When our window a/c component died, my partner and I considered having a central a/c installed.
My friend and I obtained the window a/c component when our seasoned central AC component died and we liked it.
The electric bill was much lower that summer, and we didn’t notice a sizable difference in how the window a/c cooled the house, over how the central AC component cooled. My partner looked at me and asked if I thought it was necessary to put a new central a/c component in the house. I was enjoying the lower electric bills, especially now that electric rates had doubled over the last year. The cost of electricity and the cost of a new AC component was going to be more than we budgeted for. I knew window a/c units were more costly, however we could use the same AC component we had, for less than a thousand dollars, and we wouldn’t need to pay someone to do the upgrade. My friend and I wanted a new window a/c component for our study room, and one for the main living area, and we would be comfortable for another ten years. My friend and I knew we were going to need to shop around for the best price on the window a/cs, however we didn’t mind. If it was going to do the task the other AC component did, we were up to a little extra shopping. It took less than a week to find the perfect window a/cs for our home, and they were cheaper than we expected, and definitely more efficient.