Living in the northeastern section of the country, I’ve never felt that central air conditioning was necessary, however the local weather is chilly and snowy for the majority of the year, i often find it necessary to start up the oil furnace in early November.
It’s not untypical to rely on the furnace until the end of May, then over the very long winters, the temperature drops into the drawback digits and both of us accumulate over more than two feet of snow.
The weather forecast consistently calls for cold rain, lake-effect snow, blizzard conditions, colorless-outs and dangerous wind chills, however by the time the conditions sizzling up, I am very eager to open the windows. I look forward to fresh air and lower utility bills… Although the summer time weather doesn’t last long, the temperature can climb into the high eighties and the humidity is regularly brutal. I manage comfort with window air conditioning systems in each home office. I shopped a sale, took fortune of a manufacturer’s rebate and obtained the cooling units for under $200 each. They are lovelyly light-weight and compact and are severely simple to install. I carry them down from the attic in the Spring, set them into the windows and plug them in; Despite the small size, the air conditioning systems absolutely handle demand. It only takes a few minutes of operation to cool down the home offices, but since both of us only run the cooling units when both of us head to bed at night, the cost of electricity is minimal. I like that each a single includes a wireless remote, allowing us to adjust temperature and fan speed without even getting out of bed. I sleep so much better when the air conditioning system is making noise, circulating the air and providing comfort.