Shading the condenser unit keeps it cooler and increases it’s efficiency and helps keeps my electricity costs down. The sail is high enough and mesh like so that it doesn’t trap the hot air. In fact it creates a slight wind tunnel effect. The shade it provides lasts during the hottest part of the day and a tree helpfully blocks the sun for the remainder. The unit is never in full sun this way. Keeping the weeds and other debris away from the unit so that it gets good airflow and cleaning the condenser every year also help with the units efficiency.
All this for a max of 10 percent more efficiency?
If I thought I’d get a 10% efficiency bump on my AC by doing this, I would do it in a heartbeat.
Looks like a yearly 20 minute jobs (10 up, 10 down), would save 40$ a year. Few of my yearly tasks pay 120$/hr.
“All this”
Its like 2 eye bolts, some rope, and a mesh sail lmao
Some people really don’t want to do anything.
The shade on the siding is helping, too. My siding gets hot af when it’s in direct sun, and you can feel it radiating though the wall
That roof looks low, so this whole sail looks too low. I wouldn’t want to crane my head every time I go under it, as I’m quite tall and have always been sensitive about my height as a tall person.
I used to get bullied a lot, so please be kind about my comment. Hearts and kisses, -Jennifer.
It’s level with the lowest roof how tall are you 😮
Okay Goliath
If I told you that I had ten percent guaranteed return on an investment you’d want in too.
If you told me that, I wouldn’t give you my money 😂
10 percent would be huge not only the bill but in wear and tear. I doubt it’s that much, but more is always good when it’s a simple fix.