Conesus_Kid
Premium Member
Just about every morning when I arrive at school, I open my classroom door and am greeted with a blast of hot humid air, as well as condensation on my windows.
Part of my morning routine for the past two school years has been to crack (or throw wide open) a window to release the humidity and get some fresh air in the room. When the room is filled with smelly 7th graders, things get pretty toasty!
Yesterday, I had the brainstorm to ask our head custodian if there's some way we could leave the air handler on 24/7 in my classroom. (The air handler exchanges outside air with inside air, and in the colder weather, adds heat.) He had me contact the school district's HVAC guy and he came down to my room.
When he removed the ceiling tiles to expose the air handler, we found that the door was hanging open, and there a was a tripped breaker. He flipped a switch, and I heard a hum and felt cool air coming out of the ceiling vents.
The stinking thing had not run once in the two years that I've been in that classroom!!!!
Needless to say, when I arrived this morning, I stepped into the room and there was no condensation on the windows and the temp was as cool as a cucumber. Not to mention, my pH peaked .15 higher than it ever has (even with the kalk drip turned off).
It's unbelievable how much of a difference this makes! I think my chiller will be running a lot less this summer!:dance:
Part of my morning routine for the past two school years has been to crack (or throw wide open) a window to release the humidity and get some fresh air in the room. When the room is filled with smelly 7th graders, things get pretty toasty!
Yesterday, I had the brainstorm to ask our head custodian if there's some way we could leave the air handler on 24/7 in my classroom. (The air handler exchanges outside air with inside air, and in the colder weather, adds heat.) He had me contact the school district's HVAC guy and he came down to my room.
When he removed the ceiling tiles to expose the air handler, we found that the door was hanging open, and there a was a tripped breaker. He flipped a switch, and I heard a hum and felt cool air coming out of the ceiling vents.
The stinking thing had not run once in the two years that I've been in that classroom!!!!
Needless to say, when I arrived this morning, I stepped into the room and there was no condensation on the windows and the temp was as cool as a cucumber. Not to mention, my pH peaked .15 higher than it ever has (even with the kalk drip turned off).
It's unbelievable how much of a difference this makes! I think my chiller will be running a lot less this summer!:dance:
