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    Apr 26, 2009, 01:49 PM
    AC and Heat runs for hours to get a couple degrees
    I live in an apartment but my landlords are less than responsive. I'd like to have an idea what the issue is when I confront them. When I moved in I noticed that the heat would run for a long time just to gain a degree or two. So I changed to a more expensive thermostat and stuck weatherstripping everywhere I could think of. This helped very little because as soon as the temperature dropped to the level that I had the heat set to kick on, it would take an hour or more just to gain the 2 to 3 degrees it would take to kick back off. I have been dealing with $200 electric bills in an apartment. Now that the weather is warm, I was hoping my problem would go away. But the A/C is doing the same thing. Just to get the temp to go down to a tolerable level takes at least an hour and my bills are still outrageous. What could be to blame for the unbelievable inefficiency I am experiencing in heating and cooling?
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    Apr 26, 2009, 02:02 PM

    Did you check the air filter? Usually these types of problems are caused by bad duct design
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    May 3, 2009, 01:38 PM
    Yes. I put a new filter in once I started noticing the problem. I also changed the thermostat. Could the problem be in the duct work that I can't see?
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    May 3, 2009, 01:43 PM

    Yes that is probably a good guess. Lots of times people do not install big enough or just enough return airs
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