re: A/c working to death

We keep ours at 72 degrees all day and night. We have 3 goldens and trust me you will know it when they are hot. The tongues are hanging out and they drink water 24/7. Its been around a 100 degrees out here also but our house is only four years and hopefully everything keeps going until the fall.

Tesla solar, goodman 16 seer 5 ton AC... my gas and electric bill is negative each month during the summer, 2000+ Sq ft home at 70 degrees 24/7...


oh and American made

Had a new unit put in four years ago.. working hard but at least under warranty.. had my ac guy out and said ac is fine but suggested a new blower to push it out better to farther places of house.. furnace and blower is over 30 years old .. have a new furnace and variable fan coming in next week.. mentioned my insulation was looking old .. yeah I have been in the house over thirty years and knew it needs more but 30 years of crap stored in it..I was an idiot… sooo spent the last few days in the worst heat in years getting 30 years of “ priceless “ stuff out of a two story house attic and to the curb.. putting in another ten inches of insulation in a week … buuut… figured I need to get the water bomb out of the attic and switching to a waterless ….

I am a cranky guy

BTW ( had a new roof put on after 20 year last month) … guys want to know the exact time and date we last had a red cell pop up 30 minute deluge of a storm in katy texas…. I can tell you to the minute:( roof was off and not dried in and complicated roof line so tarp only worked on about 70 percent…)

They just finished ripping out and replacing ceilings and insulation on that part t least.

Y’all need to have the units cleaned. It makes a huge difference in efficiency and it’s really easy. Just make sure to disconnect from the power supply

I'll say the same thing I always do. A couple good fans and a good dehumidifier will help tremendously. Dry the air and keep it moving. Everything will work more efficiently.

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Our house is not very big and July was $342

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$346 for 3400 sqft keeping it at 73 degrees.

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Is this one of those poor people problems

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Not really.

You want to size your A/C, ideally, where it runs "all day" during the hottest day of the year.

If it's too small, it won't keep up on average.

If it's too big, it won't stay on "long enough" so humidity becomes an issue.

Multi-stage units solve some of this.

I currently probably have a "too large" unit (5 ton).

I have two 5 tons and a 3 ton plus 2x6 walls and foam insulation. The units will hold at 70 but it cant get any lower until around 7/8:00.

My house is staying too cool. My a/c is working too well. Not sure what to do.

Replace roof shingles with mirrors, profit for house and global warming. So obvious.