Air Conditioning Help

[cumberlandreds]

Question: How does the cost of running the AC relate to the furnace in the winter?

I've never had AC in my adult life so I have no idea what it costs.

I find that my summer bills for electric pretty equal my gas bills in the winter. Up until a few years ago I usually got by cheaper in the winter. But natural gas prices have risen quite a bit in the last decade and you can't say gas is cheaper any longer.

[15fan]

Question: How does the cost of running the AC relate to the furnace in the winter?

I've never had AC in my adult life so I have no idea what it costs.

In our house, the big gas bills in the winter (furnace) are usually more painful than the big electric bills (A/C) in the summer.

[KronoRed]

I live in a part of the country where we don't need it.

Ever.

We just open our windows.

It's kinda nice.

I guess it depends on the person, I was told multiple times when I moved to Western NC that the AC would never be needed because of the cool mountain air.

Lies.

[westofyou]

In our house, the big gas bills in the winter (furnace) are usually more painful than the big electric bills (A/C) in the summer.

I have an oil tank that I have to fill, 10 years ago it was $1.65 a gallon, now it's $3.20.

Probably use about 275 gallons from October to May

[Sean_CaseyRules]

Update: Absolutely nothing has been done about it....we've had it shut off and the temp still stays around 88 degrees all day/night....it was so bad that I let the gf go sleep in the car with the A/C on because the heat was making her physically sick. The Landlord said for us to try a few things, but I didn't get off work last night until 8pm, maintenance and landlord leave at 5, and by the time I realized that didn't work, it was another night of sweating to death in our room, with 3 fans and the windows open. I know temps are supposed to cool down, especially next week into the 50s, but tonight we may go stay in a little motel just to get a good nights sleep.

[hebroncougar]

Update: Absolutely nothing has been done about it....we've had it shut off and the temp still stays around 88 degrees all day/night....it was so bad that I let the gf go sleep in the car with the A/C on because the heat was making her physically sick. The Landlord said for us to try a few things, but I didn't get off work last night until 8pm, maintenance and landlord leave at 5, and by the time I realized that didn't work, it was another night of sweating to death in our room, with 3 fans and the windows open. I know temps are supposed to cool down, especially next week into the 50s, but tonight we may go stay in a little motel just to get a good nights sleep.

You live in an apartment? I'd tell the landlord/maintenance to get their rear end in there while I was away and fix it. They've got keys.

[reds1869]

You live in an apartment? I'd tell the landlord/maintenance to get their rear end in there while I was away and fix it. They've got keys.

I second that. I would also press for a concession on this month's rent, as many reputable landlords will be willing to do so (I got a $500 concession for major problems last August, for example). My landlord responds to our maintenance request within hours--often minutes. Granted, we live in a fairly high rent place with a full time maintenance staff and the residents expect nothing less. But that shouldn't matter. I'm a former landlord and would be ashamed of responding so poorly to your needs.