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Re: Out of the Blue |
Oct 7, 2010, 11:59 |
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Verno wrote on Oct 7, 2010, 07:15:
Armengar wrote on Oct 7, 2010, 03:50:
Car wise, bought a brand new ford mondeo last year. The climate control seems to work just fine (did last winter down to -12). The trick seems to be leaving the right hand vent open at all times then it seems to regulate just fine.
Ahh ok I'll give that a shot. I normally close the right hand vents unless the woman is in the car. Cheers mate.
As for those who freeze/fry in your car, have you ever heard of using the temp control? Most cars have them ...
Yeah, as I previously mentioned, it doesn't seem to actually work in most cars I've driven.
I use full on heat with a cracked window, sometimes 2. Seems to work better. I know you need that "negative pressure" for the system to work - but shit seems to work better this way.
Get upset in YOUR car? Try sitting in a squad for 12 hours when it is -30F!!!! |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Oct 7, 2010, 07:15 |
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Armengar wrote on Oct 7, 2010, 03:50:
Car wise, bought a brand new ford mondeo last year. The climate control seems to work just fine (did last winter down to -12). The trick seems to be leaving the right hand vent open at all times then it seems to regulate just fine.
Ahh ok I'll give that a shot. I normally close the right hand vents unless the woman is in the car. Cheers mate.
As for those who freeze/fry in your car, have you ever heard of using the temp control? Most cars have them ...
Yeah, as I previously mentioned, it doesn't seem to actually work in most cars I've driven. |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Oct 7, 2010, 07:15 |
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xXBatmanXx wrote on Oct 6, 2010, 23:41:
My house is 110 years old....had to do a lot of things. Most recently had spray foam insulation installed in the crawl space under 1 bedroom and the living room. I can already tell a huge difference. Installed all new windows when we moved in - but the wind still comes right through the walls..... 
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Oct 7, 2010, 03:50 |
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I live in a stone house, no cavity walls. But the plus side is that the heating system is also my cooker so you can leave it idling in the summer and just turn it up in the winter. Runs on oil which is fairly cheap. Takes a few days to heat up on full but then stays warm on low. Same in summer, it can take a few days of hot weather to make a difference but then it becomes quite hot.
Car wise, bought a brand new ford mondeo last year. The climate control seems to work just fine (did last winter down to -12). The trick seems to be leaving the right hand vent open at all times then it seems to regulate just fine. |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Oct 6, 2010, 23:41 |
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Blue wrote on Oct 6, 2010, 19:21:
How old is your home?
Very... about 80 years. And we do have old windows.
We also have an especially cool house, so we don't need AC except in my attic office all summer. The trade off is it is also especially cool in the winter.
My house is 110 years old....had to do a lot of things. Most recently had spray foam insulation installed in the crawl space under 1 bedroom and the living room. I can already tell a huge difference. Installed all new windows when we moved in - but the wind still comes right through the walls..... |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Oct 6, 2010, 19:21 |
Blue |
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How old is your home?
Very... about 80 years. And we do have old windows.
We also have an especially cool house, so we don't need AC except in my attic office all summer. The trade off is it is also especially cool in the winter. |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Oct 6, 2010, 19:19 |
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Blue,
How old is your home? I wonder because I live much further north than you do and haven't touched the thermostat yet. My house has never fallen below 74 degrees so far. Have you updated your windows and made sure that your insulation in the walls is still good?
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Oct 6, 2010, 17:55 |
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WTF!?
I go on a hike and Moss signs with the Vikings?
What warp black hole shit did I walk through at the Wildlife Refuge!? |
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In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. / Few men have virtue enough to withstand the highest bidder.
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Oct 6, 2010, 17:26 |
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just increase the body's sat-cit-anandamides and you wont give a shit about temperature
or anything else, for that matter |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Oct 6, 2010, 16:28 |
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Haven't had to turn on the heat yet, but I think it's coming this weekend. So far the re-insulation of the house a couple of years ago paid off big. House stays fairly warm until it gets close to freezing at night.
So far the thermo is still in the AC mode. Next it goes full auto(!) when it's warm in the day and cold at night. Heat only doesn't take effect until later next month.
As for those who freeze/fry in your car, have you ever heard of using the temp control? Most cars have them ....
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Oct 6, 2010, 14:07 |
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kanniballl wrote on Oct 6, 2010, 13:25:
older cars
I don't know, we've got a 2008 Mustang and a 2010 Fusion in our family and still have the same issues. I guess you could infer it's just Ford but I owned a Lexus previous to that and had similar problems. I think it's just that car climate control sucks because it's pretty damned hard to get a comfortable temp when inches away it's some crazily disparate temperature.
house heating stuff from thread
Our house is geothermal and we love it because it's always just the right temperature regardless of the season. More people should look into it. |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Oct 6, 2010, 13:54 |
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Our house's minimum temperature is set for 55 degrees. That is when the wood pellet stove kicks in. I don't use oil except for in extreme circumstances, only cord wood and pellets. Usually when I get home from work I'll start building a fire within 10 minutes so that when dinner comes around it's a cozy 67. By the time my boy hits the sack it's probably closer to 73.
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Oct 6, 2010, 13:25 |
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Verno wrote on Oct 6, 2010, 13:07:
kanniballl wrote on Oct 6, 2010, 12:10:
In the car
That's a different story. When driving I like it to be a certain temperature.
The car is the worst for temperature. I've never owned a car that had an adequate climate control. It's either too hot, too cold or moving rapidly from one to the other. In winter I'm constantly playing with the settings as it gets too hot after a few minutes in the car but left off it becomes freezing in no time.
My old cars were like that.
My 2006 Cadillac works just right. I select the temperature I want and it works. I tend to set it to around 69/70 degrees F.
In the winter, that's more than warm enough to drive without a jacket.
In the summer, it's good enough for even the hot and humid days.
And on the "OMG ITS SO COLD!" mornings I have the seat heater. It tends to get TOO hot if I leave it on too long, but by the time that happens the climate control is about where I want it so I just turn that off.
Sometimes I'll nudge the climate control a little in either direction depending on what I'm wearing (heavy long sleeve vs short sleeve) but for the most part it's great.
But my older cars, yeh they worked like you described. Ice cold or sun hot... except my very first car which only pumped AC out the central vents and heat everywhere else (whether I wanted cold or hot). |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Oct 6, 2010, 13:23 |
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| Hopefully I won't have to resort to turning on the heat till late november. Its just gotten cool enough that I can open windows and enjoy the outside, instead of hiding from the oppressive blazing sun. |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Oct 6, 2010, 13:07 |
Verno |
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kanniballl wrote on Oct 6, 2010, 12:10:
In the car
That's a different story. When driving I like it to be a certain temperature.
The car is the worst for temperature. I've never owned a car that had an adequate climate control. It's either too hot, too cold or moving rapidly from one to the other. In winter I'm constantly playing with the settings as it gets too hot after a few minutes in the car but left off it becomes freezing in no time. I hate driving in the winter time for this reason. AC is the same story unless its just a blistering hot day. You put it on and it gets too cold so you turn it off then its too hot.
That's gotta be the sole advantage fat people have, at least they're always too warm so it's easy to find one setting in the damned car and leave it there. |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Oct 6, 2010, 12:58 |
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| You could always wear a Snuggy. |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Oct 6, 2010, 12:57 |
Jim |
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| Heat? The only reason my windows have been closed this week is the rain. Although it hasn't gotten too cold around here yet, mid October is usually around the time of first heat. |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Oct 6, 2010, 12:27 |
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Icewind Dale + Heart of Winter + Trials of the Luremaster for $10 on GOG...
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RollinThundr Apr 17, 2013, 12:25: Eh really tossing stuff like that in there only to get your panties all bunched up. If you really want to call that trolling sure.
Mr. Tact Apr 17, 2013, 12:33: Pretty sure that's the definition of trolling... |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Oct 6, 2010, 12:10 |
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At home
Personally I like it chilly in the fall/winter.
If I feel too cold then I can throw on a sweat shirt or use a blanket.
Personally I'd be OK with it being in the 60's in the house, but since I'm not the only one there the heat gets turned on.
In the car
That's a different story. When driving I like it to be a certain temperature.
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Oct 6, 2010, 12:10 |
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It got to high 30s here this week - so we had it on 1 night/day. I came home from work just feeling "chilly" so it was on during the day while I slept. It was only getting to about 40-45 during the day. Needed warmth. Been off now - probably will be until it starts to freeze.
I mean hell, it is in the 70s now!
/edit: Not impressed with Dexter yet this "season". Now with the kids gone maybe it will ramp up a bit...
/edit2: I am liking Always Sunny though - someone mentioned it hadn't gotten going yet - guess I didn't really notice. Still funny as hell and good to see them back. |
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