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Originally Posted by Gerald
I hope they have done everything to reduce the heat load inside the house.
Close all the window blinds, turn off all lights and unnecessary electrical stuff, don't do any washing or cooking during the day, if possible. Limit the opening of outside doors.
Question.....does there attic have good ventilation? Maybe they could use a ventilation fan to help cool the attic. They can be set to come on at what ever temp you set it for. This could help them save some money and maybe keep the house a little cooler.
Do they have some celing fans? Our den has a high celing, and I turned the fan up to "medium" speed and it feels a lot cooler without being too much wind.
Put off doing "heavy" house work during the day......sit and read a book.
Now if I could just get my wife to sit down and get something cold to drink when she gets hot..........instead of turn down the thermostat first, we could save a bunch of $$$$$$.
Ray, I lived in an appartment that was like that. A/C ran from the time I came home until ~ 10 PM before it cut off. I talked to the A/C repairman at the appartment and he said all the unit were like that.
As a rule of thumb......a house need 1 ton of A/C for every 500 sq ft. So if your house is 2000 sq ft, a 4 ton A/C should be enough. But this depends on several factors. How well it is insulated, type of windows, how much shade does the house get, how many people are living in the house, etc.
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Good info Gerald. My A/C man also told me last week to put the fan setting to on, that way the air will circulate instead of getting dormant. I used to have to sleep with the a/c on 67 degrees at night with the a/c on auto. Now that the fan runs constantly circulating the air, I now sleep comfy with the thermostat on 72. During the day we set it on 75 and as long as the fan is on, it stays comfy and the compressor doesn't work as hard. I asked him how it would effect my bill with the fan running constantly, and he said that sinc it is a 1/2 HP motor, no more than $10 extra dollars a month. I believe it will save money though because the compressor isn't working as hard. Just have to change filters more often.