My poor AC unit struggles. They put in a unit juuuust big enough for our
House. I set it for 72 in the summer and it’s fine until it gets hotter like it is this week and it just can’t get it below 73. It was up to 74 in here yesterday evening. No matter how low I set the thermostat.
When it has to be replaced (it’s only 8yrs old) I definitely need to get a bigger one. (Insert me needing a bigger unit joke here)
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1mo
Roll it out on hotter days and store it when not needed, I think they start around $300 at Lowes and Home Depot.
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EDGEMAN
1mo
** Edited by EDGEMAN at 7/2/2026, 1:21:13 PM
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MikeVT85
1mo
(Currently working on an effective sales campaign).
** Edited by MikeVT85 at 7/2/2026, 9:17:37 PM
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1mo
which is EVERYTHING here. But 68? LOL, that's coat weather here. We are totally acclimated to heat.
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1mo
** Edited by ACCWatcher at 7/2/2026, 11:47:20 AM
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1mo
make the two car garage into a family room as the house was being built. They never sized up the unit for an additional 400 square feet of space but simply added an additional return and put in more vents. So when it gets hot like this, it can maintain 74 but can’t go any lower until the evening. At night we can get it down to 68 no problem.
The builder was an idiot and did a lot of real head scratchers, things you discover years later as we are the 3rd owners.
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4w
a minisplit unit and now all's fine
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1mo
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EDGEMAN
1mo
That way if your main unit goes out, the other will still function until you replace your main one.
** Edited by EDGEMAN at 7/2/2026, 11:10:21 AM
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