[R-390] Sweat Shops - OT

[Rbethman]

Buzz,

    I must take issue with the "dry heat" adage.

    Ive been in the driest heat that I know of - Saudi Arabia.  Man when 
it is 135 to 145, dry or NOT it IS hot and unlivable.

    Here in VA, when it is 84 and humidity makes it feel like 92, it 
STILL is miserable.

Bob - N0DGN

Buzz wrote:

>I live in Reno, NV.  H-O-T in the summer, (but it's a dry heat) and C-O-L-D in the winter.
>The best thing that I ever did to improve temperature control was to sheet rock, then insulate the
>ceiling.  Next I cut into the heat duct for winter, and that holds the shop at 55 degrees... not too
>bad.
>Next I installed the biggest swamp cooler that I could find that would fit into a window.  Swamp
>coolers work very well in Reno because our humidity hovers around 20% !  After I installed the swamp
>cooler and had it running for awhile I was disappointed that the output wasn't all that cool.  Upon
>investigation I found that due to the low humidity the pads where only about 50% wet so I added a
>second pump and that solved the problem.  On a 90+ day the temp out of the swamp cooler is in the
>upper 70's.
>In the summer the temp in the shop attic is 140+.  In the winter it's in the low 40's.  So
>insulation is money well spent.  Plus, I put in a pull down stair way so I have a lot of storage
>area.
>
>Buzz
>
>
>On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 06:32:30 -0500, you wrote:
>  
>
>>On Tue, Jul 13, 2004 at 09:25:19PM -0700, Dennis L. Wade wrote:
>>    
>>
>>>We have a simlar problem here in Sacramento with summer heat.
>>>
>>>Do you think a window a/c unit would to any good without any isulation 
>>>overhead?
>>>      
>>>
>>Absolutely. Sacramento's summers are very much like those in Tulsa and
>>Oklahoma City. The absence of insulation may mean that your aircond 
>>has to work harder and run the compressor more. 
>>
>>A good, big fan to stir the air also does a bunch of good. 
>>
>>-- 
>>Mike Andrews
>>mikea at mikea.ath.cx
>>Tired old sysadmin 
>>    
>>
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