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Washington's war on air conditioning heats up
Fox News.com ^ | May 20, 2022 | Ben Lieberman

Posted on 05/20/2022 8:26:20 AM PDT by Kaslin

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To: Kaslin

quote “It’s the scariest moment of the year for many homeowners – that first really hot day, usually in May, when we turn on our air conditioners for the first time since the previous summer and cross our fingers that it still works.”

WTH~!?~??

I run my AC 24/7 365


41 posted on 05/20/2022 9:53:41 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: Pollard

It is a 25 lb cylinder filled with ONLY 2.5 lbs of refrigerant.

It is a scam.


42 posted on 05/20/2022 9:54:44 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (Politicians are only marginally good at one thing, being politicians. Otherwise they are fools.)
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To: Vaquero

But their A/C will be running at full blast to keep the fop sweat in check.


43 posted on 05/20/2022 9:55:49 AM PDT by Shady (The #JihadJunta: "We are now a nation of Men, Not of Laws. You are not as equal as we are...")
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To: Kaslin

Hey, no problemo. The globalist elites will still have all the gas, diesel and electrical energy they need to be comfortable while the rest of us Pelbes suffer, hopefully, in silence.


44 posted on 05/20/2022 9:59:32 AM PDT by antidemoncrat ( adn)
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To: Sequoyah101

In Manassas, Virginia just 30 miles west of DC, they were building houses in the 60s without central air. They also used boilers and radiators for heating instead of a forced-air furnace, so there wasn’t even the possibility of adding central air later on without adding duct work after the house was built.

So clearly, the locals didn’t mind the lack of air conditioning.


45 posted on 05/20/2022 10:12:08 AM PDT by brianl703
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To: brianl703

And hydrogen works great for inflating party balloons.


46 posted on 05/20/2022 10:33:47 AM PDT by gunnut
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To: Starboard

Go along to get along.


47 posted on 05/20/2022 10:36:01 AM PDT by OKSooner ("What is your name, Joe?")
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To: Kaslin

Stop air conditioning ALL DC government buildings, now.

Sweat them out. Capitol went for decades without AC after all.


48 posted on 05/20/2022 10:43:21 AM PDT by doorgunner69 (Let's go Brandon)
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To: Mariner

I’ve been in the San Fernando Valley many years ago and it was as hot as you describe.

Just even double that 12% humidity and that area would be all but uninhabitable.


49 posted on 05/20/2022 11:30:04 AM PDT by jmacusa (America. Founded by geniuses. Now governed by idiots. )
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I made a mistake. It was a the San Fernando I was in,

It was the San Bernardino Valley. I was driving through there on the way to Camp Pendelton with my older brother.

50 posted on 05/20/2022 11:33:22 AM PDT by jmacusa (America. Founded by geniuses. Now governed by idiots. )
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To: Army Air Corps

Get mad at Sierra Club & Earth First also


51 posted on 05/20/2022 11:38:13 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: dpetty121263

Yes, it was worthless, swampy, disease-ridden land that neither Maryland or Virginia wanted. It was the perfect gift to the federal government. It really wasn’t habitable until vaccines, electricity, and AC were invented by evil, racist while men.


52 posted on 05/20/2022 11:48:39 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (Wanting to make America great isn’t an insult unless you’re trying to make it worse! ULTRAMAGA!!)
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To: brianl703

Leaks can be challenging, though.


53 posted on 05/20/2022 11:55:17 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (Wanting to make America great isn’t an insult unless you’re trying to make it worse! ULTRAMAGA!!)
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To: Sequoyah101

Indeed. It made out-of-control, ever-expanding government possible.


54 posted on 05/20/2022 11:56:37 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (Wanting to make America great isn’t an insult unless you’re trying to make it worse! ULTRAMAGA!!)
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To: Kaslin

Just had mine replaced. 14 G for furnace and A/C. It was going to cost a few grand to find the freon leak also the exchanger had a crack. We live in Cincinnati’s westside where the exchange rate is based on the value of catalytic converters. Add that to the SUV’s with subs and the firehouse nearby, we keep our windows closed and the AC on. It’s a necessity.


55 posted on 05/20/2022 11:58:41 AM PDT by bleach (If I agreed with you, we would both be wrong.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

If it’s a leak big enough to be dangerous. .you’ll smell it.


56 posted on 05/20/2022 12:16:55 PM PDT by brianl703
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To: brianl703

Denser than air, it flows to the floor where it will make a BIG BOOM! Just light a match to go looking for the leak.


57 posted on 05/20/2022 12:26:22 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (Wanting to make America great isn’t an insult unless you’re trying to make it worse! ULTRAMAGA!!)
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To: brianl703

R-290


58 posted on 05/20/2022 12:33:52 PM PDT by rednesss (fascism is the union,marriage,merger or fusion of corporate economic power with governmental power )
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

If you were to put a flame to the old r12 you would end up with mustard gas.


59 posted on 05/20/2022 1:03:26 PM PDT by HandyDandy (Life is what you make it.)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Well since you live in TX you have no other choice, but you can always move to Amarillo. They get snow there.


60 posted on 05/20/2022 2:09:04 PM PDT by Kaslin
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