GWguy
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I was dreading my SMECO bill this month. A/C has been running non-stop for months with all this heat and humidity. I was expecting a terrible bill, similar to last years. Surprisingly, it was under $200, and was last month too. Last year I got bills in excess of $400 in June/July/August. Big difference was replacing the A/C last year. It was replaced at the end of the season, so it was tough to know just how different it would be.
I upsized it to the biggest rating I could get without oversizing it, the one I had was too small to be efficient (and it died, so I kinda had to replace it...). Get too big a unit, and it doesn't run enough to dry the house out. Also replaced the exchanger with a much more efficient unit and improved air flow.
Something that helps a lot is treating it like a heat pump; turn it on, set the thermostat and leave it alone. Everytime you turn it off, it has to work much harder to catch up when you turn it back on again. The only time I change the thermostat setting is when I go out of town for more than a weekend.
< Happy Camper.....
I upsized it to the biggest rating I could get without oversizing it, the one I had was too small to be efficient (and it died, so I kinda had to replace it...). Get too big a unit, and it doesn't run enough to dry the house out. Also replaced the exchanger with a much more efficient unit and improved air flow.
Something that helps a lot is treating it like a heat pump; turn it on, set the thermostat and leave it alone. Everytime you turn it off, it has to work much harder to catch up when you turn it back on again. The only time I change the thermostat setting is when I go out of town for more than a weekend.