Slash Your Home Central AC Bills by Up To 30 Percent
Posted: Saturday, September 05, 2009
by Sam Streubel
Alternative-Heating-Info.com
When you're out for your daily walk around the neighbor on a nice sunny day, have you ever noticed how many central air conditioning units are located on the south facing side of the house? An A/C system located in the baking sun for most of the day makes the it work much harder, but more often than not, the contractor's installation options are limited by available space or connection locations.
The best solution for most homeowners was to plant some type of shrub or tree in front of the unit and wait a few years for it to grow enough to provide some meaningful shade.
Owners of commercial property have also encountered the same problem since the first time a condensing unit was installed on the roof of a warehouse or skyscraper. The difference is real estate managers, ever on the lookout to reduce costs, overcame this problem years ago by installing "misters" around the cooling apparatus.
You've probably experienced the cooling effect of these misters already when you attended a big league baseball game or some other large outdoor gathering.
Residential A/C misting systems are now available for around $100 and function in the same manner as the ones used to cool commercial condensers.
When the ultra-fine mist is released into the air, it evaporates almost instantly creating what is known as a "Flash Evaporation," which literally sucks heat out of the air as the mist absorbs the energy it needs to evaporate. The result of the immediate evaporation is a substantial drop in ambient temperature (up to 30 degrees Fahrenheit) without wetness and a significant drop in the load on you're central A/C unit.
The lighter the "load" on your home A/C, the less power is consumed resulting in lower electric bills. With average central air conditioning costs running $8 - $12 a day for 24 hour use, the Cool N Save air conditioner pre-cooling system will pay for itself many times over.
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Top-level comments on this article: (1 total)Hi Sam.Does the mister run constantly or is there a timer that lets it run only during the hottest part of the day? How much water do they use and how does the cost of the water used compare to the electricity saved? I know you were probably trying to keep it short and sweet, but these are some of the issues that I think would have made it more complete.On the whole, though, your article is very well written.Dianne
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