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> the PNW doesn't have air conditioning as standard in most of the apartments That's because it wasn't necessary until the last 10 years or so. 90 degree days
by y-c-o-m-b 6y ago
> the PNW doesn't have air conditioning as standard in most of the apartments
That's because it wasn't necessary until the last 10 years or so. 90 degree days were uncommon and night temps would dip low enough to cool most places in the evening through the next morning.
- grogenaut 6y agoIt's still not really. We had 2 days over 90 in seattle, one in the smoke. And a few days at 88-89, in total I had 4 days where I turned on the window unit in my home office. If I wasnt on a deep coding problem I'd be out in the yard. 4 days a year isn't really justification for aircon
- NegativeLatency 6y agoIf you live by a busy/noisy street as many apartments are, it's necessary. I grew up in the PNW in the suburbs and living more in the city in apartments the need for AC is much more real.
- t-writescode 6y agoTo add to explain why this is: * any apartment not facing North is going to be experiencing the sun for a LOT of the day during the summer * most apartments are only facing a single direction, so you can't get through-air to go from one side of the house to the other to pull the cool air from the "not with sun" side. * Washington houses love big windows that seem to take up a whole side, so it's just heat from the sun all. day. long. * many apartments are on the second floor, or higher, so heat naturally rises and there is a real consequence to that. In the winter, I've had to open my window to keep my old apartment under 80 while on the 4th floor with no heaters running (aside from my desktop computer and other normal electronics).