sidd said: and seeing that today is a nice hot sunny day... and that i have to hose out my recycling trashcans... i broke the hose out and thought some more the first thing i thought of was a cold beer that taken care of, i set it down and crawled behind the groaning aircon compressor in back i see a 15 amp 220V circuit, actual running rating is 12 A (with various fusing options for startup current...and does not include fan motor indoors... so i will use the 15 A number...) that works out to is 3.3KW unit .. eats 3.3KWh per hour 1 cubic foot of water saves 1.78 KWh so evry cubic foot evaporated shuts my aircon off for 32 minnits so i crawled out, took a deep swig, smiled broadly and set the hose on 'kill' of course... this is an experiment... so i need to keep trak of indoor and outdoor temperature and humidity, and water usage and a buncha udder stuff like aircon running time ... and utility bills ... in my copious spare time ... watch this space for further details
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