On Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:01:00 -0700, Winston
wrote:

Larry Jaques wrote:
On Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:51:14 -0700,
wrote:

(...)

For the first time in years, the garage is now cooler
than the air outside.

And why is this more important to you than ~$250?

1) Economy

A) The roofing job on this place cost us $18,000.
(Eighteen Thousand US dollarettes). I know that
the shingles and roof deck will last years longer,
now that they will be cooler during the summer and
dryer year-round.

Have you researched it? What kind of numbers do they put out? I'm
truly curious.


2) Comfort

A) When most folks say "It is so *cold* and *dry* in here!",
I will be saying, "It's still a little warm and wet but
I like the trend." My vehicle A/C is almost always cranked
to '11' when I am driving alone. I like COLD during the
summer.

I hear that.


B) The next few blackouts will probably occur during some
of the hottest summers ever to go on record.
I *really* like the idea of the cooling fans running
autonomously, even if electrical power isn't available.

3) Energy use

A) My mini-fridge in the garage and the fridge and A/C in
the house do not have to produce quite as many expensive
CO2 molecules to keep me and SWMBO comfortably chilled.
The garage and house attic share a huge common firewall.
Cooler on both sides is better.

Careful, you're making SENSE now...


4) It's a Hobby!

A) Alternative energy is a real interest of mine.
I like participating to some small degree.

Then why didn't you build your own? snicker


5) It's amusing!

A) The same sun that is warming the house is also circulating
lots of air to keep me cool. I like the dichotomy.

B) The sadists that re-roofed this place have *not* won.
I am no longer boiling in my own juices during the
summer months. I like that.

What color roofing did you choose? Mine's beige, the lightest I've
seen locally. I'll likely go white the next time, and I'll seal the
attic and insulate the roof. I need to have all the trees down before
that, though. I spent 3 hours on the roof cleaning yesterday.


C) The garage measures about 500 sq. ft. The fan is rated
for 1200 sq. ft. Overkill is insufficient.

2.4x seems fine to me. I'm calling the photon police. You're using
far too many. Then I'm calling the AGWKers to let them know that
you're venting heated air into the atmosphere, trying to melt the
remaining 1/5th of a glacier that remains on our overheated planet.


--Winston -- Other than that, I haven't really thought about it.

Uh, I can tell.

--
Progress is the product of human agency. Things get better because
we make them better. Things go wrong when we get too comfortable,
when we fail to take risks or seize opportunities.
-- Susan Rice