"Mayayana" on Mon, 6 Aug 2018 14:33:04 -0400
typed in alt.windows7.general the following:

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That's how you know you've gone from middle
aged to elderly. For the old it's a lifesaver. But
there are costs. When I have my windows open
on a 70F day I find it sad to hear the neighbors'
AC starting up. There's wonderful fresh air outside,
probably cooler than the air in their house. I can
smell the phlox and the roses. Or maybe the
honeysuckle. Or the lilacs. I can hear the birds.
But people quickly get used to climate control
and then never open the windows, living cut off
from the outdoors. My neighbors on one side are
college students. But their windows are never open!

We got the ductless heat pump. Meh - over hyped. But it does
keep the front room and bedroom "cool" (below 75). I'm the one who
monitors the outside temp, and when it goes below 75, just open the
window and cut in the fan.

The back office has the old fashioned window AC, I leave it at 75,
and when the temps drop, switch from "recycle" to outside air. Let
the fan run all night, it cools enough.

--
pyotr filipivich
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