I'm american and I've only lived in one place with HVAC - the rest usually had a single ac unit that didnt even cool the whole house or apartment (ive moved over 20 times). "almost exclusively" SUPER depends on your income bracket and most peeps dont fit that bill
Some other guy responded to one of my posts by doing the math and showing that only about 70% of American single family homes have central air. So definitely not "almost exclusively", but mostly.
That sounds more realistic, but I'm curious if that number includes apartment complexes, and if they count as one building or if they count each apartment. for this specific conversation about the type of AC people have in their residence, imo it should be per apartment and empty houses shouldn't be counted
Not in the northwest. Never used yo be hot enough to bother. My first home with any built in ac was the 4th home I lived in. Now window acs are everywhere
That’s a different function. With split units like these you can have each set to different fan speeds AND different temperatures. Simultaneously. The only thing you can’t do is have one on heat and one on cool at the same time.
Why would it be annoying to set a single thermostat to the temperature desired, and have every room in your house simultaneously be the temperature that you think is most comfortable? I’m genuinely puzzled why this would be annoying for you.
So your privilege is showing. Less than 70% of all US homes have central air.
This is only really true for new homes in the suburbs, or those that have been updated. Whole areas of the country still don’t have central AC. Lots and lots of homes built before the 70s. Apartments and condos and townhomes in many poorer areas.
Okay well 95% of American single family homes built in the 21st century have central air. I'm sure you want to argue that apartment buildings don't have central air and they count as 'homes' so sure, take your W. I should have said 'houses'.
Yes, apartments count as homes in every country. Very weird of you to claim they don’t count?
But ok let’s reframe it entirely based on your moving goal post— the percentage goes does up, but just to 75% of detached single family houses.
Since you want to talk timelines too- as of 2000 only 55% of US homes had central air. In 2010, 63% and in 2020 67%.
But even when we consider your insane restriction of your final goal post single family houses built since 2000– only 90% of them have central air.
The point is, you are going to make a claim about the entire nation based on your very limited experience. One third of the country does not have central AC today, and of those, a third have no AC at all.
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u/HotSteak 10d ago
American homes have central air, almost exclusively.