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Sudy wrote: ↑Fri Apr 14, 2023 11:17 am We live in a smallish 400 sq. ft apartment. Got a great window AC unit in a far corner that takes care of the open living room/dining area and small kitchen. (Moving it to a more central position isn't really possible.) But the bedroom's always been a sweatbox. In past years the cool AC air seemed to eventually work it's way across the room and around the corner to the bedroom and at least make it livable, but during the early warm-up we're having this year, it's already too hot to sleep comfortably in. Its about 25c/77f outside, and in the bedroom it's 29/84. (I've already installed the living room AC.)

I think I've done everything practical to reduce heat in the room. The problem is there's just no air circulation. There's just a tiny window that doesn't usually receive a breeze. I've moved a second fan in, but creating a cross-breeze isn't really possible due to layout. I question at what temp/humidity I want to close the window. But it's almost moot because it's behind a curtain that really needs to be there, as otherwise it can be too bright to sleep. Adding a room AC unit isn't practical due to the window size, room layout, and cost.

Are small evaporative/swamp coolers worthwhile? At a glance there are no-name units on Amazon that claim to be good for rooms starting around 80 CAD/60 USD. But with an average summer humidity of 80%+ (it's only 40% currently!), would they do much on the more humid days? A superficial googling suggests they're not practical in that situation unless you can cycle the air, and I really can't.

Scuzz wrote: ↑Fri Apr 14, 2023 11:59 am So parts of Florida got almost 25” of rain. Central California got 17” for the season so far and we have flooding and the rebirth of lakes. I can’t imagine 25” in a day.

Wikipedia wrote:In a four-day period, many areas received more than 40 inches (1,000 mm) of rain as the system slowly meandered over eastern Texas and adjacent waters, causing unprecedented flooding. With peak accumulations of 60.58 in (1,539 mm), in Nederland, Texas, Harvey was the wettest tropical cyclone on record in the United States. The resulting floods inundated hundreds of thousands of homes, which displaced more than 30,000 people and prompted more than 17,000 rescues.

Scuzz wrote: ↑Fri Apr 14, 2023 11:59 am So parts of Florida got almost 25” of rain. Central California got 17” for the season so far and we have flooding and the rebirth of lakes. I can’t imagine 25” in a day.

Madmarcus wrote: ↑Fri Apr 14, 2023 11:28 am That sucks Sudy. We've had a similar situation and it is no fun. The only thing I can think of is the most powerful fan that will fit in the bedroom window blowing out to try to force some air movement from the cooler rooms into the bedroom.

Sudy wrote: ↑Fri Apr 14, 2023 11:17 am We live in a smallish 400 sq. ft apartment. Got a great window AC unit in a far corner that takes care of the open living room/dining area and small kitchen. (Moving it to a more central position isn't really possible.) But the bedroom's always been a sweatbox. In past years the cool AC air seemed to eventually work it's way across the room and around the corner to the bedroom and at least make it livable, but during the early warm-up we're having this year, it's already too hot to sleep comfortably in. Its about 25c/77f outside, and in the bedroom it's 29/84. (I've already installed the living room AC.)

I think I've done everything practical to reduce heat in the room. The problem is there's just no air circulation. There's just a tiny window that doesn't usually receive a breeze. I've moved a second fan in, but creating a cross-breeze isn't really possible due to layout. I question at what temp/humidity I want to close the window. But it's almost moot because it's behind a curtain that really needs to be there, as otherwise it can be too bright to sleep. Adding a room AC unit isn't practical due to the window size, room layout, and cost.

Are small evaporative/swamp coolers worthwhile? At a glance there are no-name units on Amazon that claim to be good for rooms starting around 80 CAD/60 USD. But with an average summer humidity of 80%+ (it's only 40% currently!), would they do much on the more humid days? A superficial googling suggests they're not practical in that situation unless you can cycle the air, and I really can't.

jztemple2 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 14, 2023 12:40 pm

Scuzz wrote: ↑Fri Apr 14, 2023 11:59 am So parts of Florida got almost 25” of rain. Central California got 17” for the season so far and we have flooding and the rebirth of lakes. I can’t imagine 25” in a day.

The advantage we have in Florida, especially that part of Florida, is that the land is pretty flat. So no flash floods or houses washing off hillsides or mudslides, etc. And since we get so much rain in the rainy season most locations have excellent storm drainage. Being mostly flat there are few instances of lakes being born or reborn since the water tends to run off into drains or channels or canals and eventually work its way to the ocean or gulf. There was a picture from a satellite a little while after Hurricane Ian hit showing the vast amount of fresh water flowing into the Gulf of Mexico.

Sudy wrote: ↑Fri Apr 14, 2023 11:17 am We live in a smallish 400 sq. ft apartment.There's just a tiny window that doesn't usually receive a breeze.

Scuzz wrote: ↑Fri Apr 14, 2023 11:59 am So parts of Florida got almost 25” of rain. Central California got 17” for the season so far and we have flooding and the rebirth of lakes. I can’t imagine 25” in a day.

gbasden wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 9:28 pm Meanwhile, summer is definitely starting here. It's a high of 88 today with 93 due this weekend.

jztemple2 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 27, 2023 6:34 pm Fifth straight day of severe weather in Central Florida, there's a tornado warning about fifteen miles south of us right now.

Sudy wrote: ↑Fri Apr 14, 2023 11:17 am We live in a smallish 400 sq. ft apartment. Got a great window AC unit in a far corner that takes care of the open living room/dining area and small kitchen. (Moving it to a more central position isn't really possible.) But the bedroom's always been a sweatbox. In past years the cool AC air seemed to eventually work it's way across the room and around the corner to the bedroom and at least make it livable, but during the early warm-up we're having this year, it's already too hot to sleep comfortably in. Its about 25c/77f outside, and in the bedroom it's 29/84. (I've already installed the living room AC.)

I think I've done everything practical to reduce heat in the room. The problem is there's just no air circulation. There's just a tiny window that doesn't usually receive a breeze. I've moved a second fan in, but creating a cross-breeze isn't really possible due to layout. I question at what temp/humidity I want to close the window. But it's almost moot because it's behind a curtain that really needs to be there, as otherwise it can be too bright to sleep. Adding a room AC unit isn't practical due to the window size, room layout, and cost.

Are small evaporative/swamp coolers worthwhile? At a glance there are no-name units on Amazon that claim to be good for rooms starting around 80 CAD/60 USD. But with an average summer humidity of 80%+ (it's only 40% currently!), would they do much on the more humid days? A superficial googling suggests they're not practical in that situation unless you can cycle the air, and I really can't.

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

Southwestern Atlantic:
1. A non-tropical area of low pressure is expected to form along a front offshore of the southeastern United States coast during the next day or two. The system appears unlikely to become a subtropical or tropical cyclone since it is forecast to remain frontal while moving generally northward and inland over the Carolinas this weekend.

1. Regardless, the system is likely to produce gusty winds and dangerous surf and rip current conditions along portions of the southeastern United States coast late this week and into the weekend. Heavy rainfall is expected in portions of the Carolinas, and hazardous marine conditions are expected over the coastal and offshore waters where gale watches and warnings are in effect. For more information, see products from your local National Weather Service office and high seas forecasts issued by the National Weather Service.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...10 percent.

Jeff V wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 11:31 pm Can you schedule an early December hurricane in the Caribbean? The boat is going from Miami to Ocho Rios to Grand Cayman to Cozumel and back to Hawaii -- a hurricane would likely be the most exciting part of the voyage (bonus if you can time it the same time as the wedding we're attending).

jztemple2 wrote: ↑Thu May 25, 2023 12:13 am And seriously, the cruise ends in Hawaii? Wow.

dbt1949 wrote: ↑Thu May 25, 2023 10:43 am How does a ship visit the Grand Canyon?