re: A/c working to death

Mine has been keeping the house at 70 all summer. Until 1 units blower motor went out. Sitting in 78 degrees while waiting on the part to come in.

At least one unit is keeping the house bearable.

I have travertine stone floor tile in every room in my house but the bed rooms. At first i didnt like it when we bought the house. But that tile stays cold and acts like a big heat sink. My bill has been higher than ever these last two years but still lower than most people.

We got a new ac unit last summer and this one might kill another. It's almost been running non stop

I’m thinking of looking into the foam insulation. Any idea if it’s worth it?"

It's been damn well worth it for us. I had the old fiberglass insulation all vacuumed out in April and foam put down in it's place. An attic door "seal" was also installed. I also had all of my windows replaced with energy efficient windows.
These two things have made a sizeable difference at my house. Energy bill has gone down an appreciable amount. The unit isn't working constantly and has no trouble keeping up.Money well spent.

Wife and I have been debating whether ours is broke.

It is struggling down here this year for sure. Late afternoon it is having a issue staying on temp

Last months electric bill was $620

Killing me

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It is struggling down here this year for sure. Late afternoon it is having a issue staying on temp Last months electric bill was $620

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Same here, unit is running but cannot keep up.

Of course, it doesn’t help that my house that was once surrounded by trees before Ida was shaded. Now, I have full sun all day long. I bought blinds to shield the sun. It helped a bit, but when it cools off, I might get an AC company to price and size a new unit. My 3 ton unit may need to be upped to 4, and some duct work may be needed.

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If those windows are what i am thinking, the top section will slide down but is usually painted shut and people don’t know that the top originally slid down. Will have ropes , pully, and counter weight inside of wall.

I restored some of those around 2002.

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I have 31 wood sash windows in my house with the entire upstairs living area having 16 of them that work exactly as described. You're preaching to the choir pal.....

I'm quite efficient at painting and home maintenance, so all windows work as they should and I've repaired several of them over the years as the sash ropes get old and break. I even have a half dozen of the sash weights extra in my shop.

My house has working shutters on the upstairs windows and all my screens are actually half screens on tracks and are on the inside of the house.

To operate the shutters I have to first unlock the window, raise the screen from the bottom sash, raise the window and then access the slip latch and 2 catches on the sill to push the shutters open to the point the hinges do what they are suppose to and hold the open shutters against the cypress weatherboards.

All my upstairs windows are 36" X 72" with more damn window putty holding the panes in than I care to think about.

Oh, and all my interior trim is painted in oil base paint. Newer latex paint has its place, but not on interior trim and doors in my house.

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It's 71 inside and 72 outside. I awoke to the deafening silence of the AC NOT being on...

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It is currently 87 degrees with 78% humidity for a "feels like" temperature of 102 here in N.O.

Oh, and a projected high of 100 before the day is done.


Nasty, nasty, nasty.

Gumbo

thats nice. The windows on my previous house, the inside portion was red mahogany stained. the outside paint.

I became quite good at re-doing that.