Does an A/C & heating booster really help keep your house cooler or warmer? Are they worth buying?
Question:I live in Houston TX in a badly insulated apartment building on the second floor & even with A/C it can be MURDER in the after noon & early evening since It doesn't cool off until 8pm in summertime here.
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Answers:
Yes, it is worth it but it will be very expensive. Al Gore will not be happy with you. Then again, he uses more electricity in a month than the average American does in a year.
if the apartment is poorly insulated, if you find an AC booster that works, it will draw a LOT of energy.
( upping your electricity bills) even if it performs poorly.
You are better off making your landlord fix the problem or move. Houston is a big town with lots of apartments for sure. Your contract provides for adequate climate control. You are paying rent, but not getting service needs met.
A renter shouldn't have to pay out of pocket for supplimental HVAC, even if you are renting the second floor of someone's house.
I hate to say it, but if your AC is running nonstop, your electric bill will be thru the roof. Again, you shouldn't have to high electric bills every month because they didn't insulate or properly ventilate.
If you mean one of those Home Depot "boosters" that just suck air out of the air register - that's not gonna help.
Insulated or not, it sounds more like you have a crappy A/C unit.
Your best bet will come from some serious shading of your windows - solar screens, dark tints, or those new thermal pull-down shades.
I'm also guessing you have a great rent deal in a lousy neighborhood. You really ought to move - it's screwing with your outlook on life.
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