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Summer with Central A/C

08 Sunday Sep 2013

Posted by Dagny Gromer in az monsoon, room addition, weather

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Duct Work Panorama, originally uploaded by dagnyg.

Last year we added a room onto our house, this photo is the hvac ductwork in the attic. As part of this project, we added central air conditioning. Previously we had an evaporative cooler and a small window a/c unit. We got by, there were a few weeks when it was humid and uncomfortable.  Now we have a central evap cooler and central a/c.
Our timing was right on. This year the Az monsoon season brought lots of rain. This is great, but it also was very humid – not great, in fact one reason I moved to Az was to get away from humid weather. The new a/c really does a good job in removing excess moisture from the interior air.  We were concerned about running up Phoenix style summer electric bills. When I lived there a decade and a half ago, $300+ electric bills were common 4 – 5 months out of the year. Phoenix summers are much fiercer than what we get in Prescott, by far. The two months that we have ran the a/c have given us electric bills in the $160 range. I was expecting much worse. And when it’s hot and dry here the evaporative cooler works just fine. The new one we have uses a thermostat just like a/c and the furnace do.

Room Addition: Working on Evaporative Cooler

15 Saturday Sep 2012

Posted by Dagny Gromer in construction, room addition

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Working on Evaporative Cooler, originally uploaded by dagnyg.

HVAC contractor, and neighbor, Gary F. works on getting our evaporative cooler running for the room addition.

Room Addition: Electrical Work

13 Thursday Sep 2012

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Electrical Work

Electrical Work

Our room addition called The Barn is close to completion. In this photo, you can see the electric lines getting connected at the box. We have lights, power at the outlets, ceiling fans working. The bathroom fixtures are in and working.

A Reptile Came To Visit

04 Tuesday Sep 2012

Posted by Dagny Gromer in Prescott_AZ, room addition, wildlife

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A reptile came to visit our room addition. It’s a good sized lizard. These are common in our area, and are desirable to have around as they eat insects. Still, I prefer them to live outdoors. Gary is skilled at reptile capture and relocation – that’s his hand holding the lizard. Our guest was moved to the far side of the garage where there are a lot of plants. Gary got it moved before any of the terriers could get it.

Room Addition: Insulation Installation #2

31 Friday Aug 2012

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Blown in Insulation Installation, originally uploaded by dagnyg.

Here you see the hose coming from the insulation truck, through which the blown in insulation is delivered to the attic.
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