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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[+] -37 points 1 year ago (12 children)

All this for a max of 10 percent more efficiency?

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  • [–] 51 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    "All this"

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

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  • [–] 32 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    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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