Has anyone tried one of these small, evaporative air coolers?
In Houston, you have to accept that you're going to sweat in the summer. I can generally get by with a fan during the day, but at night, when I'm trying to sleep, I need it COOL.
So I don't have to turn my whole apartment into a meat locker, just my bedroom. Has anyone had any luck with the air cooling towers or cubes?
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I have had a wonderful experience with a portable air conditioner for my room here in Southern California!
The A/C I bought keeps my room at a very comfortable temperature. I paid under $300 for it (I can't remember where I got it but it was online). It's been a life-saver for me because ever since menopause I'm hot almost all of the time.
I live in Redondo Beach (but in the northern part so I'm not super close to the ocean) and when I moved to the L.A. area back in '88, there were quite a few sections of Southern California that didn't need A/C's (especially in the area where I live called The South Bay). Many of the apartments were built without central air and heat.
Since climate change has really effected our planet, air conditioning is a must for me! It used to be that even in the middle of the summer you would need a light jacket or sweater (during the evening hours) in the part of town where I am now because it would get that cool. Now - that's not the the case at all
It's really easy to set up (and I'm not at all the mechanical type). My roommate helped me with it and we actually watched a YouTube video that explained everything. You'll need to have a window (in the area where you want to be cool- for me it's my bedroom) where you can connect the large hose-like tubing so it can be vented out of the window.
I can't speak highly enough about the problem this product has solved for me! I'm going to be an in-home care provider during this coming summer (I'm a substitute teacher and there's no work when the kids are out) and the client I'll be helping has one too. She raves about hers as well.
I can get you more details if you need them when I get home. I can't imagine living in TX without A/C. I was born and raised in Corpus (but moved to L.A. in '88), and I was a kid when my parents put in the window units in our home. It was wonderful!
Good luck and let me know if you need additional information....
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that I have A/C.
I'm in CA and our electric bills are very, very manageable (especially since there are three of us in the apt.). I always pay a little more in the summer months (because I'm the one who uses the A/C. One of my other roommates pays more in the winter because she uses the heat).
I remember how huge the electric bills could be in TX during a good portion of the year (at least where I lived in Corpus Christi). In fact, that's one of the ways I justify the cost of living here in CA.
Yes, it can be high, but a little bit of a trade-off is that I pay at the very most around $30 for the electric bill and normally it's around $15 per month.
I hope you find a nice place to land.