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Okay, it's not such a deal. It's kind of expensive for a little swamp cooler. But I'm breaking down: I said I'd never have AC, but the heat in Los Angeles is kickin' my butt, and it's only gonna get worse. I'm from Minnesota. I wasn't raised to endure this.

So I'm getting one of these. I'm going to run it from solar-charged batteries I keep in my backyard (I wire a DC input through the window into my house). Twelve volts, only pulls .9 of an amp on low, cools enough to make my home office tolerable. On humid days, it won't work so well I guess, but it's mostly dry heat in Los Angeles.

And I have to prove I can run AC off the grid.

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