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Because Google Didn't Work
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RE: Because Google Didn't Work
(June 18, 2014 at 8:34 am)thesummerqueen Wrote: Most people do not change the filters on their cars, so don't worry about that - that's usually something they send the car in to get done.
true, true... too true!
(June 18, 2014 at 8:34 am)thesummerqueen Wrote:
(June 18, 2014 at 8:34 am)pocaracas Wrote: Filter for a house?! errrr... Now I'm confused... what are american houses made of?

The air ducts in homes have filters in them to reduce dust and allergens.

ah... so... those become completely useless if you open a window...
That's why we don't have any filter around here... just a metal grill to keep pigeons out.
Last year a wasp got in through the duct... into the bathroom... not the sight you want to see when taking the morning dump.
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#12
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Well, most years it's too fucking hot (here in the south, at least) to have the windows open for a good portion of the year.
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#13
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I'm confused
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#14
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About what?
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(June 18, 2014 at 8:43 am)thesummerqueen Wrote: Well, most years it's too fucking hot (here in the south, at least) to have the windows open for a good portion of the year.

Soooo... air conditioning? meh. (that stuff will kill you! Tongue)
It gets pretty hot around here, too... but we can usually open a window on either side of the place and air flows... moving air is good at cooling, even if the air is a bit hot.
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#16
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Even 8 floors up in a condo, the air isn't always moving here - there's little cross breeze many days. Fans only help so much. This place must have been murderous before the advent of a/c.
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(June 18, 2014 at 8:45 am)thesummerqueen Wrote: About what?

About how European ventilation systems work
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#18
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(June 18, 2014 at 8:53 am)BrokenQuill92 Wrote: About how European ventilation systems work

I dunno about all other europeans, the way it goes is to open your windows according to the draft in summer and hope that the draft won't blow the roof off in winter.

Also, what do you mean with 'ventilation systems'?
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(June 18, 2014 at 8:53 am)BrokenQuill92 Wrote:
(June 18, 2014 at 8:45 am)thesummerqueen Wrote: About what?

About how European ventilation systems work

Depending on the building... either fans, air conditioning or simple air pressure differential between the two sides of the building.

My apartment uses the latter. Since one side faces West and the other faces East, one is always warmer than the other causing the air to flow.

Government buildings use air conditioning, because it uses more power and spends more taxpayer's money.

There's also a dependence on the actual country in Europe.. this is Portugal.
In Germany, no government building is allowed to use air conditioning.
In the UK, they don't need it, they only need heaters.
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So you guys don't have central air?
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