@Fallon: Â Don't forget to gently wash/rinse the coils of the outside condensor as well every month or so during summer. Â A little dust, dead grass, leaves, etc. can really decrease the efficiency of your unit(s). Â After all, that is where the heat from your house (and from the compression and liquifying of the refrigerant) exchanges its heat to the ambient air.I've often wondered how people around the 1900s and before tolerated the heat. Â I know part of it is getting acclimated to the heat, but it still had to be rough for women in those long heavy skirts and men wearing suits!Before I retired, I remember seeing a welder leaving work in his truck with his windows down and it was HOT! Â The next day, I asked if his A/C wasn't working. Â He said once he got used to the heat, it was better not to go in/out of A/C. Doing so just drained his energy. Â He was either out in the refinery or in the shop that only had fans all day. Â I've verified this when I'm doing something outside. Â When I need a break, Â I found it's best to sit outside in the shade, preferably with a fan blowing on you and some ice water. Â If I go inside and cool off, I don't want to go back out.
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@Retired_Engineer: In the 1950's, my grandfather worked in downtown Houston, in the Prudential building that had no AC at the time, wearing a suit and tie (ties are evil silk devices invented by Yankees, or redcoats). The men all had sweat towels/hankies, and they could open the windows. Which then let in mosquitoes! Houston was pure hell, in the days before AC. When I had my lawn mowing business, I adjusted to the heat. In between lawn stops, I put the windows down instead of running the AC in the truck, as the AC made me lethargic. I still sweated a lot and don't know how the guys do it in long sleeve shirts and pants today. We were always in shorts and t-shirts.Â
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