huggy_b Member 94 Member For: 11y 8m 5d Posted 23/12/15 11:22 AM Share Posted 23/12/15 11:22 AM I'm with him ^Evap coolers are f*cking useless. Never again.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodycrashboy Feeling the Love :-) Bronze Donating Members 4,421 Member For: 11y 8m 26d Gender: Male Location: Not in Cairns anymore Posted 23/12/15 11:56 AM Share Posted 23/12/15 11:56 AM my mother in law lives in Melbourne, I lived in Melbourne for 2 years. evap cooling, ^^^what he said^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Jeturbo Bob the Freaking Builder Donating Members 10,813 Member For: 15y 3m 14d Gender: Female Location: SA Posted 23/12/15 12:02 PM Share Posted 23/12/15 12:02 PM We have Evap cooling It was already here on move in I'm currently sitting with my split system on Enough said 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cjafpv Member 110 Member For: 10y 5m Posted 23/12/15 01:41 PM Share Posted 23/12/15 01:41 PM not now bro lets enjoy christmas and the new year.Thanks heaps.Your welcome and na don't worry I'm keen to enjoy my Chrissy and New Years as well it's been one long year this year need abit of a break if I can get one as I'm sure we all do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cjafpv Member 110 Member For: 10y 5m Posted 23/12/15 01:49 PM Share Posted 23/12/15 01:49 PM Would Sir like his humid day 30 deg day with excess humidity and legionaries disease or just excess humidity?Haha good old legionnaires not many people know about it but it's scary when you think about the potential consequences of it :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 3m 4d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 23/12/15 02:14 PM Share Posted 23/12/15 02:14 PM I work at a site that had late 60s evaps, when they got cranked up after winter they smelt like stale tuna for a month. That's not good Yeah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 17y 2m Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 23/12/15 03:14 PM Share Posted 23/12/15 03:14 PM I just had 8 splits installed. All fugitsu The 9.4kw unit pumps 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodycrashboy Feeling the Love :-) Bronze Donating Members 4,421 Member For: 11y 8m 26d Gender: Male Location: Not in Cairns anymore Posted 23/12/15 08:40 PM Share Posted 23/12/15 08:40 PM Our aircon use is relativity low for where we live (the tropics)Our house has large balcony's front and rear (east and west) so there is no direct sunlight on any windows or walls for more than an hour or so morning and afternoon.We re-roofed and had some good insulation installed between the roof framing and the color-bond, which basically stops the heat from entering the roof space.It is large open plan with the hallway having floor to ceiling louvers at each end acting as a breezeway.as a consequence the house is relatively cool in the summer.But if you are familiar with the tropics, aircon is a must, especially for sleeping.I always thought that aircon was expensive to run, but I think that was due to the old conventional unit we had prior to our reno.we have a summer here that can have oppressive heat.The temps don't really make it up that high (in Australian standards) the average summer temp is only 31.5its the humidity which is the killer.The summer season (when we need aircon) runs from November to March.During that 5 months we have our master bedroom aircon running aprox 10 hours every nightThe next user would be the study, 2 or 3 hours a day, more in the weekends.last would be the lounge/kitchen area, possibly only 2 or 3 times a week (mostly weekends) only for a couple of hours each time.The splits we have are Fujitsu inverters and with the above usage are very cheep to run.Our power bill for the summer period comes in at $150 to $200 higher than the winter period!Natural airflow through the house can be a very important factor to keep the power bill down.I also now know the modern inverter aircon are very efficient compared to the older conventional type.I am not familiar with ducted cooling because most homes here are single story concrete block on slab. But I would assume that with "zoning" you could cool only 1 or 2 rooms at a time , keeping the cost down.Natural airflow was not something I really thought about until it was brought up by our draftsman/designer, but now realize it is a very important consideration in design.So having said all that, I'm curious what people spend on their aircon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never had any say Panda I <3 Floods Silver Donating Members 11,198 Member For: 13y 4m 26d Gender: Male Location: South West QLD Posted 23/12/15 09:53 PM Share Posted 23/12/15 09:53 PM ^^ You had an awesome draftsman/designer if they considered natural air flow. Not many do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Stripes. All stock bar the k&n panel filter Silver Donating Members 8,061 Member For: 12y 9m 14d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 23/12/15 11:00 PM Share Posted 23/12/15 11:00 PM Evap aircon can EAD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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