Air Conditioning Blog

Wow. We’ve dubbed this the Moses Plane as, in the style of our Biblical friend, this aircraft’s roof retracts and separates to allow everyone a breath of fresh air at 15,000 feet.

Forget regurgitated air billowing through the air con system, we want fresh clouds and we want them now!

Obviously, this is not actually a real concept; even the world’s fattest traveller wouldn’t be able to remain in their seat – but one day folks, one day…

Tired of those white plastic boxes that become an eyesore in your contemporary living space? Well, if you’ve got a bit of budget, you can beat the heat and maintain your funky interior design with this sleek ‘ARTCOOL’ air con mirror from LG. Good on them for producing something that not only serves a purpose, but looks cool in doing so.

It’s expected to be a huge hit with design-savvy people, who – let’s face it – just love looking in the mirror.

Whether you see this as a tramp’s paradise or a welcome relief for commuters probably says a lot about you.

You won’t be surprised to hear this bus stop concept is already in use in the chic, tech-savvy emirate of Dubai where travellers can escape the 45 degrees Celsius intensity and chill out on their way to work.

The fully air-conditioned shelter even features snazzy touch-screens to alert approaching bus drivers. Only in Dubai are people too cool to stick out their hands…

Steady now. When a short skirt isn’t enough to get some fresh air swirling up your legs, revert to these odd-looking things.

Despite resembling something out of Spartacus’ wardrobe, these boots swill cold air around your lower legs and feet, so you feel as though you’re actually walking on air.

Modelled in Manchester of all places; we can’t see these being practical footwear as the heavens open, though we imagine they’ll help those who suffer with pongy foot odours.

Readers in London just felt their stomachs churn slightly; that dreaded summer Tube journey where seats are rarer than rocking horse poo and it’s so hot, you could drop an egg and watch it fry.

Well, as of June 2010, London Underground commuters will be able to ditch their hand-held fans and bask in a fresh, icy carriage as air conditioning finally arrives on the Tube.

No more racing down five flights of stairs, suited and booted, heavy laptop in tow, to end up claustrophobic and sweating like Jacqui Smith with the auditors in.

We couldn’t help but include another offering from LG’s swanky ARTCOOL range, which encompasses stunning artwork with temperature adaptation.

This new concept of three-dimensional air flow provides heat or cooling from either the front panel or both sides, and does so in style.

The front fascia clips open and allows the user to place in artwork of their choice to complement any room, and its slimline profile and clean lines makes this spectacular product one of the most efficient, effective and advanced air conditioning units around.

When it comes to putting your money where your mouth is, Mayor of London Boris Johnson is proving he isn’t just full of hot air. 

Following last summer’s sweltering Tube conditions which apparently reached temperatures of 47C (117F) on the Tube, London’s underground trains will be fitted with air conditioning in time for next year’s sizzling summer period – a period that usually lasts about two weeks but let’s not digress.

The better-late-than-never move will see Tube trains on “surface” lines such as the Circle, District and Metropolitan lines equipped with air conditioning by next June – hurrah! I’ve lost track of the times I’ve had to sprint down the steps like Usain Bolt, wearing a suit and duffel coat, hauling a laptop, and making my train by seconds and then instantly wishing I’d missed it as my sweat glands become wetter than a labrador’s nose.

Air conditioning is not so much a hot topic in the UK as it is divided; there are those who find it absolutely essential and simply couldn’t be without their beloved air con, whilst others are ‘cool enough thank you very much’ – in fact so cool that they don’t even require it in their cars. What’s all that about?!

Having snapped up a portable air conditioning unit from London’s Airconco.com, I can safely say I’m in the former category as it leaves me cooler than an Icelandic cucumber – if there is such a thing. If there isn’t, then how cool would that be?

Anyway, back to the blood, sweat and tears of a Tube ride to work. If they do get this sorted by next June, it will be the best thing to arrive in London since Thierry Henry – providing they ultimately spread the air con love to the Northern and Piccadilly lines too.

Being the world’s only major underground train system without a cooling system, the Transport for London (TfL) bosses are finally getting their backsides in gear after Health & Safety regulations were breached time and time again last summer.

“The heat on the Tube is especially dangerous for the very young, older people or those with serious illnesses,” say the Department for Health. “In particular, it can make heart and respiratory problems worse. In extreme cases, excess heat can lead to heat stroke, which can be fatal.”

All being well, we won’t have to worry about ‘fatalities’ on our Tube system next summer; if anything it will be nice to hear complaints of customers being too cold – bring it on….

A TERRIFIED cat which was stuck in an air conditioning unit at premises in Brisbane for five days has been rescued by RSPCA officers.

The owner of a property at Coorparoo on Brisbane’s eastside had reported hearing strange noises coming from the air-conditioner on Sunday but had passed it off as rats.

RSPCA officers Katrina Farmer and Amanda Yates were shocked to find a terrified female cat trapped in an old air-conditioning unit.

Officers are now concerned about finding the owners of Daikin, named after the airconditioning unit in which she was found, because the desexed female has not been microchipped.

“When we got out there we saw this very old aircon unit built in the 1970s, a real dinosaur of a thing,” said RSPCA ambulance officer Katrina Farmer. “We thought we might be dealing with rats at first, the smell of urine was so pungent.”

The cat was found when the unit was pulled from the wall.

“She was unable to get out because the turbine was blocking the way,” Ms Farmer said.

RSPCA veterinarian Vicki Lomax said Daikin was on the mend after the ordeal.

See the original story at Courier Mail.

A 25 year old man called Sun Meng has been caught on camera naked, hiding on an air conditioning unit to escape from his lover’s furious husband.

The terrified man fled from the balcony window and climbed onto the air conditioner after he was caught in bed with the married women, by her husband at the couple’s flat in Chengdu, China.

The photograph at the top of this post was taken by a startled neighbour and uploaded to a local community website.

Sun had this to say: “My family is ashamed and none of my own neighbours will talk to me any more”

“I know what I did was wrong but I was afraid he would kill me.”

See the original story at the Telegraph.