Air Conditioning

[sofadoc]

One of the walls of my building extends about 4 feet above my roof. That 4 foot extension has always leaned a little bit. Earlier this year, I was looking at a Google Street View pic from 2013, and noticed that the lean wasn't nearly as bad as it is now. I went up on the roof, and discovered that the extension was VERY loose. Had I not caught it in time, a section of brick wall 4' X 80' would've collapsed on to my brand new roof.

Score one for the intrusive Google Maps.

[Bob T]

Here in Corpus Christi, I use an air conditioner about 7 months out of the year.  I didn't have one in my garage/workshop for a long time, but I had lots of big fans.  Finally had enough of the fans and bought a good used Goldstar 11,000 BTU window unit in a Pawn shop for $150.  I added an insulation package to my garage door and weatherstripping around the garage door.  I didn't have windows in my garage, so had to cut a hole in the wall to mount the A/C unit.  Luckily, there was a 110v outlet nearby I could plug to.  I had to place a bucket under the outside of the A/C unit to catch the condensate.  The whole system has been working great for about 5 years now.  I am very glad I made the decision to install the A/C unit.  I have a 2 car garage and the unit can easily get the temps down to low 70's.

Now, should we have a storm (hurricane) knock out the power, I can use a Honda EU2000i to run the A/C until the power comes back on and we can bunk in the garage in comfort.