Edit: I meant that you don’t need A/C in a cottage like the one pictured, not that A/C is unnecessary altogether. I used to live in Texas. No A/C will literally kill you in Texas, but in a wooded mountain cottage surrounded by trees like that, you don’t really need it. In my house in WY, the hottest it ever gets inside is 78 with low humidity. Below is the current temp in my room, with computers running, at 2:22PM.
All depends on the climate your in, and the insulation of your house. You can build houses which don’t need AC even in hot places by going underground or making earth ships. Yet with traditional construction and insulation in many places AC is almost required. Pretty efficient anyway, just a heat pump.
I live in Vancouver Canada, and up until like 2005 none of the lower density developments (townhouses and low rise apartments) had air conditioning because no one really needed it. Our townhouse for example even has windows that aren’t compatible with window air conditioners and no one minded until fairly recently. All that’s changed really quickly and now everyone is scrambling for air conditioning with heat waves getting worse every year.
I live in the U.K., no one has AC. Some people will say you don’t need AC. If it was free, or even reasonably affordable, and easy, do you know what I’ve had this summer?
I also live in the UK. The last few years I’ve been tempted to buy a portable AC. Just as I go to spend £300, the weather turns and I decide to spend money on other stuff (like food)
We had that heat wave just after Easter this year, much earlier than I remember, that was the final straw. Bought one on marketplace for £180.
Every night going to bed the sheets are crisp and cool. I sleep like a baby.
The biggest downside? Damn those things are pricey to run
Yah. But also with heat, running water, AC, a convenience shop nearby and some friends. So basically what I already have minus a job.
You don’t need A/C.
Source: I live in Wyoming.
Edit: I meant that you don’t need A/C in a cottage like the one pictured, not that A/C is unnecessary altogether. I used to live in Texas. No A/C will literally kill you in Texas, but in a wooded mountain cottage surrounded by trees like that, you don’t really need it. In my house in WY, the hottest it ever gets inside is 78 with low humidity. Below is the current temp in my room, with computers running, at 2:22PM.
Yeah and I dont need a roof either, but it sure is fuckin nice
If it gets hot you just cool down in the lake. If it gets cold, sauna.
All depends on the climate your in, and the insulation of your house. You can build houses which don’t need AC even in hot places by going underground or making earth ships. Yet with traditional construction and insulation in many places AC is almost required. Pretty efficient anyway, just a heat pump.
Eh, it’s REALLY nice to have right now with daytime highs in the upper 90s. It’s even nicer when it’s both hot and humid.
So do I.
No you don’t Wyoming doesn’t exist. Garfield told me so.
You don’t need AC now.
I live in Vancouver Canada, and up until like 2005 none of the lower density developments (townhouses and low rise apartments) had air conditioning because no one really needed it. Our townhouse for example even has windows that aren’t compatible with window air conditioners and no one minded until fairly recently. All that’s changed really quickly and now everyone is scrambling for air conditioning with heat waves getting worse every year.
Yeah, no.
While you might not need it, everyone has a different temperature tolerance and for some people, it is absolutely a requirement.
I live in the U.K., no one has AC. Some people will say you don’t need AC. If it was free, or even reasonably affordable, and easy, do you know what I’ve had this summer?
Edit; edited for clarity.
I also live in the UK. The last few years I’ve been tempted to buy a portable AC. Just as I go to spend £300, the weather turns and I decide to spend money on other stuff (like food)
We had that heat wave just after Easter this year, much earlier than I remember, that was the final straw. Bought one on marketplace for £180.
Every night going to bed the sheets are crisp and cool. I sleep like a baby.
The biggest downside? Damn those things are pricey to run
This is something I’ll have to consider. There’s one in the office at work that’s like 400 quid. It’s almost a weeks wages.
I’m sure heat is covered since it has a fireplace. The others are luxuries I can do without