old computer case fan and a salvaged wall wart.

I once experimented with a couple of 4" inline duct fans and some 4" flexible vent duct to try and improve air flow through a small office by hooking then up to the existing wall vents but didn't have much success.
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kmikemoo 2 months ago in reply to beacon_dave

The thermochromic fluid has my interest. For as little heat as will be moved, I was way more leaning towards dryer duct, an old computer case fan and a salvaged wall wart.
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beacon_dave 2 months ago in reply to robogary

That was what I was getting at with the "Under ceiling to under floor heating system".

Have a serpentine tube over the ceiling to pick up the heat and then another in the cellar (or radiator) to release it. Insulated pipe runs between the two, with a low power pump to circulate the fluid.

(Bonus points though if you use thermochromic fluid and transparent tubing, so you get a colour change effect as it warms up and cools down.)

However, I suspect that all you really end up doing is heating the source room more, in which case it probably is more efficient just to heat the cellar directly ?
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robogary 2 months ago in reply to kmikemoo

Hmmm. How about heat exchangers in target areas, run small flexible pipes with fluid rather than bulky air ducts ?
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kmikemoo 2 months ago in reply to beacon_dave

Alas, beacon_dave , neither skill is up to the challenge.
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