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Old 07-08-2017, 11:24 PM
 
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Arizona during the summer is the hottest state in America, with temperatures in some cities being over 100 degrees every day for consecutive weeks. For those of you who live in Arizona, is it possible for YOU personally to survive in your house WITHOUT Air Conditioner?
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Old 07-08-2017, 11:31 PM
 
Location: Hard aground in the Sonoran Desert
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Many survived in the past without AC in Phoenix, however, now your question is kind of pointless since AC is common place, even in areas that are not as hot as Phoenix.

We complain about the heat with AC, couldn't imagine it without.
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Old 07-08-2017, 11:50 PM
 
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Arizona during the summer is the hottest state in America, with temperatures in some cities being over 100 degrees every day for consecutive weeks. For those of you who live in Arizona, is it possible for YOU personally to survive in your house WITHOUT Air Conditioner?
You should maybe rephrase your question to add the lower elevations of Arizona. I can easily survive in Arizona without air conditioning, if I lived above 7,000 feet. I know this might come to a shock to many people who have never been to Arizona, but the entire state is not desert!
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Old 07-08-2017, 11:53 PM
 
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Why though? AC in Phoenix is commonplace. Your question is pretty vague anyway since not the entire state experiences extreme heat. Certainly less challenging in higher elevations.
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Old 07-09-2017, 07:53 AM
 
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I could survive, but would probably go on to construct some sort of make-shift swamp cooler....after that, I'd probably move when Monsoon rolled around!
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Old 07-09-2017, 08:43 AM
 
Location: Live:Downtown Phoenix, AZ/Work:Greater Los Angeles, CA
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You can get by in Flagstaff without AC
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Old 07-09-2017, 10:14 AM
 
Location: Arizona
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Absolutely not. Just got out of a house that had an AC that would break down every summer and we'd go without AC. Our house temp got in the 100s and it was unbearable. We had to stick it out but sometimes we caved and went to a hotel to escape the hellish heat. The AC ended up getting fully replaced but good god when the AC would break it was god awful. The AC regularly can't keep up during the higher 105 degrees and up temps and that's somewhat bearable, but a full on no AC? Awful. I've had the AC give out and get fixed both in Chandler and Gilbert. Worst situation ever.
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Old 07-09-2017, 10:37 AM
 
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Yes. On top of Humphrey's Peak.
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Old 07-09-2017, 10:42 AM
 
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Absolutely not. Just got out of a house that had an AC that would break down every summer and we'd go without AC. Our house temp got in the 100s and it was unbearable. We had to stick it out but sometimes we caved and went to a hotel to escape the hellish heat. The AC ended up getting fully replaced but good god when the AC would break it was god awful. The AC regularly can't keep up during the higher 105 degrees and up temps and that's somewhat bearable, but a full on no AC? Awful. I've had the AC give out and get fixed both in Chandler and Gilbert. Worst situation ever.
You think you'd die? The question is about survival, not comfort.
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Old 07-09-2017, 10:59 AM
 
Location: Queen Creek, AZ
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In comparison to Phoenix, a lot of homes in the Tucson area still have swamp coolers, and the humidity in Tucson is higher than it is in Phoenix.
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