Because it was a multi million dollar residence with the cheapest and most ineffective system available.
You said that already....and you hit the nail on the head...SOMETIMES very effective. You're wrong with the "very"...and if you live in a multi million dollar house in Toorak, is SOMETIMES good enough? It wouldn't be for me! 40 degrees the last couple of days....the evap cooling would have been rubbish. today the humidity is huge..again, evap would have been rubbish!! There's no argument. It's rubbish.
My fault, happens sometimes when I post from my phone....sorry Re Evap, I love them and think they are seriously underrated and yes VERY efficient/effective in the right conditions. On a 40deg day most systems will fail unless oversized but yes in high humidity conditions Evaps will be rubbish.
Move to Melbourne and see if you still love it. I can't possibly count how many I've had to rip out and replace with refrigerated....and I've never met anyone...EVER who lives in Melbourne and is truly happy with evap. Some people try to convince themselves here, but in the end, they all admit it's rubbish. ANYWAYYYY...it's better than nothing, but my point was...IN A TOORAK MANSION?? really??
p.s. can you explain how it's EVER a good thing to add extra humidity to the air in your home on a hot day??
If its already humid I have conceded an evap wont work but if its hot and dry then of course its better. Can find some health links for you when I am on my computer if you like?
Thanks...but not interested...I'm only interested in the effectiveness in a home in Melbourne. And that's what was funny. I know they'd have been suffering like hell the last couple of days in their multi million dollar house, while I was sitting in a dehumidified and nicely chilled 25 deg. Why take the cheap route in a house like that? I've never received a call from someone wanting to rip out their refrigerated system and replace it with evap! It might be different in Adelaide, but let's keep it in the context of my original post.
Melbourne design temps are mid 30's therefore outside temps above that will cause the a/c to struggle unless they are oversized. Not sure what's BS about that? ok but you asked? Sorry for expressing an opinion (Adelaide a/c design temps are higher than Melbourne's BTW)
Are they? and how's the humidity compare? Anyway....like I said, I've never experienced good evap. I've never met anyone in Melbourne who's happy with theirs....in 30 years in the business! You can theorise all you like, but in the real world it's rubbish, esp in an expensive Toorak house. btw...you're still wrong about the over 35deg thing. Evap cooling is just that...and it's a far cry from air conditioning.
Wet bulb design temp higher as well. ok...maybe you can explain this to me one day then (I have been referring to internal design temps as they relate to external conditions, not operational limits of the condenser)....though I suspect this thread should move on from our discussion.
Global warming? Global cooling? Global wetting??? he Bureau of Meteorology says average rainfall and temperature values in its climate statement for 2012 conceal a year of contrasting weather. The annual statement shows record rainfalls and dry spells in a year that had near-average rain overall, along with slightly above-average temperatures. The Australian area averaged mean temperature for the year was 0.11 degrees above the 1961-1990 average of 21.81 degrees Celsius, while the national mean rainfall was 476mm, close to the 465mm long-term average. "The first half of 2012 was cooler and wetter than average, and the second half was warmer and drier than average," the climate statement said. Temperatures were predominately cooler than average in northern and eastern Australia, while Tasmania, the southern coast of the mainland and the south-western half of Western Australia all experienced above-average temperatures. Despite the average overall figures, there were record rainfalls and dry spells in some areas. Western Australia had its driest July on record while December rain brought record rainfall totals in the state's south-west. Eastern Australia, meanwhile, was hit with "one of the most significant spring heatwaves on record" at the end of November. Extreme rainfall in late February and early March saw the wettest seven-day period on record in the Murray-Darling basin for any month since at least 1900. South-eastern Australia was hit by a cold snap in October which brought severe weather and snow. The bureau says despite the average overall figures, 2012 was a year of fluctuating weather. "When we averaged all those numbers out, it actually became almost an average year," climate services manager David Jones said. "Temperatures a little bit above average, about 0.1 degrees [up], and rainfall almost right on average, just 10 millimetres above the long-term average."
The lengths to which Whom?? will go to get out of Gaol. http://au.news.yahoo.com/queensland/a/-/odd/15768838/cat-caught-sneaking-saw-phone-into-brazil-prison/
Didn't take any. Only went for a couple of drives when I just had to go for a drive. Saw quite a few Puhlice cars around Mt G and Samford. I try and keep off the roads this time of year. Drivers Briefing next Thursday?
