When I bought the new HVAC system, the HVAC tech told me it was going to be more efficient in energy use.
He said that the first energy bill we received after a full month of usage of the furnace or air conditioning would be a shock.
He was absolutely right, but not the way I had expected. I was so shocked when the energy bill came that I almost fainted. My energy bill was nearly one hundred dollars more than I had ever paid. I called the HVAC company and told them my air conditioning was costing me nearly five times more than my old air conditioning system worked. The receptionist put me through to the office manager, who told me it was impossible. He couldn’t believe their equipment would up the cost of energy and not lower it. I assured him it had happened that way, and I would gladly show him the bill if he came to pick it up. That afternoon, a HVAC technician was at the door. He took a picture of the energy bill and took it back to the office. The owner of the company came out the next day and inspected the air conditioner and he went over the entire HVAC system. He scratched his head and said he couldn’t believe the HVAC system could do that. He came into the house and asked me to come out. There was an electrical cord plugged in out back, and it led across the yard to the neighbor’s house. They were using our electricity to run the air conditioner in the garage, and all of his power tools.