1 posted on
08/02/2021 5:29:41 PM PDT by
Jonty30
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To: Jonty30
I was also reading up on how pipes that are filled with water can be used to also cool houses.
2 posted on
08/02/2021 5:30:26 PM PDT by
Jonty30
(My superpower is setting people up for failure, without meaning to. )
To: Jonty30
Probably because the cost of an AC unit is less
4 posted on
08/02/2021 5:31:04 PM PDT by
fso301
To: Jonty30
Because we have modern HVAC.
5 posted on
08/02/2021 5:31:17 PM PDT by
Deaf Smith
(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
To: Jonty30
That’s what’s called geothermal (not to be confused with using natural steam sources for electricity generation).
Not used in residential applications due to its first cost, and it won’t really do the full job in a hot southern summer.
Better off with good insulation and an efficient air conditioning system.
7 posted on
08/02/2021 5:32:32 PM PDT by
absalom01
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To: Jonty30
I am finding it off that many of the homes here in Phoenix have the kitchen centrally located. Many of the houses in Georgia had the kitchen on a corner where it is easier tonot have it heat up the whole house.
Both states, especially Georgia, have more fireplaces than newer home in New England or Wisconsin/Illinois. Waste of space.
8 posted on
08/02/2021 5:33:30 PM PDT by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics.)
To: Jonty30
As the old saying goes-it’s not the heat, it’s the humidity! LOL
10 posted on
08/02/2021 5:34:41 PM PDT by
Spirit of Liberty
(Idiots are of two kinds: those who try to be smart and those who think they are smart.)
To: Jonty30
Why aren’t houses built underground?
13 posted on
08/02/2021 5:36:20 PM PDT by
Repeal The 17th
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To: Jonty30
Bug spray and ac ruined the south.
But, screened windows, trees, and sweet tea on the front porches helps. Throw in boiled peanuts and watermelon. Most people who live here for generations are just used to it.
14 posted on
08/02/2021 5:37:50 PM PDT by
Theoria
To: Jonty30
A Cupola can be used to cool a home.
15 posted on
08/02/2021 5:37:58 PM PDT by
EvilCapitalist
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To: Jonty30
Electricity in the South is generally pretty cheap, due to TVA, nuclear, oil from Texas and Louisiana, etc.
20 posted on
08/02/2021 5:39:49 PM PDT by
CarmichaelPatriot
(Recovering Kalifornian... Loving Alabama!)
To: Jonty30
Does it ever mention the ice storms?
22 posted on
08/02/2021 5:40:49 PM PDT by
Libloather
(Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
To: Jonty30
25 posted on
08/02/2021 5:41:37 PM PDT by
mewzilla
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To: Jonty30
Because it is too stinking hot down here to not have air conditioning.
26 posted on
08/02/2021 5:42:14 PM PDT by
bk1000
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To: Jonty30
Southerners figured out how to deal with the heat a few hundred years ago; that’s why their architecture usually has 12-foot and 14-foot ceilings. It’s basic physics: heat rises. Toss in some ceiling fans (yes, they had those before electricity), and add a couple transoms to circulate that heat out of the house, and you have a tolerable home.
28 posted on
08/02/2021 5:42:44 PM PDT by
ought-six
(Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
To: Jonty30
Never heard of a rancher?
31 posted on
08/02/2021 5:43:52 PM PDT by
Vision
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To: Jonty30
Modern homes are built for A/C.
32 posted on
08/02/2021 5:44:03 PM PDT by
Lurkinanloomin
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To: Jonty30
Reason 1. Because the desire to let lots and LOTS of natural light in = lots and LOTS of cooling/heating.
33 posted on
08/02/2021 5:44:29 PM PDT by
smvoice
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To: Jonty30
They did at one time. High ceilings, tall double hung windows, shutters that let air through.
To: Jonty30
The building I built does. Southern AL.
37 posted on
08/02/2021 5:48:46 PM PDT by
backwoods-engineer
(But what do I know? I'm just a backwoods engineer.)
To: Jonty30
After the first few feet down, the earth temperature is equal to the average annual temperature in the area. It stays close to that for a couple hundred feet, and then starts warming deeper than that. I fail to see how this system would work for long.
39 posted on
08/02/2021 5:49:35 PM PDT by
norwaypinesavage
(The stoMr. Penkevichne age didn't end because we ran out of stones.)
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