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As a military retiree, I obviously have a benefit in the commissary that most of you don't. But it is very interesting for me to see the prices at the commissary (with no markup) versus the prices at local grocers. The bacon I get at the commissary is $5.50 vs $9.50 at Publix.
Shop Walmart and Harris Teeter online. Drop by and they bring your order out... done.
That leaves Costco, Publix, and Trader Joes. We hit Trader Joes on the way home from work. Costco is a bit of a chore from MtP. Do it once a month and pack it up. Have a deep freeze and when things go on sale... stock up.
Is it more time.. yes. Is it a huge time investment... no.
Shop Walmart and Harris Teeter online. Drop by and they bring your order out... done.
That leaves Costco, Publix, and Trader Joes. We hit Trader Joes on the way home from work. Costco is a bit of a chore from MtP. Do it once a month and pack it up. Have a deep freeze and when things go on sale... stock up.
Is it more time.. yes. Is it a huge time investment... no.
I personally still enjoy going to the store, but I agree, online is a way to go and saves time. Publix does online as well. And so do restaurants: Chick Fil A, Panera, and a few others do online or mobile app orders.
You talk about the trip to Costco, you can actually buy bulk online too. Check out Boxed.com and Jet.com. And of course Amazon.
And having a HT card, Bilo card, etc always knocks off a few bucks.
Nope, had two AC companies come out and look at it. They're on an annual maintenance.
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Originally Posted by Qtopplings
Bad insulation then? There should be no reason why you can't cool your house to 74.
I agree with that. I don't cool my house to 74 but I could if I wanted to and you should be able to also. The hvac might run a lot but it should do it.
I agree with that. I don't cool my house to 74 but I could if I wanted to and you should be able to also. The hvac might run a lot but it should do it.
I agree this doesn't sound right. Asking for 74 degrees on a 100 degree day in Charleston shouldn't be a big deal. Somebody sized that thing way too small.
I agree this doesn't sound right. Asking for 74 degrees on a 100 degree day in Charleston shouldn't be a big deal. Somebody sized that thing way too small.
And really, the house should never be 100. At night, when the temp goes to 70-80, the AC unit should be able to get the house to 74 easily and maintain that 74.
I agree with that. I don't cool my house to 74 but I could if I wanted to and you should be able to also. The hvac might run a lot but it should do it.
We have spray foam installation and Anderson windows. We have one unit for the ground floor, and a unit that splits the second and third floor. There's a ducted mini split for the FROG. Every new home must have a load calculation done during construction to find what is the correct size units for the house. This was a change Obama put in place so HVAC companies aren't "guessing" anymore. When we completed the house they did a leak test not only for the units, but for the house itself.
In the summer we can keep the house at 78, but the AC runs most of the day. Maybe that's the point of the new methodology is they feel it's more efficient for a smaller unit to run all the time than a larger unit running for a short time and shutting off. Maybe they target 78 as a good temperature in the summer.
We had a different HVAC company come out and do a survey when the units were running all the time. They pretty much told us the units were sized correctly.
We're comfortable in the house and that's what matters I suppose. Of course they shut off at night.
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