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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

Mosby

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17. couple years ago I had to replace my ac unit

Reply to Kaleva (Reply #9)

Wed Jul 25, 2012, 03:00 PM

Jul 2012

Went from a seer 8 to a seer 13, saw some savings from the switch but not as much as I expected. Then we finally replaced the arcadia door with a modern dual pane with low-e film, we got a large tax credit (not an itemized credit). Around the same time we replaced the almost 40 yo roof, they swapped out 4 dormer vents with whirlybirds, I have a total of six now on the roof. End result our electric bill is less than HALF of what it used to be. I'm planning to replace all the windows little by little.

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How do you feel about air conditioning? [View all] Flaxbee Jul 2012 OP

Ya know. . . mzteris Jul 2012 #1

Can't live without it in high humidity. Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2012 #2

My neighbor's ac drives me nuts Viva_La_Revolution Jul 2012 #3

when i run ac i tend to run it mainly at night struggle4progress Jul 2012 #6

If I program the bedroom minisplit AC to *dehumidify*, the room is really comfortable Kolesar Jul 2012 #21

It is possible Sherman A1 Jul 2012 #8

Same here. Other than that, it's not on. freshwest Jul 2012 #12

I love it but I try not to use it: I cool my house down at night by bringing in night air by fan struggle4progress Jul 2012 #4

I don't need it or have it here, but in New Orleans? Had to have it. cbayer Jul 2012 #5

the alarming thing is what is going to happen to energy use when the rest of the world Flaxbee Jul 2012 #7

There's a number of things one can do. Kaleva Jul 2012 #9

couple years ago I had to replace my ac unit Mosby Jul 2012 #17

My former in-laws wanted their central A/C replaced as it ran all the time. Kaleva Jul 2012 #19

I don't have it, but there have been a few days this year Curmudgeoness Jul 2012 #10

I'd be miserable without it... Phentex Jul 2012 #11

When it's 109 Le Taz Hot Jul 2012 #13

Yeah, that would be very bad trying to survive that heat w/out A/C. GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #15

Have a 5000 BTU window unit in our computer room for those days when the GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #14

I live in a mobile home and have 2 window units. RebelOne Jul 2012 #16

can't live in phx w/out ac Mosby Jul 2012 #18

I live in southern NM without air conditioning TheCruces Jul 2012 #20

We're looking at a week of 110-degree highs... ljm2002 Aug 2012 #22

Have it, never use it. silverweb Aug 2012 #23