Air conditioning · HVAC
If your A/C is over 12 years old, panels alone won’t be enough.
Air conditioning is the #1 electricity consumer in a Florida home. An old, wrongly sized unit or leaky ducts swallow whatever any solar system produces.
The uncomfortable truth
An oversized A/C cools fast but doesn’t dehumidify: the house feels damp and the unit short-cycles all day. Bigger is not better. The right size comes from a calculation, not from "what you had before".
What we check
What we look at in your home
01
Age and efficiency (SEER)
A 12-15 year old unit uses far more electricity for the same cooling than a current one. We tell you how much, with your bill in hand.
02
Right size
A load calculation (Manual J) considers your actual home: insulation, windows, orientation. Not guessed from square feet.
03
Ducts
Leaky attic ducts cool the attic, not your home. One of the most common and least visible losses in Florida.
04
Maintenance
Filters, coils, refrigerant. The basics that keep a good unit from working like a bad one.
+ When it makes sense
- Your A/C is 12+ years old or needs frequent repairs
- The house feels humid even when "cold"
- Your summer bill spikes
- You are considering solar (A/C is evaluated first)
— When it doesn’t
- Your unit is recent and properly sized
- The problem is insulation or ducts, not the unit
- The high bill comes from another load (pool, water heater)
How we solve it
From diagnosis to result
Usage diagnosis
How much of your bill is A/C and what explains it: unit, ducts, insulation or habits.
Honest recommendation
Replace, repair or leave alone. With numbers, not fear.
Contractor connection
When there is a match, we connect you with a verified contractor and check the proposal is sized right.
Learn
Guides on this topic
What SEER means on your air conditioner and why it matters in Florida (2026)
SEER and SEER2 explained plainly: what it measures, the legal minimum in Florida, and how much more a 10-year-old unit costs to run than a new one, with sources.
6 min read
Old air conditioner, high bill: why solar alone will not be enough (Florida 2026)
If your A/C is 12 years old or more, it is probably half your bill. What it wastes, what happens if you add panels without replacing it, and how to decide the order.
7 min read
Right-sizing an air conditioner in Florida: Manual J, tons and humidity
What a ton of cooling is, why an oversized unit leaves a Florida home damp, and why a Manual J load calculation matters more than the square-footage rule.
6 min read
Air conditioner maintenance in Florida: the pre-summer checklist
Filters, coils, refrigerant and the drain line: what to check yourself, what to leave to a technician, and how much energy clean filters alone recover, per the DOE.
6 min read
Frequently asked questions
What is SEER?
Should I replace the A/C before going solar?
How often should it be serviced in Florida?
Do you install A/C units?
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What about your home?
We look at the real numbers of your home and tell you what makes sense, and what doesn’t. You leave the conversation knowing what to do, whether you move forward or not.