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Every year I install this sunsail to shade my ac unit.

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    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.

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      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.

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      All this for a max of 10 percent more efficiency?

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        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.

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        I have mine under some trees. It’s shaded in the summer and in the sun in the winter, which helps because it’s also a heat pump

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          All this for a max of 10 percent more efficiency?

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          "All this"

          Its like 2 eye bolts, some rope, and a mesh sail lmao

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            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.

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            Have you been able to quantify how much more efficient your unit is because of the shade?

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              "All this"

              Its like 2 eye bolts, some rope, and a mesh sail lmao

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              Some people really don’t want to do anything.

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                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.

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                Nice!
                Do you have to purchase a new sunshade Everytime? Or reinstall the same one? I wonder if a more fabric tarp would last longer.

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                  "All this"

                  Its like 2 eye bolts, some rope, and a mesh sail lmao

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                  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.

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                    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.

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                    IIRC, my AC guy said the vertical throw of those units is far higher than that, I wonder if that translates into it sucking in more of it's own air (less efficient, higher cost)? Then again, UV seems to destroy everthing...

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                      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.

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                      Fucking smart

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                        All this for a max of 10 percent more efficiency?

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                        If I told you that I had ten percent guaranteed return on an investment you'd want in too.

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                          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.

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                          It's level with the lowest roof how tall are you 😮

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                            "All this"

                            Its like 2 eye bolts, some rope, and a mesh sail lmao

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                            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

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                              Have you been able to quantify how much more efficient your unit is because of the shade?

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                              I reckon at least three

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                                All this for a max of 10 percent more efficiency?

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                                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.

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                                  Fucking smart

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                                  As expected for someone who uses a heat pump!

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                                    IIRC, my AC guy said the vertical throw of those units is far higher than that, I wonder if that translates into it sucking in more of it's own air (less efficient, higher cost)? Then again, UV seems to destroy everthing...

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                                    I doubt it. That's quite far and it's open so there's plenty of room for it to spread out. You wouldn't want part of your building to be in the air stream because the air from the condensing unit would heat it up, but it's fine if the tarp gets warm.

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                                      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.

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                                      And your HOA just lets you?

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                                        And your HOA just lets you?

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                                        Assuming they live in an HOA. Also, this looks like a backyard. HOAs don’t typically (at least in my experience) have domain over the back yard.

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                                          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.

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                                          Okay Goliath

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