Arguments for the installation of air conditioning...

[ek1050]

Who doesnt like air conditioning? Most will argue that if they dont have it, they find work arounds. Whether you put fans around your house, or drop a small a/c unit in your bedroom or even window mount, the bottom line here is important: In warm climates (my house has been 85/90 here in SoCal this summer), you cant throw enough fans in a room to appropriately modify the temperature of your fermenting beer.
This is number 2 in a long list of reasons why I just dropped way too much money on a new system. I consider it a long term investment; not only in the value-added to my home, but more importantly, the value-added to my long term capability to temperature adjust and ferment indoors, whatever time of the year I need...

 

[The Pol]

Yah, in warm climates, central air will really add to the marketability and value of your home.

A/C doenst work to help me ferment (Id need to keep it at like 60-65F), so I have a chest freezer... but, I agree, a/c is great not only for value but for personal comfort.

 

[ek1050]

I think SWMBO might get a bit cold, but hopefully she'll understand when she can see her own breath that there are more important things going on in the office (fermentation room).

 

[woodenbuick]

Down here in Texas where we have had 69 days of triple digit temps this sumer, you cant live without a good A/C. I ferment in fridge in the garage because I cant afford to keep the house cold enough.

 

[Tlylebrew]

Glad I don't live in the extreme heat. It has been a relatively cold summer up here in Michigan. I have been fortunate, my basement has stayed a constant 68 all summer long without running the AC. Makes for a nice electric bill though.

 

[jpc]

My parents live in a place with hot, humid summers with no air conditioning. Trying to sleep when it's 80 degrees and 90% humidity sucks major ass... and there is no way in hell that I will do that. On top of that, their towels never dry, and it's not good for furniture.

A good night's sleep is essential. It's 2009, not 1959...

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[david_42]

I replaced the resistive electric heater in the house with a heatpump when I moved in, got A/C as a bonus. I'm too old to sweat in bed ... when I'm by myself.