Poor mans home AC

[Trashy]

So thinking about my furnace issue's in this thread https://www.snowandmud.com/just-abo...ce-thermostat-74116.html?highlight=thermostat And reading about issues in this thread https://www.snowandmud.com/just-about-anything-goes-76/better-circulation-cool-c-air-81339.html

I have wired my fan to stay on all evening, and recirculate the cold air from the basement. With the stoopid hot air from the main floor, in the last 30 mins. I can feel my house getting cooler, being a Bungalow.

 

[snopro]

Trashy cut back 1 beer a day and half a pack of smokes and buy yourself central air for your house. It costs like 2500 denero's.

 

[Trashy]

Trashy cut back 1 beer a day and half a pack of smokes and buy yourself central air for your house. It costs like 2500 denero's.

Are you

I would never pay that much, and that will also make the difference on a new batch of Projuice

 

[Trashy]

Long story short....... I pulled my air filter, made a jumper cable and went from R - G. And my fan is hard wired on, and continually recirc'ing the air in my house. Seeing how my furnace is from 1994

 

[imdoo'n]

put a block of ice in front of fan, = poor mans air conditioning, from the old days, oh you young guys never heard of this?

 

[Trashy]

put a block of ice in front of fan, = poor mans air conditioning, from the old days, oh you young guys never heard of this?

Thanks Grandpa..... That is a good idea too

 

[snopro]

Are you

I would never pay that much, and that will also make the difference on a new batch of Projuice

If you can trade that Iguana into a 14 Pro for 25 diff then whats the hold up?

 

[ferniesnow]

Trashie, obviously you don't have a "summer" switch or a "continuous" switch on the furnace, eh!

That trick will work for a couple days or until the basement also gets hot but by then maybe the heat wave will be over.

 

[Trashy]

I just need this trick to work for the night, suppose to be back in the 20's tomorrow. I'll disconnect before I go to work tomorrow.

 

[Trashy]

If you can trade that Iguana into a 14 Pro for 25 diff then whats the hold up?

No snow

 

[snopro]

No snow

Fernie says the days are getting shorter again......

 

[Trashy]

Fernie says the days are getting shorter again......

I think that they are too

 

[Trashy]

Sure is making a difference, now that the sun is behind the Rockies

 

[maxwell]

on my furnace there is a fan only switch. but i cant make it work....? there is no fan setting on my thermostat and it looks like someone has put this switch in after the fact.

 

[pipes]

So thinking about my furnace issue's in this thread https://www.snowandmud.com/just-abo...ce-thermostat-74116.html?highlight=thermostat And reading about issues in this thread https://www.snowandmud.com/just-about-anything-goes-76/better-circulation-cool-c-air-81339.html

I have wired my fan to stay on all evening, and recirculate the cold air from the basement. With the stoopid hot air from the main floor, in the last 30 mins. I can feel my house getting cooler, being a Bungalow.

put a newspaper over your cold air returns upstairs that way you are not recirculating the warm air from upstairs

 

[hbar218]

on my furnace there is a fan only switch. but i cant make it work....? there is no fan setting on my thermostat and it looks like someone has put this switch in after the fact.

If you have atleast 3 wires at your t-stat you could get a new stat with fan(on/auto) control. R-W is heat ,R-G is fan. If you want a simple fix run a wire from R and G to a toggle switch and drill a hole in furnace cabinet.BTW i think BRP sells toggle switches, lol.

 

[lloydguy]

Fill your bathtub with cold water,put a fan in the doorway blowing the hot air onto the surface
of the water. You will notice very quickly the air leaving the bathroom will feel much cooler.
This method works even better with cold water running out of the shower head,but you waste
more water.

 

[brew_doo]

put a newspaper over your cold air returns upstairs that way you are not recirculating the warm air from upstairs

And block off your fresh air intakes from outdoors with tape...

 

[imdoo'n]

Thanks Grandpa..... That is a good idea too

it will work, used to do it coming back from holidays to a hot house, need something to catch the water, any whatever.

 

[sick1]

One old codger i worked with took an old rad from a cat and plumbed it into his cold air suppy side above the furnace blower and hooked cold water in and out of it.. then proceeded to water his grass and flowers his, furnace blower cooled his house.. i thought that was pretty smart for an old fart lol. some old junk lying around made him poor man ac..