[4RE KLR]

Well yes, there is but for a different reason.

The problem with the undefloor units is they tend to get moldy and import that into the house. There are of coarse remidies for that as well that are very inexpenseive. You will want to make sure your outside vents do not get closed up so the air can circulate, even in the winter.

As for the varible speed units yes there is still an advantage there as well. The air will always heat up in the ducts if the air stops moving. There is no way around it. If you are sitting in your house and the ceiling fan is on you feel the "breeze moving". Now turn off the fan and it will "feel" hotter immediately although it will take a bit for the actual temp to rise the "feel" is immediate. Same way with the air in the ducts, when it stops moving the "feel" or comfort is compromised.

When I first put these systems in a home I was very surprised myself to see just how well they work. When we put the same type system in our own home I found that previously I had to set the t-stats at @ 72-74*at night in order to be comfortable. After the new type variable speed units went in we raised the t-stats (3) to 80*and still had to crawl under the covers at night. It was increadibly comfortable believe it or not.

If you listen to the weatherman tell his story in the summertime he will mention "it feels like it is _____* outside today". The reason he is telling us that is because we do not realize what the correct temperatures are any longer. When we were kids 80* really was not that bad, right. We have gotten used to the a/c in our everyday lives so that same 80* now sometimes "feels" like it is 85-88*

You can take and old house and turn on the a/c and set the temp at 80*. Put in some high circulation fans and be very comfortable on a 100+* day. If you don't believe me just go outside then come back in. 80* its cool, right. The problem comes into play when our body gets used to that inside 80* temp.

Of coarse I am taking into consideration that all you know the windows need to be properly sealed and so forth. The a/c uniots themselves are a small part of the overall package of "efficiency". Yes you can cool the house down but you will need some other things to make it efficient cooling. The units I am speaking about do not use excessive amounts of energy, just the opposite is true. They just will work better in conjunction with other things. Do you need these other things for it to work, no.

Ron,
Any sprinkler will do just get the unit wet on the inside and on the coils. If i remember from a picture that Mike took of your alien the a/c is in the back yard facing the sun so a sunshield will be great. Just set the sprinkler about five ir six feet away and turn it on. The water will need to get into the side of the unit and the fans will pull it into the center areas. The water acts as a cooling agent itself as it passes over the coils. Remember the old watercoolers. The fan pulled the air past a wet mesh material and emmitted a comfortable breeze. Well the same thing stands true here. The water will cool down the freon in the lines and the a/c units will not have to work as hard to accomplish the smae objective, cold air. It is really a simple solution that our fathers used, we have just forgotten about it. It works on a/c units just like it did on the water coolers.

FYI: Please be sure that your units are in good working order before putting the water to them I would hate it if someone git hurt because they were not graounded properly. The newer units are required to be grounded by code. But I can't look at everyones units to see for myself. You guys are smart enought to build and own 50 -60 70 thousand dollor cars so you should be smart enough to check for a ground. If not Please contact a local electrician to come and check for you.


Interestingly enough the same hold true in the winter. When the air stops moving in the ducts they will tend to cool off from the outside air. So when the units come back on they pump that cold air into the house. So when you upgrade to the varible speed condensors (outside units) look into upgrading the furnaces as well (inside units). Yu should be able to do bith for the numbers i told you above (per unit) It may sound expensive but the electric company will give you rebates on the upgrades (sometimes) and the savings last for the lifetime of the units. 10-20years or so....