Last summer, my whole family was sweating like crazy through the summer in our house! The thing is, we had the central AC system break down.
I thought the central air conditioning system could be repaired, but the HVAC professionals told us it was shot.
We didn’t only call one local contractor either, we called a bunch of different experts to get other opinions, and everybody basically agreed that the central AC system wasn’t worth repairing. I finally had to admit that even if we did have the air conditioner fixed, it was only going to break down again for another costly repair. It was depressing because we didn’t have nearly enough money to invest in a new air conditioner. Of course, we could afford some window AC units, and that’s what we ended up doing to find a little bit of cooling relief. It was more expensive to use the window AC units though, so we only used them when everybody was home, and we let the children use their window AC units through the nights so they could actually get some sleep. I worked hard through the winter time and picked up as much overtime as I could manage. My wife worked equally hard to make a lot more money, and finally we saved up enough cash to afford some kind of central cooling system. The HVAC professional we consulted with told us we should consider going for a ductless mini split. This system actually provides both heating and cooling, and has separate zones for customized comfort. We ended up going for a system with 5 zones. The install was affordable for us, and the comfort is amazing! The most beautiful thing of all is that our energy bills are lower than they have ever been now!