Biden Based Air Conditioning Issues Upcoming.....

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8-3-23, 8:31pm
jp1

The other issue regarding excessive need for A/C is that we have for a long time built buildings that don't do anything to reduce unnecessary heat load. For example the memorial classroom building at the University of Miami was built back in the late 40's without a/c. But it was designed accordingly. It's just a long, straight, 3 story building that runs from east to west. Open air "hallways" are on the south side, with doors to the classrooms. The north wall is entirely windows that could be opened wide from 3 feet off the floor to the ceiling. The south hallways prevent the sun from hitting the south walls of the building and there are transoms over the classroom doors. Open up the north side windows and the transom and you could get a nice breeze. By the time I went to school there in the late 80's the building had been retrofitted with A/C because by then everything in Florida had A/C since people like me from cooler climates would probably have opted to go to school elsewhere if they didn't have A/C everywhere. The newer campus buildings, though, didn't even attempt to manage heat load or provide for good ventilation. Housing all over the country has similarly lost the commonsense heat reduction strategies, making A/C far more urgent than it would be with appropriate shading and ventilation.
8-3-23, 8:43pm
iris lilies

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Originally Posted by catherine

It's so silly, misleading and almost dangerous for Fox "news" to tell people that Biden is taking away their air conditioning…

Catherine , the Fox article doesn’t say “Biden is taking away air conditioning. “ It talks about increased costs.

you must be thinking of a threat from the Biden administration to “take away gas stoves “which was them floating an idea, an alarming idea, based on what happened in New York, where gas stoves have been outlawed in new construction of certain size buildings.

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“President Biden has brought together a broad coalition of American manufacturers to work on next-generation technologies across refrigeration, HVAC systems, and more – helping us cool without contributing more to global warming…”

that is nice. I hope it works. It will all be more expensive though of course. I don’t mind, but others will.

Every time we talk about laws and regulations being placed on home appliances, I think about my washing machine that comes with so many required safety and environmental bells and whistles, I don’t like it. I still haven’t figured out how to do a soak. it may not be possible. And by“bells and whistles “I’m not talking about a high-end machine, I buy standard washers and dryers, nothing high end. I just want the same machines I had 25 years ago. I want the same car I had in 1997 with the addition of a back up camera.
8-3-23, 9:40pm
JaneV2.0

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Originally Posted by iris lilies

Catherine , the Fox article doesn’t say “Biden is taking away air conditioning. “ It talks about increased costs.

you must be thinking of a threat from the Biden administration to “take away gas stoves “which was them floating an idea, an alarming idea, based on what happened in New York, where gas stoves have been outlawed in new construction of certain size buildings.

that is nice. I hope it works. It will all be more expensive though of course. I don’t mind, but others will.

Every time we talk about laws and regulations being placed on home appliances, I think about my washing machine that comes with so many required safety and environmental bells and whistles, I don’t like it. I still haven’t figured out how to do a soak. it may not be possible. And by“bells and whistles “I’m not talking about a high-end machine, I buy standard washers and dryers, nothing high end. I just want the same machines I had 25 years ago. I want the same car I had in 1997 with the addition of a back up camera.

I was thinking of buying a reconditioned W/D pair circa 1987, or just having mine repaired should they go bad.
8-3-23, 10:26pm
Alan

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Originally Posted by iris lilies

Catherine , the Fox article doesn’t say “Biden is taking away air conditioning. “ It talks about increased costs.

LOL, I was gonna point that out myself but decided it would be a waste of time.

"All lies and jest, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest..." ~ Paul Simon - The Boxer
8-3-23, 11:30pm
ApatheticNoMore

When it was clearly shown that it wasn't just Biden. So the executive branch, enforcement is their thing, and I do trust Biden's EPA with that. But this is all stemming from a bipartisan bill, plus a Senate ratified global treaty etc.
8-4-23, 5:10am
Yppej

Does this only impact central A/C or window units too?
8-4-23, 7:33am
catherine

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Originally Posted by Alan

LOL, I was gonna point that out myself but decided it would be a waste of time.

"All lies and jest, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest..." ~ Paul Simon - The Boxer

OK, I admit that was at least a stretch and at most a misinterpretation, but Fox News's message is that consumers lose something with this bill--whether it's money, comfort, or freedom, and creating scare tactics to stir the pot.
8-4-23, 10:46am
nswef

iris, "I still haven’t figured out how to do a soak. it may not be possible. " Iris, I figured out how on my washer after 3 years and dingy clothes! The pause button or Start that you press for 3 seconds to stop the washer to put something in works for soaking. The trick is push the pause button WITHOUT opening the lid. Then it just sits. So, I put a load in, start it for 5 min or so, then go down and push that start button again and voila!!! you can soak as long as you want! :cool:
8-4-23, 11:52am
iris lilies

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Originally Posted by nswef

iris, "I still haven’t figured out how to do a soak. it may not be possible. " Iris, I figured out how on my washer after 3 years and dingy clothes! The pause button or Start that you press for 3 seconds to stop the washer to put something in works for soaking. The trick is push the pause button WITHOUT opening the lid. Then it just sits. So, I put a load in, start it for 5 min or so, then go down and push that start button again and voila!!! you can soak as long as you want! :cool:

thank you for the tip. I think I’ve tried that, and it probably works, it’s just that I didn’t know how long to let it go, filling with water, before I hit the pause button. Since I can’t see how much water is in the drum, I have to guess. So maybe I’ll go at five minutes and try that. Thanks so much.
8-4-23, 8:23pm
catherine

IL, your auto signature is cracking me up.. :~)

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