We just horse around with air conditioning in Seattle!

The Pacific Northwest is more or less “naturally” air conditioned and the need for a mechanical air conditioning system is rarely necessary like it is in other parts of the country.

I see a few Air Conditioning systems----and when I do they are more likely to be incorporated into high-end homes or commercial structures and often in conjunction with heat pumps. Frankly I see Heat Pumps as a more economically justifiable system in the Northwest----with the Air Conditioning aspect being just a side benefit that comes with the Heat Pump. It is the other way around in most parts of the country.

This picture shows the basic approach to installing air conditioners in the NW when it is NOT a high end home. It is very important to get yourself a good saw horse----one that you can cut the legs off of so that it will sit nicely on whatever pitch your roof is. You can use any old piece of plywood as a shelf----it will delaminate appropriately on its own over time.

Charles Buell

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