is using airconditions a hassle???

the economic crisis is affecting everyone and its good to de prnny wise in these times.

you are right,i also donot like using an aircon much only when its absolutely neede,since i ave allergy to mosquito bitea,i sleep inside a mosquito net and that irritates me further.

the ac which i have here is also automatic.it is true that for some time i donot feel hot but after some time,my sleep gets disturbed and i find it necessry to open the windows.

The timer is an awesome function - prevents you from oversleeping since you will wake up earlier when your body feels uncomfortable when cooped up in the heat lol.

i do agree timer is good but that reason ..........well...........maybe in a sense it is good as i tend to oversleep in the mornings as the weather becomes slightly cool(timer or not)

lol but deepak,money doesnt grow on trees and i think (by early mornings,the atmosphere does become a bit cool)it is a wastage of money if i keep the ac on during that time.moreover i am coldblooded,i feel cold very fast ,then i start to shiver,naturally my sleep is affected!!!

are you also a spend-thrift??(dekha jayega attitude)it irritates me to no end!!!(when the bill comes,its i who have to see his worry!!!)

You are more or less sounding like my better half.......LOL! You are right, AC could be switched off during wee hours.

hi,lord(your user id is too long to spell),i am talking about the unit in my room.i have to get up twice.first i have to close the windows to put the ac on and then after some time i have to get up to open the windows and when i feel like putting on the ac again,again i have to close the windows and the cycle continues(its better to have kids,they donot give so much of sleeplessness)

thats what i said..........to do the alternating,i have to close open the windows otherwise all the cool air will go outside and i will be left with a warm.unfortunately,i donot have a remote that opens or shuts windows.

Some here call me lww too and it took me a while to realize that was the initials for my moniker lol. Anyway why do you want to get up when you are supposed to be sleeping? If it is because it gets too cold, then raise the starting temperature. Or lower it if you find it gets hot. Normally we will just on the aircon through the whole sleeping period or not at all... If a fan works for you, use the fan. I do alternating too to save electricity. Natural air is better besides.

we dont use heater in the winter.when we are cold ,we normally use blankets and turn down the fan.

I am an Indian and India is always invincible.

no wonder you like cricket!!i also like the members of their team but nobody can beat indian team!!!we live in a relatively cool surrounding but even then the heat is too much this time.....

thank god,you didnot mention iceland!!!

LOL!!! Hmmm Iceland!!!!

i didnt know about this@!!!i have trying to reduce the electricity bill with the ac effect???

Okay...here is how it works. The air conditioner or the heater has to warm up or cool down everything in a room to get it to the desired temperature. This includes people, pets, and even more importantly all the furniture and appliances in the room. To do this it works harder then it does to maintain that temperature. Therefore it cost more to make the air conditioner work hard to cool it down every night then it would to maintain it all the time. There are only two times this isn't true. 1) if your air conditioner is old and has a hard time keeping the room cool. 2) If the temperature in the room doesn't get cooled down that much when you turn the air on. It is best to try and live with the heat as long as possible and then to bottle up all the air inside and keep it cool. Then the air conditioner isn't working so hard to get it cool inside, but rather is just working a little to keep it cool. It is also best if you set it at a higher temperature and just work at living with it that warm. For us that means about 78 degrees Fahrenheit. It is still warm, but still lots cooler then the 100-115 degrees it gets outside in the hottest part of summer.

i beleive if i have to choose between the inconvienience,i would go for putting on the ac.

me to.

i also donot use the ac much but since i use mosquito net at night,the heat becomes unbearable.

Hello my friend riyasam Ji, So nice of your soothing and positive comments. May God bless You and have a great time.

thats a good ida you have given,my windows are covered with mosquito nets as mosquitoes are a problem in my place,so you can say the windows are only partially open and the heat is too much that the fans give no effect.

awww. sorry about that... but it's good that you nets to keep out mosquitoes. I don't have the same problem with the insects here so I can open the windows even without the nettings ^_^... hmmm... fans have no eefect from heat over there (thinking)... so the best thing you can use to battle heat is the AC huh? ... it's too bad you can't open the window even partially while the AC is running cuz that will only increase your Electric consumption...

i have not enquired about solar panel ,i dont it is commonly used in india.

They don't seem to be commonly used anywhere that I have noticed. But what better way to power the thing that saves us from the heat of the sun then with the sun itself?? This is my thought! And don't forget, 1 degree Celsius change on your thermostat can save you 2% on your energy bill. Or so my Power bill told me last month.

day and night??doesnt it prove to be very expensive.

Yes it is very expensive that's way I have to work hard...

i am getting jealous.well,i live in the heart of mumbai and here the heat is stifling when it is combined with the humidity factor.

yes ,it does save electricity ,being a housewife i do tend to such small matters but it does add in the long run.

thanks for the useful information and thanks for the response

over here also the morning hours are cool.its the night which becomes so unbearable because of heat.

yup,a case which puts in double-mind!!!

yeah,it does cause dryness of skin. and i think it emits carbonmonoxide fumes which again is dangerous for health.