Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Can New Yorkers Survive Without AC?
There's an article in the New York Times that even just 18 months ago would have been considered ludicrous. It's about whether or not air conditioning is just luxury that people could learn to do without.
TO many Americans, abstaining from air-conditioning is a masochistic folly akin to refusing Novocain or renouncing the dishwasher.
Yet as this particular summer finally heats up, even citizens who believe that climate control is a God-given right may be questioning whether it has become a luxury they can no longer afford. They are probably also wondering how they can survive without it.
The fact that we're at the point where we're asking this question out loud represents a major regression for our society, and no, it doesn't make us feel better that the Allies won WWII without AC, which the writer unhelpfully points out.
If you have no choice, I suppose you copuld survive a summer in NYC without AC, but if it's between chilled air and, say, taking taxis everywhere, you may want to start walking!
Here's a list of New York Air Conditioning Companies who can help you install, maintain or repair an ac system or unit.
And here are some Tips on Air Conditioning in New York from cityhammer.com, New York's #1 Remodeling Directory.
Full Article:
The Unchilled Life (NYT)
Labels: AC Repair NY, New York AC, New York Air Conditioning
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Air Conditioning Tips for a New York Summer
Cool Since 1953Crude Oil has pierced $125 a barrel, Natural Gas is over $11 per thousand cubic feet. Don't even get us started on Coal prices. All of this translates into obscene utility bills coming to a mailbox near you this summer, but we have some suggestions to help New Yorkers fight back!
New in the "Tips" section on cityhammer.com today are three easy ways to keep both the temperature and the utility bill down this summer.
While you may want to have a professional A/C repairman come in to make sure everything is connected tightly and running smoothly, there are more simple things you can do on your own. Staff writer Mitch Mayer has explained a few of them.
Save Money and Stay Cool in New York this Summer
Labels: AC Repair NY, Air Conditioning New York, Ceiling Fans
