Hello & welcome from Texas! So glad you joined this board because new members means new help & ideas. Ask any questions that come to your mind as there is someone ready & willing to try to answer it for you (and the rest of us). Air conditioning is a must here in Texas (if you can afford it). The summers are brutal & the closer you get to the Gulf of Mexico, the more hot & humid it gets here. Our central air needed a major overhaul this past fall & am so thankful that we could afford to get it repaired & back in good condition before this hot summer hit us.