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What's eveyone prefer in their house ? Was just having the chat with the guys in the boat Me personally I prefer window units over central. Just cheaper and more efficient for my place. Only turn them on in the rooms I'll be in that day. So one in my room ,one in the master bedroom , one in the gun room ,on in the den and gotta put one in the guest room. But yeah just flick it on when I'm in there keep it off when I'm not. Hurricane comes though , I don't have to have anything super big or crazy to run just one ( usually just open the window ). Also I get like 3-5 years out of one and its less then $150 to replace tone of it goes out , vs the $20k-50k I've seen friends and family have to spend on central replacements/ repairs. Also nice being the lady is in the anemic side and she like the room hot I like it could so I can just have my lil some soft the house frozen while shes got the gates of (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) a burning in her part of the house Anyhow what about yall
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Re: Central vs, window units
[Re: Wolfdog91]
#8152315 06/09/2401:11 PM06/09/2401:11 PM
Used window units for years, I had 3 running almost full time and that aint cheap. Have central now, it's really nice and nowhere near 20,000, My wife has MS, so the heat and humidity really bother her, I can handle more heat but the lack of humidity in the house is nice. The new mini splits seem like a good compromise, especially if you don't have room in your attic for the blower and ducts.
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[Re: Wolfdog91]
#8152337 06/09/2401:53 PM06/09/2401:53 PM
I don't need AC except for about 5 days out of the year, but from what I've heard lately are mini-splits for both heating and AC. FWIW, on hot days (mid 80s-mid 90's) I just open all the windows and doors at about 11PM, it cools down into the 50s-60s, then close everything up about 7AM, and keep the window blinds closed and the house stays comfortable until about 4PM.
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Re: Central vs, window units
[Re: Wolfdog91]
#8152354 06/09/2403:19 PM06/09/2403:19 PM
You can always tell which way the OP leans when they quote outrageous costs, lol. Never heard of a central heat and air unit costing $20-50K, lol. My unit is 31 years old and I’m replacing it next week for $4200. We’ve definitely got our monies worth out of it and it’s still running, but we have to add Freon every 4-6months and know it’s just a matter of time before it quits. Down South central heat and air is the only way to go. I don’t know of anyone without it. I just can’t see 5-6 window units to try and cool a house. There’s no way that’s cost effective in our heat.
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[Re: waggler]
#8152355 06/09/2403:21 PM06/09/2403:21 PM
I don't need AC except for about 5 days out of the year, but from what I've heard lately are mini-splits for both heating and AC. FWIW, on hot days (mid 80s-mid 90's) I just open all the windows and doors at about 11PM, it cools down into the 50s-60s, then close everything up about 7AM, and keep the window blinds closed and the house stays comfortable until about 4PM.
But down here where he is in summer there are plenty of nights that it never gets below 75 and the humidity stays through the roof.
This time of year, when it gets down into the 60s at night we too open the doors overnight, draw the drapes in the morning, and can usually make it until 11am at least before turning on the air, lol.
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Re: Central vs, window units
[Re: Wolfdog91]
#8152356 06/09/2403:22 PM06/09/2403:22 PM
I use a 5,000 but in my bedroom window. Only use it at night. I can't imagine running a central air unit all day like a lot of people do, the electric bills must be insane.
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[Re: Wanna Be]
#8152367 06/09/2403:48 PM06/09/2403:48 PM
You can always tell which way the OP leans when they quote outrageous costs, lol. Never heard of a central heat and air unit costing $20-50K, lol. My unit is 31 years old and I’m replacing it next week for $4200. We’ve definitely got our monies worth out of it and it’s still running, but we have to add Freon every 4-6months and know it’s just a matter of time before it quits. Down South central heat and air is the only way to go. I don’t know of anyone without it. I just can’t see 5-6 window units to try and cool a house. There’s no way that’s cost effective in our heat.
Was 20 to get my parents completely redone, had to put in a new unit in the attic,redo the ducting though the house , replace some other stuff. Know mom and dad's really went happy.... Actually you know what I might have misspoke lemme txt dad and ask jus to be sure
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Re: Central vs, window units
[Re: Tommyran]
#8152368 06/09/2403:50 PM06/09/2403:50 PM
I use a 5,000 but in my bedroom window. Only use it at night. I can't imagine running a central air unit all day like a lot of people do, the electric bills must be insane.
Same, running all mine all summer my bill goes from$75 to $150 again I'm only ever really in certain rooms of my house for most of the day so injust dint see the point in cooling every thing
Central air for sure I work outside all day so nice to sleep at night cost be about $200 per month but I keep at 66 worth every dollar and don’t know where the 20-50k came from my whole new unit less than 5k