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- Comment on I've been using this simple trick to keep cool in the heat wave (UK) 1 week ago:
That’s the common misconception. The lines running between minisplit units are for refrigirant, not air. It’s essentially a fridge without a box, with the room where theyre mounted becoming the box instead.
You’re right I was wrong about that, sorry lol.
It doesn’t. It’s just that people who run AC’s usually shut everything closed and then exhale all that co2, which in an ordinary room with just 1 person in takes <1hr to reach noticeable impairment levels. AC or not, ventilation is important.
You might be right but I am certainly not opening my windows once an hour during winter, if that’s the standard then we’re all screwed by the time we go to bed with the windows closed. I don’t think this problem is significant enough to justify running and Air Conditioner with the windows open…
You’re probably thinking about carbon monooxide, not carbon dioxide?
Yes, I am. As that is the only “real” concern I see with AC’s and gas buildup. As I said co2 is just not a big enough issue to justify not getting an AC or letting it run out the window. Regularly airing out should be common sense, but I think once or twice a day is regular enough for the average apartment
- Comment on I've been using this simple trick to keep cool in the heat wave (UK) 1 week ago:
Okay sure but the inside and the outside of your house aren’t different universes, the heat that your fridge emits still gets out into the world. Dense urban areas with widespread AC units can indeed be slightly hotter than if there were no AC’s. We’re talking 1-2°C, but that heat is not what’s causing climate change. Climate change is caused by greenhouse gasses, not by heat-emitting electrical devices
- Comment on I've been using this simple trick to keep cool in the heat wave (UK) 1 week ago:
And how exactly does an AC intensify this issue? Because lets be real it’s not really a problem people usually face in their daily lives. Some people leave their windows closed for days during the winter (Which is also bad because of mold etc. but thats another story). Most places are not nearly well insulated enough for it to be a problem
- Comment on I've been using this simple trick to keep cool in the heat wave (UK) 1 week ago:
No, I don’t think a ductless split unit exists, since it is split into two parts by definition. One goes inside and one goes outside connected by a duct. I’m pretty sure there are ductless monoblock units though which do not bring in fresh air. Most of them have a duct blowing air out but there are some with no duct at all (correct me if I’m wrong)
But as I said, having no AC at all also doesn’t bring in fresh air and most people still don’t really have to worry about the co2 levels rising in their apartment when the windows are closed (Opening them only once every couple days during the winter for example usually does not cause co2 issues. Mold is another story, which is why you should still be opening them daily)
- Comment on I've been using this simple trick to keep cool in the heat wave (UK) 1 week ago:
It works similar to a fridge with the inside of the fridge being your apartment and the outside being, well, the outside. All it does is circulate air over a heat sink filled with a refrigerant, which never leaves the system; it does not emit anything.
The fact that the power it uses comes from burning fossil fuels instead of green energy is really not the consumers fault and is part of the reason why the demand for these devices is skyrocketing in the first place (It’s getting hotter because of the climate change)
- Comment on I've been using this simple trick to keep cool in the heat wave (UK) 1 week ago:
I don’t understand your statement. I can have the windows closed all day with no AC and not worry about rising co2 levels. Why would it be different with this device running and circulating air? It’s not like it emits co2.
This looks like a wall mounted monoblock so you would be right but if it’s a split device with an outside unit, it does actually bring in fresh air. Either way, I’m pretty sure running an AC with the windows open is never good advice even if you can afford it.
The only point of concern would be if you have a gas heater for water etc. in your apartment and run a monoblock AC with just one exhaust hose blowing hot air outside while sucking in new air from the inside. In that case, the negative pressure created by the AC can potentially pull gas that would usually go out the chimney into your apartment.
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