I rent a house in New Orelans, Louisiana. As everyone knows it's HOT!!. I have a slum lord who owns the house and has installed an inefficent central A/C unit. It's atleast a ton under what it's suppose to be. The house also needs to be reinsulated. So to help with my heat problem I have a 10,000 btu energy saving Window Unit in the living room and 5,000 btu in the kitchen that is only used when we cook. I work nights and my fiance works during the day. That means the house has to be tolerable at all times, for her more than me. My most recent bill is $257 which is WAY more than what is typically is. This time of year it's around $180 w/o the window unit. I was running the unit in the living room during the day while I sleep to assist the central air unit because if I don't the house will reach 80*. I'm wondering what would be the most efficent way to keep my house tolerable enough and keep my energy bill as low as possilbe?
ps -- It has an EER of 10.8
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