#aircon — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #aircon, aggregated by home.social.
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Aircon On, Windows Open! (2019-08) - Uncool: pointless misbehaviour that endangers the climate and benefits no one! #aircon #waste #podcast - https://www.earth.org.uk/aircon-on-windows-open.html
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‘The YouGov polling, carried out in mid-July in France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain and in early August in the UK, found that between 61% and 73% of respondents favoured air conditioning being installed as standard in all new homes.’
If you told the same people an air to air heat pump would keep them warm in winter and cool in summer would they still be demanding #AirCon ?
We have to explain things in a clearer more accessible way so that the default isn’t aircon
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#AirCon has become the new wedge issue of European politics.
Perfect for those who wish to stir the pot because it pits environmentalists against most middle of the road voters, as well as being an issue that can be fought on wealth and health conditions.
The simplest solution is keeping the solar rays out of the home…stop them before they hit the glass of your windows with natural shade, awnings and shutters.
But that doesn’t please the energy companies or far right politicians.
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#Forests cool the planet, like natural #aircon. What happens when you cut them down? #Deforestation heats areas up to 4.5℃! Keep forests standing for #people and animals! #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🪔🧐🙊⛔️ #BoycottGold 🥇🪙🧐🙊🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/08/14/without-tropical-forests-global-temperatures-would-be-1c-warmer/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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Harvesting #rainwater from #rooftops could cut the number of heatwave days and reduce #aircon reliance
https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/09/harvesting-rainwater-from-rooftops-could-cut-the-number-of-heatwave-days-and-reduce-air-co #EU #climate
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I think Hendin’s cartoon slightly distorts the current debate around air con, when nuance is required.
There is air con…and there are air-to-air heat pumps that warm homes in winter and cool them in summer. Both use electricity, but the latter are more fuel efficient.
Also do we want to in UK:
A) cool all homes
B) cool poorly designed and built homes
C) cool homes with elderly/disabled residents
D) cool public spaces (schools, libraries and hospitals)#aircon
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/aug/03/rebecca-hendin-on-britains-air-con-debate-cartoon?CMP=share_btn_url -
More ‘deadly’ heat is on the way: Can #Europe ’s waterways cool us down and replace #AirCon
https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/08/more-deadly-heat-is-on-the-way-can-europes-waterways-cool-us-down-and-replace-air-con #climate
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Kinda warm in Ingerland. What’s your beef with aircon here? Heat pumps are efficient and do the cooling really well. Honestly, chill, don’t die. #aircon #heatwave #heatpumps #uk
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Forests cool the planet 🆒🌳🍃 like natural #aircon. What happens when you cut them down? #Deforestation heats local areas as much as 4.5℃. Keep #forests intact for people and animals. #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/03/06/deforestation-can-raise-local-temperatures-by-up-to-4-5%e2%84%83-and-heat-untouched-areas-6km-away/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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#aircon carriages on the #Picadilly line are probably essential now, but will dump more heat into the tunnels, and thence the subsoil around them.
The first Tube trains were steam. Coal was burned outside the tunnels, and heat stored in the locomotive for the underground sections.
A reverse of that, with big blocks of ice, or tanks of frozen saline, carried on the trains into the tunnels, absorbing heat, and being regenerated once on the surface, could cool the trains without heating tunnels.
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"the UK needs a national cooling plan – but that does not simply mean installing more air conditioning everywhere. It should be a plan to keep homes cool naturally, through solutions like external shading and shutters, as well as encouraging more trees in cities to provide shade and other cooling effects. Where air conditioning is essential for vulnerable households, they should receive targeted support"
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#AndyBurnham #UlamSpirals #AirCon #Whales #WernerHerzog
Examining the numbers behind Andy Burnham’s ‘Manchester Miracle’
More or Less
Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week:
(00:23) Andy Burnham may not be Prime Minister yet, but he’s setting out his economic agenda, and its based on his old stomping ground, Greater Manchester. We ask whether the official figures that seem to show an economic miracle can be fully believed, and how much credit he deserves.
(10:09) As our towns and cities get hotter, would turning to air conditioning really drive outside temperatures up by 10 to 12 degrees celcius? We learn about the fascinating world of ‘urban heat islands’.
(15:40) We turn to homophones in an attempt to continue a running joke. This week, we follow six items about Wales with an item about whales - are our cetacean friends the carbon sinks of our dreams? Will we ever write a stranger paragraph?
(22:10) Cult director and maths fanboy Werner Herzog has been waxing lyrical about the intruiging mysteries of prime numbers. Tim cracks out a surprisingly decent impression and we learn about one of the most inscrutable problems in mathematics - what’s not to like?
More or Less is the programme that looks at numbers and statistics in news and in life. We’re always looking for questions from listeners - you can contact us on [email protected].
Guests:
Paul Swinney - Chief Economist at The Data City
Liam Sides - Associate Director at Oxford Economics
Dimple Rana - Heat Resilience Leader at Arup
Sue Grimmond - Professor of Meteorology, University of Reading
Dr Olaf Meynecke - Marine Ecologist, Griffith University
James Grime - Mathematician and star of YouTube channel NumberphileSpecial Guest Appearance:
The Voice of Werner HerzogPresenter: Tim Harford
Series Producer: Tom Colls
Reporter: Nathan Gower
Producers: Josh McMinn, Lizzy McNeill
Editor: Richard Vadon
Programme Coordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound Engineer: James Beard -
Here's connected to the pipe in the actual location. Let's see if it works. If it does, I'll fix the little design flaw that makes it too loose on the #aircon's side (see the tape to keep it in place) and reprint it with a decent thickness.
#3Dprinting #3Dprint #homeimprovement #openscad -
Due to the #heatwave we decided to temporarily use an #airconditioner (we avoided until now due to environmental reasons). It does not make sense to buy one, so we borrowed a very old one from my dad. Unfortunately the adapters were lost, so I designed one in #openscad to connect the #aircon 's heat exaust pipe to a preexistent PVC pipe that was used to draw air from the kitchen and vent it out to the roof.
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“Now here’s the most ridiculous thing. Most single-hose air conditioners are essentially dual-hose units that come with only one hose. All you need to fix this flaw is another hose and an attachment. At least one manufacturer, GE, sells a conversion kit for some of its single-hose models” 🤯
Lots of people make DIY conversions too, with success. Good to know!
#AirCon #Science3/3
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If you have or want an #AirCon unit in the UK or Europe, read this from New Scientist: https://apple.news/AL3N6hwO2TW2DNKMdue0Gzw
“Efficiency ratings on portable air conditioners don’t give consumers the full picture, and one type of unit is so inefficient that it should be banned”“Dual-hose air conditioners, as they are known, are less efficient than split systems. The outlet hose transfers some heat to the room – you can reduce this by wrapping a blanket around it – and if the hose ends are too close…
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Posting one good thing each day is proving difficult (which I guess is the point, the more you do it the more you're aware of the positive things). Today I'm incredibly grateful for the aircon in the boat (solar powered so no emissions). It's turning what would otherwise be an oven into a comfortable living and working space. Outside temperature right now is 29.2 (Celsius), inside its a much more comfortable 26.4. All thanks to my amazing wife @natz_b who suggested we get on in April!
#onegoodthing #onegoodthingtoday #aircon #heatwave -
I mean she’s not wrong, it’s the SUV solution to road safety all over again.
But the short term problem is real.
Sure we can insist on using rooftop solar - which is just local energy transfer - but surely this isn’t viable in cities.https://www.channel4.com/news/uk-cannot-air-con-its-way-out-of-this-heatwave-says-professor
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Anyone says 'air con', you whack them with a newspaper and make them repeat 'Heat Pump'!
#unitedKingdom #UK #Heat #HeatWave #AC #AirCon #AirConditioner #AirConditioning
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Don't forget! `air_conditioning=yes/no` is the tag you can map now!
When you walk into a shop/cafe/restaurant do you immediately notice the cold air? You should be happy for 2 reasons! You can cool down, and now you have something to map into OSM!
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We put an Air Conditioner unit in our Motorhome. Does it work? - videos.trom.tf/w/3BS2Fv6U83MYB…
It's been a few months since we installed this BougeRV Aircon in our motorhome. It consumes around 500W of power. So can it cool down the motorhome and also not destroy our batteries?
What better way to test it than Spain, 33C degrees inside the motorhome.
#airconditioner #motorhome #travel #vanlife #spain #weather #heatwave #ac #aircon #camper
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#UnpopularOpinion: #Europe should deploy air-con en masse, through reversible Air-to-Air #HeatPumps.
The increase in Energy use for cooling in the Summer will be largely compensated by the reduction in Energy use for #heating in the winter.
#ClimateChange #EU #Europe #HeatPump #AirCon #AirConditioning #Energy
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#Forests cool the planet, like natural #aircon. What happens when you cut them down? #Deforestation heats areas up to 4.5℃! Keep forests standing for #people and animals! #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🪔🧐🙊⛔️ #BoycottGold 🥇🪙🧐🙊🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/08/14/without-tropical-forests-global-temperatures-would-be-1c-warmer/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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Forests cool the planet 🆒🌳🍃 like natural #aircon. What happens when you cut them down? #Deforestation heats local areas as much as 4.5℃. Keep #forests intact for people and animals. #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/03/06/deforestation-can-raise-local-temperatures-by-up-to-4-5%e2%84%83-and-heat-untouched-areas-6km-away/
https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/03/06/deforestation-can-raise-local-temperatures-by-up-to-4-5%e2%84%83-and-heat-untouched-areas-6km-away/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer