Air Conditioning

Air Conditioning and Dehumidifiers: The Friendly Rivals

October 10, 2012
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  Huge swathes of the country condition air to make sweltering hot weather manageable and they are also blessed with incredibly humid weather. When I first moved to Maine, some friends asked why? I mean other than the hiking, biking, skiiing, golf, lobster, plentiful microbrews, great fishing, somewhat accessible ocean (I’ve never understood the extreme [...]

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Why Do Air Conditioners Drain Water?

September 26, 2012
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    On a hot, humid day, air conditioners are awesome. They’re awesome most other days as well but on hot, humid days especially so. As an energy auditor, even on particularly sweltering days, it feels a wee hypocritical having an electricity hog AC cranking away. But it sure is nice. Air Conditioners Help How? [...]

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Natural Cooling – Like Trellis for Shade

September 4, 2012
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  The title may not make much sense but I just saw ‘Like Water For Chocolate’. When we first were house shopping, I looked for a place with a good south solar facing. I had thoughts of a PV system tied in with a mini ductless split heating/cooling system and heat pump down the road. [...]

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Get Natural Cooling with Shade Trees

August 20, 2012
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  Anyone else want to crack a Monty Python shrubbery joke first thing? No? Just me then. Oh, well anyway … My company, Free Energy Maine, has a motto: “The best bill is one you don’t have to pay.” We were thinking about heating and oil bills when we coined it, but it’s just as [...]

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Get Ready for Air Conditioning Season (In Time for September)

August 13, 2012
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  Yeah, this is what happens when your writing begins to back log. At least future summers will be able to enjoy this post. In any case, I’m pushing for a September-October heat wave. I’ve written in-depth articles about each of these snippits before. I figure it’s about time we had cursory, tossed-off versions collected [...]

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