COOL AS A CUCUMBER AIR CONDITIONING
July 21st, 2009 categories: Buying, Lifestyle, Selling
After the winter that wouldn’t stop and didn’t until about June fifteenth, we Chicagoans have been blessed with a cool summer (wet but we don’t have to shovel rain). The few times we have had our air conditioning on it was mostly because of the humidity and it prompted me to remember life before air conditioning. It was pretty hot and sweaty in the summer here and you would go see a movie just to get cool for a couple of hours. In the really olden days people were safe sleeping in the parks on sweltering nights and movie air conditioning was a fan blowing over a huge chunk of ice. Now most of us take central air or several through the wall or window units for granted.
In 1902 an engineer named Willis Havilland Carrier invented a temperature and humidity device that would maintain a stable environment in the plant where he worked. The difference in heat and humidity caused the paper in the plant to change so he designed the first air conditioning machine. His formula is still used as a base for calculating by the air conditioning industry today. Mr. Carrier was paid the munificent sum of $10 per week for his work
We take our air conditioners for granted and we really should not. Good maintenance is key–have your unit checked at the beginning of every cooling season just as you have your furnace checked at the beginning of the heating season. Be sure that your coils are cleaned to maintain the highest efficiency and the least fuel cost. Change your filters frequently and consider putting an air filter on the unit if you have allergies in the family. Thank you, Mr. Carrier! I enjoy working and living in comfort due to your efforts!
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