Air conditioning

A couple weeks ago, we bought two new air conditioners to replace some that were really old. One came with the house; we brought the other with us when we moved here nine and a half years go. The larger one is really nice: It has an economy setting where it checks the room temperature every 10 minutes, and only runs when the room temperature exceeds a pre-set limit. On the smaller one, the compressor only runs when the room temperature gets above that pre-set level, but the fan runs all the time. I'm hoping our electric bill won't be quite so high this summer.


We had to put them in early because of the crazy high pollen. Then the temperatures shot up, and the air quality went down. We aren't having any kind of regular precipitation to clear the air, so it's full of all kinds of goodies from the U.S. East Coast Megalopolis. Anything we have to do outside gets put off until evening, when the temperatures fall to a more bearable level.


The air filters are running, too, to catch anything the air conditioner filters don't. So far, the house has been comfortable, temperature wise. The air filters catch a lot of dust, and I try to remember to clean them weekly so they continue to work efficiently.