Re: BOINC auto-updates?

On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 18:49:24 -0400, Tony Sivori
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>When I run the air on a hot day (say above 90 F) it runs almost
>continuously and barely keeps up with the heat. But on summer days when I
>don't run seti (days when thunderstorms are forecast) I put the air on a
>timer to start an hour and a half before I get home. I don't see how
>running the air for 1 ½ hours (even continuously) costs as much as
>running it nine hours for way more than 50% of the nine hours.
>
This is a question for the experts but generally speaking you could be
correct using your time frames. The problems come in when the
furniture and furnishings get hot and then give off that heat for
hours to come. I am sure you have touched the counter and it has been
warm. That heat is radiated into the room when the room is cooler and
then the a/c has to work to cool it down again. Think of a steering
wheel in a car. Generally speaking letting a place warm up and then
cool down makes the a/c work extra hard for a longer time during the
cool down process, than it would have if it had just maintained a
constant temperature range all day. Maintaining uses very little
electricity and does not wear on the machine very much. Going from a
place that is in the 90's or even more to the mid to lower 70's makes
the a/c work at max output for a long time, costing a fortune and
wearing out the parts faster.
Try each for a month and see what is cheaper/better for you.
Try and pick months that are about equal in temperatures. Maybe keep a
log that shows the highs and lows for each day.