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Kgryfon
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Water-cooled mattress pad
Anyone used one of these water-cooled mattress pads to cut down on AC costs? How well did/does it work?
http://www.chilitechnology.com/shop/chilipad-cooling-heating...
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DENNIS
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First I've ever heard of one, but it's probably pretty cool. 
cool...get it? I made a joke. I said, "cool."
Actually, it looks like a good idea.
400 bucks? Good....if it works.
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Reminds me of how cold I would get when water bed heater would break!
I would rather pay for AC, and prefer to be more comfortable than miserly.
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Granny used to tell how they soaked the sheets with water when she was a kid in Akron, OH.
Seems pretty expensive if you're axing me.....
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You're right Dennis, cool. But too spendy.
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Hey!
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I suspect a hammock would be more useful than a chilled mattress. Build a sleeping porch with hammock hooks in wall.
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Mulegena
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The chilled mattress pad looks nice and will probably help give a good, comfy sleep in the hot Baja summers. An air mattress would be next best. A
hammock really isn't very comfy for a full-night's rest, imo.
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Kgryfon
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I saw it in the La Ventana forum and was curious if anyone had actually used one. I tend to put off lots of heat at night - always have - so I though
it looked interesting. Not feeling the hammock, either, for all night sleeping.
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mulegena
The chilled mattress pad looks nice and will probably help give a good, comfy sleep in the hot Baja summers. An air mattress would be next best. A
hammock really isn't very comfy for a full-night's rest, imo. |
You just need to learn how to sleep in them. Most Europeans and gringos got no idea how to do it.
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how does a goat sleep in a hammock? ohhhhhhh........
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Maybe I could sleep in a hammock. Not looking so uncomfortable now.
Off grid, 12-190 watt evergreen solar panels on solar trackers, 2-3648 stacked Outback inverters, 610ah LiFePo4 48v battery bank, FM 60 and MX60
Outback charge controllers, X-240 Outback transformer for 240v from inverters, 6500 watt Kubota diesel generator.
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Same way my cats do?
| Quote: | Originally posted by willardguy
how does a goat sleep in a hammock? ohhhhhhh........
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The chill pad looks like a great idea to me. The ceiling fan makes sleep almost comfortable in the hot months, but the mattress always feels too hot
and uncomfortable. We live off grid down at the tip, so our power must be generated for AC. Would be great not to have to run the genny so much. The
batteries could handle the 80 watt pad and a fan all night.
So, who has a testimonial? How well does it work?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by El Jefe
The chill pad looks like a great idea to me. The ceiling fan makes sleep almost comfortable in the hot months, but the mattress always feels too hot
and uncomfortable. We live off grid down at the tip, so our power must be generated for AC. Would be great not to have to run the genny so much. The
batteries could handle the 80 watt pad and a fan all night.
So, who has a testimonial? How well does it work? |
They likely work alright, although the price would make most folks think twice. $ 399.00 for starters, which likely is a single bed. That would really
crank up the price for a double king, like around $ 799.00?
Stand corrected, more like a grand. Woooow !!!!
[Edited on 4-21-2013 by vandenberg]
[Edited on 4-21-2013 by vandenberg]
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Heyyyy....ya can't take it with you. We're all gonna be a long time dead, so why not enjoy what we have left?
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True Dennis, but a grand buys a lot of A/C.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by vandenberg
True Dennis, but a grand buys a lot of A/C. |
I suppose it does, Ed, but then you just have to buy it again.
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This from their web site:
The ChiliPad™ uses up to 150 watts per control at peak and about 80 watts under normal use and works with common North American 110V power systems.
No b-tchin\' in the Baja.
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Mulegena
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Think its probably a great idea.
Yes, its expensive, but for those off-grid and those who just don't like sleeping in air conditioning-- or in a hammock on top of the roof-- it may be
a viable option in getting a good night's rest, which in and of itself is priceless.
I splurged for my dog (all of $30) and got her a 1-inch water-filled bed for summer. By filling it with cooled water from time to time she'll find
comfort for her 12 year old bones.
I, myself, have a waveless waterbed-- nice in winter because it can be heated. To have the option of cooling it would be, well, cool!
"Raise your words, not your voice. It's rain that grows flowers, not thunder." ~Rumi
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