OK thanks - I have some small fans I can use - I just need to go buy some DI water to use to top off the system, too.
The good news is that my boyfriend's parents are going to buy us a whole new AC... The bad news is we have to clean the whole house first (including my boyfriend emptying out and organizing an entire wall full of boxes that have been there for 4 years), and we might actually finish that by this weekend... this hot weekend...
Naw, it is the farm kid in me that says "I don't need it now but I might some day".
True story: My Grandpa had a auction when he got out of farming at age 75. He had a dry sink in the workshop that someone had paid him to haul off. Grandpa was tickled pink because that old dry sink that he had used to hold paint cans for years fetched $500 at the auction!
A dry sink is a kind of cabinet that was used before people had indoor running water. The cabinet was designed to hold a wash basin and pitcher, the top is recessed maybe 3 - 4 inches.
Most TR members are too young to know what a dry sink is. Here is a fancy walnut model from an antique site. It has a white marble top and splash board, double towel rack, four drawers, fancy hand carved drawer pull knobs and priced for you antique lovers at a mere $4650.00 US. Circa: 1870
This one actually has a marble sink. Most have a porcelain basin (bowl to you youngsters) and matching pitcher. Think old cowboy westerns in hotel rooms.
Great conversation accent piece for antique lovers. My wife is an antique lover, that's why she keeps me around. That's what she tells everyone.
__________________ Amphibious
Reaching my 70th BD, I realize that I cannot help but grow old. However, I refuse to grow up!!! My wife would tell you, "He may be 70 but, He's going on 17". Life is wonderful with a woman like that.
The one in grandpa's shop was not that fancy. Actually my sister had a dry sink that they modified to add a sink and faucets and use it in their bathroom. It is very attractive and goes well with the clawfoot tub.
Dick, I am afraid you don't really qualify as an antique.
Most are not that fancy. I just did a google thing and found it. Wanted to show Veriann what a dry sink was and how much silly people might pay for a "fancy" one. Who knows, maybe Australia is filled with these things and V can sell them and get rich enough to come to the USA and live right-side up for a change. I mean, we do love the guy. It would be too cool if he could pop in on us. I'd even buy the beer.
__________________ Amphibious
Reaching my 70th BD, I realize that I cannot help but grow old. However, I refuse to grow up!!! My wife would tell you, "He may be 70 but, He's going on 17". Life is wonderful with a woman like that.
i would say that your chances are NONE, unless one of you moves to the other side of the PLANET, but even then ... still slim, VERY slim.
Haha - true... very true.
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definately add a couple of fans to the tank !!
I added a fan and turned the lights off, and it has seemed to keep the temperature below 84°F... I bought 6 gallons of distilled water at the grocery store - not quite enough, but my RO/DI machine is on its way. This weekend has been pretty miserable, and I've spent the last three days on my feet cleaning.
Oh and somebody's coming to walk through our house on Monday to prepare for replacing our air conditioner (hence all the cleaning). I'm excited! (and tired)
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A dry sink is a kind of cabinet that was used before people had indoor running water.
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That's what she tells everyone.
Actually my sister had a dry sink that they modified to add a sink and faucets and use it in their bathroom. It is very attractive and goes well with the clawfoot tub. 
