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Explain this - abevilac - 02-20-2021
All week we’ve been hearing about homes in Texas being 20 or 30 or 40 degrees inside and that residents were encouraged to stuff socks in cracks in window frames and tape up doors. Obviously insulation is a good thing but in a state where summer starts early and ends late and temperatures regularly are 90+ WHY aren’t the homes already insulated so as to keep the AC inside the house??? This makes no sense to me.
Thanks for your responses.
Re: Explain this - space-time - 02-20-2021
when you have power, you don't care about leaks. you just crank the thermostats down (Summer) or up (Winter) and deal with energy bill later.
when you lost power, you're fucked.
Re: Explain this - space-time - 02-20-2021
next question?
Re: Explain this - DeusxMac - 02-20-2021
Do ALL Texans have air conditioning? Across ALL economic levels?
Re: Explain this - abevilac - 02-20-2021
space-time wrote:
next question?
Is energy that cheap in TX or are people just stupid?
Re: Explain this - deckeda - 02-20-2021
Yes, cheap electricity was a hallmark of the system.
I recall visiting people in FL where doors were left open as everyone left or came from the back yard. When it’s running all the time anyway, what’s a few extra minutes?
Re: Explain this - C(-)ris - 02-20-2021
I spend WAY more heating my house than cooling it. It is less expensive to cool a house down than to heat it up. I'd imagine in Texas with low energy rates the cost benefit analysis doesn't look good for insulation.
Re: Explain this - Rolando - 02-20-2021
abevilac wrote:
[quote=space-time]
next question?
Is energy that cheap in TX or are people just stupid?
Yes to both. I don't tape windows sealed because I like opening them.
Re: Explain this - Speedy - 02-20-2021
My wife asked why she can see light around the doors to our two year old AirBnB. No seals, etc. Just the door and frame. I said, “I have no idea. Poor or nonexistent building codes?”
Re: Explain this - Filliam H. Muffman - 02-20-2021
In the Summer, people don't worry about their pipes heating up to 100°F. Now with Climate Change, they need to worry about The Day After Tomorrow.