A/C's work by exchanging heat energy. The more the difference
in two tempratures, the more the warmer side will get cool
and the more the cooler side will get warm.
(Heat energy flows from warm object to cool object until both
attain the same temprature.)
--- Kevin <kevino_at_beaverstatedental.com> wrote:
> Just thinking out loud here,
> If the AC needs cool air over the vents to improve the efficiency,
> then I
> would think that putting it over a pond would actually make the
> cooler more
> efficient since water as it evaporates is cooled. So wouldn't the air
> around
> the AC actually be cooler? Aside from the maintenance issue and the
> possible
> dangerous discharge of water to the pond, (which I know are major
> concerns),
> it might actually help the cooler. Right?
>
>
>
>
> On 8/29/03 9:40 AM, "Prizma_at_aol.com" <Prizma at aol.com> wrote:
>
> > patio, herb and tomato garden, ac unit and fish pond. hey throw in
> a built in
> > firepit and weane roaster!
> > with good planning you can do it! excellent project.
> >
> > a fella mentioned the hot air off a ac unit. yes that is a problem.
> you want
> > your ac unit where it has plently of ventilation for maximum
> cooling effect.
> > another reason why the cools should be cleaned annually... doing
> this greatly
> > reduces your energy bill. you can do it yourself. i had to buid a
> deflector
> > that sits on top of my unit. before everytime i opened my back door
> a blast of
> > hot air would hit me. unpleasant.
> >
> > with a hill terracing really looks cool. wood, stones, brick,
> levels,
> > containers, awnings.
> > dream it design and start building asap. then add fish.
> >
> > casper
> > i guess i have room for a few more tanks jim. oh yea... ! ive got a
> > proliferation of lined topminnow fry. i dug and setup a 150 gallon
> inground
> > pool which
> > i covered w/ a canopy to keep out the pine cones and needles as
> they killed
> > everything last year. toxic green seeping turpentined pine cones
> from the sky.
> > now the protected pool is LUSH w/ anacharis and millfoil and
> hornwort. very
> > thick. very clear water. lots of fry. fortunatly the parents did
> not jump out
> > of
> > the pool which i worried over. topminnows are known jumpers.
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