When one lives in a 1917, three-story center-hall colonial, one does not discuss these things lightly. It is not a simple matter to add AC to it since it is heated by the best kind of heat in the world, hot water.
Friends of ours went further than discussing it and actually obtained an estimate. Once they received it, they went back to window air conditioners. We also own a collection of these but usually they live in the basement year round. I don’t like how they look and they are noisy even though they are newer ones.
But two summers ago we found the wonderful Pinguino. So aptly named. It cools the living room, dining room, and the library.
But all this bliss comes at a price.
July’s electric bill?
$316.21
But it is an estimated bill! That probably means they estimated high, right?
Wrong.
When I checked the meter, the estimate is low. Staying cool does not come cheaply.
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