Even with an AC, I welcome the coolness. Electric bills are no joke in the summer.
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$355 for a single story is definitely no joke.
They often go on clearance soon- check home stores as fall sets in. We got a snow blower after Christmas one year for 1/4 the normal sticker price.
My apartment has those old 80’s-style air conditioners but we don’t use them because the insulation doesn’t exist. So even having A/C isn’t the answer depending on the building.
My car doesn’t have insulation either but the AC absolutely makes a difference. Maybe your AC unit isn’t working - 40 years is a long time for a unit, may need cleaning or recharging, or just replacing.
Come to think of it, the house I grew up in didn’t have insulation either, and we’d have died with window AC units in the summer.
The A/C actually works quite well for its age. It’s just that after a certain temperature it can’t keep up and I’m heavily inclined to believe it’s due to insulation.
The way I can tell is that as the temperature keeps rising outdoors the unit never seems to shut off. I can see on my temperature sensors (smart home life) that the indoor temperature keeps rising despite the A/C cranking away.
Not that it feels hot inside, it’s still around 10°F cooler. It’s just that the minute you turn it off the temperature climbs to the outdoor temperature in just a few minutes.
There is no AC in the truck, and I live in Texas. Definitely can't wait for winter (that's the only time it's cold)
You should get an air conditioner. Even just a little window unit, so there's one room of your home that's tolerable.
I'm like that right now waiting for the Winter heat to leave
I'm already in a state of holding off on turning on my furnace. Had frost on my windshield the other morning. The afternoons are still warm enough to heat up the house with the curtains open and it's glory sleeping at night with the windows open. I did have a hydronic space heater on for a little bit this morning, though.