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I wish I had aircon.....

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Was 43 here today and its still about 37 (at 7pm). Hope everyone is safe from the fires.Was briefly one about 8km from my place today.
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    i love aircon ive had mine on for 3 days non stop :D its that hot out side i burnt my feet on the concrete :?
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    How long do heat waves last over there?
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    I heard about fires down your way Dwayne.. Hope all is well..
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    Hope the wind points it in the other direction for you Dwayne, keep the fires going away from you.
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    Yep,

    Alls good. The only one close was 8 kms away and under control now.
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      We're still dealing with our fires down here. Over 100 homes lost since last week and hundred of thousands of acres of property lost. Still parts that are out of control.
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      No one has asked the obvious question... Why don't you have air con?
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      spetz wrote:No one has asked the obvious question... Why don't you have air con?
      Because its expensive to install and run.. thats why we dont have it haha.
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      Maybe I misunderstood, I thought Dwayne meant A/C in his FTO
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      He is on a property.. Doesn't have mains power... Just Solar and Diesel Generator...

      I could only imagine air con would chew through both of those way too fast...
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      He is on a property.. Doesn't have mains power... Just Solar and Diesel Generator...

      I could only imagine air con would chew through both of those way too fast...
      This ^^ Just chews too much power

      And to answer the earlier question. The fires can last weeks without being able to be controlled. Particularly if they are in mountainous country.
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        Just throwing it out there:

        http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-p ... -soon.html
        http://www.australiansunenergy.com.au/s ... oning.html

        have actually thought about this before, hot = sun, sun = solar power...

        A pretty big investment, but might be worth it. Maybe just install a very efficient aircon to one bedroom/study, and lock yourself in there when it hits 37 degrees + .... and charge the wife admission? lol
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        We actually have a heat-exchange style water heater at home that pumps out nice cold air. Have thought about plumbing the air outlet into the house for a while now, so after this heat-wave I think it's going to be a definite :lol: Possibly a solution for you as well dwayne? or you on roof-mounted solar water heaters?
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        I think sitting in a bath of ice might be more effective. :lol:
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