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Why do they keep the office so cold?
So why are offices so cold? Since the standard caters to men’s body heat production, women in offices (their average metabolic rate is roughly 20 to 32 percent lower than the established rates set up in building temperatures) are unfortunately more likely to feel cold than their male colleagues.
Why is my room colder than the rest of the apartment?
If there is a cold room in your house, the problem has likely been caused by dirty vents, cracked ductwork, worn insulation or faint drafts.
How cold should the AC air be?
If the AC system is operating correctly, then the air coming out of your vent should be about twenty degrees cooler than the regular temperature inside. So, if you’re cooling it and the house is 80 degrees, then you would ideally want the air to be about 60 degrees.
Does cold office make you sleepy?
While you may not notice it, the environment and the temperature can cause changes in the body that are highly noticeable. The heat, for example, will make you sweat and feel uneasy. According to experts, cold temperatures can make you drowsy, resulting in a falling body temperature that will help you drift off faster.
Why is one bedroom colder?
You might have heavy furniture or items covering up your vents, absorbing all the heat. This is a very common reason why one room in a house is always cold, and it’s easily solved by simply moving the items away from your vents, allowing an unobstructed flow of warm or cool air.
Why do hotels restrict the range of the thermostat?
Blame the hotel, not the aircon. Many hotels, especially larger chains, deliberately restrict the range of the thermostat so that it’s easier to manage air conditioning for the entire building and in turn lower their electricity bill. But you don’t need to sit there shivering or sweating.
How dangerous is air conditioning in hotels?
Unlike when you open a window and allow air to pass through, air-conditioning recirculates a lot of the same air inside a building. Though the exact risks are still unknown, this has the potential to create a virus-laden stew in offices and, yes, hotels.
Is air conditioning a luxury or necessity?
For some, air conditioning may be a luxury, but for many, it is a necessity. Given the expense of the equipment and the power to run it, ASHRAE wants consumers to be informed about their air conditioning systems. These ten points should make a consumer more aware of the air conditioning system and better able to care for it and use it well.
How does a hotel air conditioning control unit work?
Most hotel air conditioning control units have a secret program mode which with a few deft keystrokes lets you over-ride such limits and make your room as cool or as warm as you like.
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