Why no central heating in Taipei?

[SuiGeneris]

@Marco

It’s a tropical country… Why would there be central heating?

Subtropical except the southern tip.

[Rocket]

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[yyy]

@Marco

I’m gonna be honest, often in the summer, opening up the windows does nothing here and is equally hot inside as it is outside.

One window won’t do much. It really takes a cross breeze, but that’s not necessarily feasible in a shoebox unit.

[Steve4nLanguage]

@DesiInTaipei

Mine are sitting in front of the heater the whole of yesterday

There are a couple of kitties who live at a burger place that I frequent–they looked quite cozy last night…

[jimipresley]

@Taiwan_Luthiers

There’s a bar inside the 101 on the 88th floor? What’s the cost to get in? I hope it’s worth it.

It’s NT$600 to go up in the elevator. I thought it was ridiculous, but a friend was paying, so I went. It was worth it, though. The sights are breathtaking.
The bar? Nothing to get in, it’s open seating, but one shudders to think what the drinks must cost.

[yyy]

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For anyone using Black Mode:

[yyy]

@Icon

tuna powered heaters

[Brianjones]

I hate that a lot of places are too stingy to go buy a portable heater.

[RBE]

Stinginess thy name is Taiwan.

[ThaiJuan]

@Icon

I woke up to crank up the heater. I am wearing cap and gloves to bed.

Are you familiar with comforters?

[yinggeaussie]

She has several comforters - all tuna powered, but seems they went on strike due to a sneeze that originated from under them.

[Taiwan_Luthiers]

I got the tuna powered heater but sometimes it comes with pain.

[MikeN1]

In 2018 there was a heatwave in Quebec which killed 74 people.
It got to 35 degrees. Very little a/c.

[Icon]

Yes dear, got two of them. But the air hurts my face. My nose is frozen. It is 17 degrees in my room, 15 in my living room and supposedly 8 outside.

[ThaiJuan]

How does 17 degrees hurt your face? That four degrees cooler than my AC setting and 17 degrees above freezing. You must have never lived anywhere with winter.

[babab00m]

Sometimes aircon can be inverted.

[DesiInTaipei]

yes it’s a simple valve that needs to be installed to reverse the airflow. I don’t know why more businesses don’t have it.

[Icon]

Nice to meet you. I worked ramp in Chicago. But no one asked me to sleep outside. I want to sleep cozy, not in the freezer.

If you set your ac at 17 you must sleep with a comforter. That’s what one of my roommates used to do in summer. I set it at a reasonable ecologically minded 26 to 22.

If you have a dual function ac that is so much better. Set at 30 and Bob’s your uncle.

[ThaiJuan]

17 plus four is not 17.

[DesiInTaipei]

the same way 40 deg C may feel too hot/burning for folks from Nordic countries, but for people from SE asia, its normal and comfortable enough.