[ale] OT Just bought my 1st & 2nd "lighting-class" LED bulbs

[James Sumners]

That SEER 10 I mentioned? It died the beginning of June. I just bought this
house January 30 and my research indicates it was about 12 years old. I
have a SEER 13 unit now; I'm expecting an even better (relatively speaking)
bill for July.

As a side note, starting in 2015 you won't be able to install anything
below SEER 14 in the sputheast. Considering the upfront cost, there isn't
much reason to get anything above a SEER 13 while you still can. Obama
killed the tax incentives (max is now $500 if you do a complete overhaul of
everything at SEER >=16) and the operating savings don't really recoup the
initial cost.

On Tuesday, July 23, 2013, Jim Kinney wrote:

> must replace my SEER 0.001 with something MUCH better (looking at a SEER
> 16 unit). Plus add a crapload of insulation in attic and glob on the
> ultra-bright white roof paint. My June power bill was $380.
>
> Why do people insist on BLACK shingles in the hot states? Aesthetics be
> damned! AC bills prevent me from have other fun :-(  The only black things
> I want my roof are solar panels for power and hot water.
> * *
>


-- 
James Sumners
http://james.roomfullofmirrors.com/

"All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological
personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the
corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become drunk on violence, a
condition to which they are quickly addicted."

Missionaria Protectiva, Text QIV (decto)
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