⌛ Ron from Ia.

Hello my name is Ron I live in Iowa,I work as a general contractor,i worked as civil forman on ethanol plant till they slowed down. i also have an hvac degree,so i do a little bit of everything.My wife is living in sibulan now ,she was from bais city.I wish i could be there now!I like dumagette nice peple and easy to get around.

 

Welcome Ron. You are Ron #4 (could be more). We have RonEtue, Expatron and myself.
I also did HVAC/R for for many years but the last few were in the design of one-off HVAC/R units that were Class 1, Division 1 explosion-proof for the petro-chemical industry.
I have lived here a little over a year and married for a little less than a year.
Fell free to participate and ask any questions.
Again, welcome

 

Welcome!

Hi Ron, mmmm another Ron, gosh we will have to get a numbering system arranged he he he :D Welcome to DI, hope you get to move and be with your family soon, you Don't say if that is Likely, Age I guess prevents? Too Young to retire? OK too many ???? I guess, in fact I wish you were here right now and Sort out this Road mess out side the old Cangs up to the Corner by Chow King, as if the Traffic is not bad enough, they decide to dig up Half the Road. (I guess that's what civil Engineers do right)
Have a Good Trawl through the posts and look foward to seeing your replies and additions in time. Have a Good time here with us all.


Jack P.

 

When i build my house there i will drill a well and use a watercooled condenser i beleive it would cost maybe a third for ac.It seems nobody there worries about insulation and also i havnt seen roof venting.

 

Hi Vandykr, welcome.
I'm HVAC qualified!
But I built in Valencia, so I got to skip the whole d*mn problem. Stand fan rules the roost up here, been getting too cold for even that lately.

 

I have to agree with Manzanita. The first couple of months here without a/c were tough, but then I adjusted to not having it. On the hotest nights I have a 3sp. stand fan in our bedroom. And yes, it has been too "cool" (70F) At night for even that.
I seriuosly doubt that I'll ever use a/c at home here.
Even a brand new home that we looked at only had one 5,000btu window shaker, built in the wall, and only in the master bedroom.

 

Right on Ron, sometimes here at night point the fan at the ceiling so I wont get too cold but I sometimes have to leave a fan on because without one it's too d*mn quiet to sleep. Sounds too much like a brownout.

 

Manzanita, that is just toooo funny. I thought it was just me. On the "cold" nights I point mine at the wall at the foot of the bed. I also like the noise and I feel the slight air circulation in the room.
Of course my wife is rolled up in TWO blankets.

 

Lately I have been rolled up in two blankets (Ok, sheets actually), while the wife is smothered under 4!

Larry

 

Shadow, I can relate. I guess all wives here are the same, and they think we are the crazy ones. Not only does Mae use 2 blankets, but she covers her head completely with the blankets also (says her ears get cold).
As I said in another thread, I tried to tell Mae that in Houston in the winter it gets as cold at night as the inside of our refrigerator. She couldn't begin to relate.