We're in Cairns too, and today has been the first day ever where we've had the air con on for most of the day (we set it at 26 degrees), and we turned it off at about 8:00. Normally I would turn it for a short time late in the afternoon, just to cool the place down a little, but Euan's been teething, and cuddling a clinging, sticky, drooling baby in high heat and humidity just feels revolting.
We won't turn it on again tonight, but we do have ceiling fans going 24/7. Euan usually sleeps topless at this time of year, or sometimes in a light singlet, and throws his sheet off anyway. He never complains of being cold. But his room rarely gets below about 27 degrees.
ETA: PP, if you have a split system and it's set on auto, then yes, most systems will run warm to heat the room to maintain the set temperature. But if it's set on 'cool' then it will ensure that the temperature remains at or below the set temperature, and will only run cold air. It's more efficient to run it this way.
Last edited by suse; November 22nd, 2008 at 08:38 PM.
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