Did you turn on your A/C yet?

[ccmp1974]

Still using our furnace Cold damp weather here in CB

[vibrantflame]

We have no A/C Not in our house or our van. I am totally fine with it as long as it stays 25 C or below lol. But the few days were it has been 27 or 29 or even hotter, yuck. We just bought another tower fan though, so now we have two. During the day they are both on in our living room since that is were we spend most of our time, at night one stays on all night in our bedroom and one in one of the kid's rooms. Hopefully it won't raise our hydro bill too much.

[betholio]

That hot day last week and I turned it on again yesterday. If things get reasonable again tomorrow, I'll shut it off.

I prefer to have the windows open and a couple of fans running but if it's terrible, we put on the A/C. Both my babies sleep on plastic mattresses. That can't be any fun in a heatwave.

[betholio]

I want to add that not using your A/C in the car isn't necessarily saving fuel. Yes, A/C uses extra gas, but having the windows open creates a lot of drag and uses more fuel too. I think some crazy math guys calculated that in some cases you use more fuel with the windows open than with A/C.

[CindyLicious]

i usually prefer to just have the windows open, but caved today and turned the a/c on. it's just too humid and dh has copd and finds this weather hard to breathe in. since i like him, i decided to have the house cool for when he comes home lol.

[Angela273]

Yes. We have a digital thermostat and central air, we started to turn ours on weeks ago.

[matrix82]

I have used it in the car. We don't have a unit for our house.

For those of you who want an easy and cheap way to cool down your house at night, get two fans that are called box fans. Put one facing outwards in a window sucking the air in the house outside, and another in a window facing inwards pulling the night air into the house. It works so well.

You can pick up box fans at canadian tire and walmart for under $40. My last one lasted 6 years. It is great for apartments where you aren't allowed to have air conditioners.

[Goldengurl25]

We put ours on 2 weeks ago, only because the upstairs temperature was hovering around 32. Now it's 27, but very cool downstairs :D

[poppleton]

Oh, yes! Our central A/C is on as soon as it gets remotely warm! I am heat intolerant, so we keep the house at 20C all year round. I start using the A/C in the car pretty much as soon as the snow melts

[Shwa Girl]

Nice Lake Ontario breeze in Oshawa, so no AC yet.

Not yet.
We live in a basement apartment so it's still nice and cool down here. DH is complaining, but it's perfect for Luna and I.
But the landlady and her daughter did tell me yesterday that if it gets hot, let them know right away. They're worried about me, since I'm pregnant, such sweethearts!

You lucked out with the best landlady!
Nice when they care about you.

[erin9mmm]

For those of you who want an easy and cheap way to cool down your house at night, get two fans that are called box fans. Put one facing outwards in a window sucking the air in the house outside, and another in a window facing inwards pulling the night air into the house. It works so well.

I aim a fan upstairs from the basement, it brings all the cool air up and works great.

[Saving $$$]

The A/C for the main floor went in last night! Waited longer then I would have liked but its in now and on! The one for upstairs is going in after work tonight..

[carlyincanada]

Yes, got our AC in the window & she's humming along nicely!! Can;t live without it in 30C + weather here in SW ONT!!!

[mimi-]

Yes, got our AC in the window & she's humming along nicely!! Can;t live without it in 30C + weather here in SW ONT!!!

+1
what a scorcher today!

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ughhh... ventilation just died at the office. starting to get a little steamy in here.