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Old 07-02-2015, 09:16 AM
 
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it is a good idea to put 3 or 4 pop bottles full of water in the freezer, freeze solid and rotate these to the Redneck air conditioner and. The redneck air conditioner works very well to cool your bedroom when its too hot to sleep.
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Old 07-02-2015, 02:11 PM
 
Location: Baker City, Oregon
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My solution is I take my inflatable boat and drive a few miles from Baker City to one of the lakes High (7000+ feet) in the Elkhorn Mountains. Nice and cool and no crowds in this part of Oregon. This is Grande Ronde Lake:






Stop by some time and stay a while:
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest - Grande Ronde Lake Campground
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Old 07-02-2015, 03:02 PM
 
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What a beautiful bedroom but are there mosquitos?
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Old 07-02-2015, 03:09 PM
 
Location: Myrtle Creek, Oregon
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I just did a complete energy retrofit of my 1972 house, with attic ventilation, attic and subfloor ventilation, U.36 low-E windows, insulated doors, upgraded wall insulation, etc. I have a heat pump, but it doesn't run much. It's 98 degrees out and the house is in direct sun, but the AC hasn't come on yet today. Another hour, probably. It usually kicks on sometime around 3 PM, but even then doesn't run any oftener than a closed refrigerator.

In the winter, we leave the heat pump set for 60 degrees as backup, but heat with wood and solar. I replaced the floors on the south side of the house with tile over cement backer board, which provides a few tons of thermal mass. At night we have a small fire in the wood stove, which holds coals until morning along with a large brick hearth. In the AM I toss a few small rounds on the coals and open it wide open. The rounds quickly burn to coals again, giving the house a boost and warming the hearth until the sun comes out. Then solar will take over all day long, heating the floor and warming the house until a couple hours after sundown, when the cycle repeats.

Our only utility bill is electricity. It runs $125/month year round, and that includes light, heat, AC, hot water, cooking, well pump, entertainment center, satellite dish, two computers and a bedroom TV.

When it comes to comfort during lousy weather, infrastructure is everything. It looks like we are in for a lot of real ugly this summer. Fortunately, I planned for it a decade ago.
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Old 07-02-2015, 03:11 PM
 
Location: Sugarmill Woods , FL
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Old 07-02-2015, 03:41 PM
 
Location: Silicon Valley
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Speaking of freezing water bottles, they work great to cool you off by wrapping one in a kitchen towel, and put it behind your neck while you're sitting in a chair. I do this because I have a screwed up neck, but it works great for cooling you off, too. I'm talking about the personal size water bottles.
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Old 07-02-2015, 05:01 PM
 
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When you have the styrofoam cooler full of ice bottles and aim the 4" PVC elbow directly upon your person as you lie in bed it is really not bad. Of course, household insulation holds in the cool. Be sure to have bedroom door closed for best localized effect.
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Old 07-02-2015, 09:03 PM
 
Location: Mountains of Oregon
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Put frozen water filled plastic jugs in your ice chests (coolers) when your going to get groceries, in the heat of summer.
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Old 07-02-2015, 10:12 PM
 
Location: Myrtle Creek, Oregon
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Put frozen water filled plastic jugs in your ice chests (coolers) when your going to get groceries, in the heat of summer.
The only way country folk get ice cream home.
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Old 07-02-2015, 11:20 PM
 
Location: Portland
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The only way country folk get ice cream home.
Real country folk eat the whole tub on the way home.
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