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Originally Posted by STT Resident
Depends on where you live! I can't imagine that where you're living where even the hottest part of summer rarely sees temps in excess of 85 max and winter lows are in the 40s, you would be running an A/C unit 24/7 year round. Where I live the average daily temperature year round is 80. Many condo dwellers have central A/C and keep their places closed up tightly but most residents enjoy the cooling breezes, utilize ceiling fans to keep the airflow going and only if necessary use an A/C in the bedroom at night.
Wouldn't a small cooling fan in the area next to your pet's aquarium keep him cooled off when necessary in the summer?
You can estimate the cost of running the A/C unit by going online and seeing the kWh usage of the particular model (if you have the manual that will also tell you). Ask the LL or another tenant in a similar unit how many kWh the place uses monthly, check your area's utility company website for the cost per kWh and then do the math.
Have fun looking and good luck finding the right place!
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Actually, the area where I live has some days in the summer of 90+ (one horrible year we had over a week of 100+ !!) and winter typically has some periods in the 20's and sometimes below 20 (rarely single digits but it happens).
Good point about the research for cost of electricity. Sounds somewhat challenging to figure out, but perhaps I'll give it a try.
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