Comments on: Dr. Coldlove, or: Why I learned to stop worrying and love the aircon http://www.thebadrash.com/2009/06/18/dr-coldlove-or-why-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-aircon/ A blog from Barcelona, Catalonia, covering politics, culture, society and more Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:18:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Keefieboyhttp://www.thebadrash.com/2009/06/18/dr-coldlove-or-why-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-aircon/#comment-68876 Keefieboy Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:51:09 +0000 http://www.thebadrash.com/?p=1361#comment-68876 We don't actually have A/C now (actually, we do a bit - we had a house-warming (ha!) party a couple of weeks ago, and it got so hot that our neighbours nipped down to their trastero and brought up a portable machine that they have not yet reclaimed: we've barely used it out of fear of the next Iberdrola bill). And here in Madrid there seem to be very few insects. We can leave windows open and never see a mozzie or a fly. We don't actually have A/C now (actually, we do a bit – we had a house-warming (ha!) party a couple of weeks ago, and it got so hot that our neighbours nipped down to their trastero and brought up a portable machine that they have not yet reclaimed: we've barely used it out of fear of the next Iberdrola bill). And here in Madrid there seem to be very few insects. We can leave windows open and never see a mozzie or a fly.

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]]> By: Graemehttp://www.thebadrash.com/2009/06/18/dr-coldlove-or-why-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-aircon/#comment-67358 Graeme Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:00:11 +0000 http://www.thebadrash.com/?p=1361#comment-67358 I suppose the option of buying a mosquito net is ruled out then? An electric fan can work if you direct it over the bed, mosquitoes don't like strong air currents - might disturb the cigarrette smoke though. I suppose the option of buying a mosquito net is ruled out then? An electric fan can work if you direct it over the bed, mosquitoes don't like strong air currents – might disturb the cigarrette smoke though.

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]]> By: Sophiehttp://www.thebadrash.com/2009/06/18/dr-coldlove-or-why-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-aircon/#comment-67331 Sophie Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:36:31 +0000 http://www.thebadrash.com/?p=1361#comment-67331 You could get the same result without using as much energy with a "double-flux VMC (ventilation)" (there is a french word, and a german word, but no english, interesting). Closed system, extract air in wet rooms, inject outside air in dry ones, filter air for pollen and mozzies, cool the injected air (in summer, using a canadian well) or pre-heat it (in winter, using the heat in the extracted air). You could get the same result without using as much energy with a "double-flux VMC (ventilation)" (there is a french word, and a german word, but no english, interesting).
Closed system, extract air in wet rooms, inject outside air in dry ones, filter air for pollen and mozzies, cool the injected air (in summer, using a canadian well) or pre-heat it (in winter, using the heat in the extracted air).

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]]> By: trevorhttp://www.thebadrash.com/2009/06/18/dr-coldlove-or-why-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-aircon/#comment-67325 trevor Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:56:04 +0000 http://www.thebadrash.com/?p=1361#comment-67325 Of my two near-Arctic-death experiences in American hotels, one involved out-of-control airco. Learn how it works before you have a drink, or just turn it off and condemn the inhabitants of Perth (UK) to another millennium of miserable weather. Of my two near-Arctic-death experiences in American hotels, one involved out-of-control airco. Learn how it works before you have a drink, or just turn it off and condemn the inhabitants of Perth (UK) to another millennium of miserable weather.

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]]> By: Grahamhttp://www.thebadrash.com/2009/06/18/dr-coldlove-or-why-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-aircon/#comment-67296 Graham Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:20:15 +0000 http://www.thebadrash.com/?p=1361#comment-67296 I love it too apart from the obvious, global warming and Iberdrola electric bill in two months time! I love it too apart from the obvious, global warming and Iberdrola electric bill in two months time!

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