Re: South Western US and Air Conditioning.

Posted by Jim McDermaid On 2012/6/14 19:42:59

I live in Phoenix AZ and the temperature has been over 110 degrees already this year and can go as high as 120 but 115 to 118 is not uncommon.

Most of us use refrigerated A/C; my 1600 square house has a 3.5 Ton split system.

The A/C systems are often package units which can operate as a heat pump or have a gas fired furnace as we can get into the 30's in the winter.

Some people use "Swamp Coolers" until the temp gets over 100 degrees or the humidity goes up in the Monsoon season We have two stage swamp coolers that work fairly well.

My 1954 Packard Cavalier has Add-On air conditioning which I am in the process of perfecting.

Jim