cosmOS@lemmy.zip to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agoMy apartment building gives me free water but I pay for electricity. What if I run the faucet nonstop and rig up a hydro turbine in my bathtub to generate my power from it?message-squaremessage-square99linkfedilinkarrow-up1412arrow-down119
arrow-up1393arrow-down1message-squareMy apartment building gives me free water but I pay for electricity. What if I run the faucet nonstop and rig up a hydro turbine in my bathtub to generate my power from it?cosmOS@lemmy.zip to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square99linkfedilink
minus-squarefuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoUnless you live in a desert, or some other area where added humidity is a bonus then “swap coolers” are doing more harm than good.
minus-squareboonhet@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoThat’s true. Humidity is a negative here in the summer, would like more in the winter. How about pumping really cold water through radiators? Not as much cooling as AC, but with free cold water…
Unless you live in a desert, or some other area where added humidity is a bonus then “swap coolers” are doing more harm than good.
That’s true. Humidity is a negative here in the summer, would like more in the winter.
How about pumping really cold water through radiators? Not as much cooling as AC, but with free cold water…