Instead of pouring, dripping, or dosing kalk, do you suppose one could make kalk ice blobs and float them in the tank to dissolve slowly and help lower the temperature a bit? I don't know what temperature kalk would freeze at, or if there would be any chemical reaction issues. I may try an experiment, but figured I'd ask first, as it seems obvious enough that someone must have thought of this before.
The ductwork and mechanical systems for our apartment building are such that they can have either the heat or the AC on, building-wide. Apparently in that situation the dates when they switch over are dictated by state law, and I don't think we get AC until June 15th, so I've been nervously watching my temps. I get morning sun on both exterior walls of my bedroom. These walls are mostly window, about 150 sq. ft. of glass. I keep the blinds drawn of course, but still a lot of heat gets in. Fortunately I'm way up above everything else and get good breeze if there's any, but I get really nervous until late afternoon.
My tanks are at a bit over 82 now, but the inside temperature is starting to drop. But I was thinking that maybe kalk ice blobs could help tomorrow morning. Or am I completely daft?
Thanks for any thoughts on this!
--cn
The ductwork and mechanical systems for our apartment building are such that they can have either the heat or the AC on, building-wide. Apparently in that situation the dates when they switch over are dictated by state law, and I don't think we get AC until June 15th, so I've been nervously watching my temps. I get morning sun on both exterior walls of my bedroom. These walls are mostly window, about 150 sq. ft. of glass. I keep the blinds drawn of course, but still a lot of heat gets in. Fortunately I'm way up above everything else and get good breeze if there's any, but I get really nervous until late afternoon.
My tanks are at a bit over 82 now, but the inside temperature is starting to drop. But I was thinking that maybe kalk ice blobs could help tomorrow morning. Or am I completely daft?
Thanks for any thoughts on this!
--cn
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