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Post by Feyrhausen on Dec 20, 2021 10:15:14 GMT -5
My family and I are planning to move to the Peoria Illinois area early next year. We are looking at houses online and plan to visit next week to see some in person.
We have found one we really like the look of online. But it does not have central air. How is the weather up there and would we be okay without central air? Bear in mind we currently live in Louisiana with 100 plus days in the summmer.
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Post by Paul on Dec 20, 2021 10:22:14 GMT -5
IMHO you would really want central air to really be comfortable in the summer because there can be stretches of fairly warm / humid weather in the summer months. I would not consider a house that did not have it.
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Post by J Lee O'Brien on Dec 20, 2021 10:41:22 GMT -5
My family and I are planning to move to the Peoria Illinois area early next year. We are looking at houses online and plan to visit next week to see some in person. We have found one we really like the look of online. But it does not have central air. How is the weather up there and would we be okay without central air? Bear in mind we currently live in Louisiana with 100 plus days in the summmer. Being from there originally, central air is a must. It might not be as oppressive as Louisiana heat/humidity, but it can get close. Frequent 90/100+ days throughout summer. |
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Post by prettynami on Dec 20, 2021 10:42:42 GMT -5
I live in Illinois without air conditioning whats-so-ever and I find it fine. Our house does have a basement though, which if it gets hot you can just go down there and everything is fine.
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Post by Feyrhausen on Dec 20, 2021 10:44:10 GMT -5
My family and I are planning to move to the Peoria Illinois area early next year. We are looking at houses online and plan to visit next week to see some in person. We have found one we really like the look of online. But it does not have central air. How is the weather up there and would we be okay without central air? Bear in mind we currently live in Louisiana with 100 plus days in the summmer. Being from there originally, central air is a must. It might not be as oppressive as Louisiana heat/humidity, but it can get close. Frequent 90/100+ days throughout summer. From what I have read it averages 82 to 89 in July which is the hottest month. But that could old info as the climate is changing quicker and quicker these days. Thats why I wanted to ask anyone from there to get some first hand opinions. Thanks! |
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Post by The Legendary Ring Troll {BLM} on Dec 20, 2021 13:13:16 GMT -5
Joliet here. I have AC's in every room of my house. If you don't want to do that, get central air. It gets shitty.
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Post by floundertime on Dec 20, 2021 16:34:22 GMT -5
North of IL in WI. I think it comes to what you will tolerate. Growing up we didn't have AC most of my youth. I can't imagine living without it at this point. It's the humidity that gets you. If you don't go with AC, make sure you have a dehumidifier or 2
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Post by Feyrhausen on Dec 20, 2021 16:44:07 GMT -5
North of IL in WI. I think it comes to what you will tolerate. Growing up we didn't have AC most of my youth. I can't imagine living without it at this point. It's the humidity that gets you. If you don't go with AC, make sure you have a dehumidifier or 2 We can tolerate a lot. Louisiana natives so we have that combo of extreme heat and extreme humidity. We are lucky to get 3 months of winter and three weeks each of fall and spring. I dont really want window units but there are some good ductless systems so we will probably do that. We should have a few months before it gets warm enough to worry about it. |
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Post by Paul on Dec 20, 2021 16:48:21 GMT -5
One thing you want to consider is resale value of a house if / when the time would come to move. It will be harder for you to sell a house that doesn't have central air (the house will have less value and it not having AC will turn away a lot of potential buyers). And yes, you can always get central air put in at a later date but that would be an added expense.
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Post by J. Hova on Dec 20, 2021 21:08:44 GMT -5
I'd say it is a must have. There is always a stretch in the summer of about 3 weeks where it is unbearably hot and humid (like heat index of 105-110).
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Post by Scoops on Dec 21, 2021 0:36:49 GMT -5
Agreed with everyone else, it get's hot and humid as hell during the summer.
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Post by ayumidah on Dec 21, 2021 3:06:37 GMT -5
I'm half an hour from Peoria. I'd say no. Our temperatures fluctuate and we hit high 80s mid 90s through the summer, rarely we get excessive heat advisories and the temp creeps up past 100, but that's rarer Being from there originally, central air is a must. It might not be as oppressive as Louisiana heat/humidity, but it can get close. Frequent 90/100+ days throughout summer. From what I have read it averages 82 to 89 in July which is the hottest month. But that could old info as the climate is changing quicker and quicker these days. Thats why I wanted to ask anyone from there to get some first hand opinions. Thanks! Honestly, it varies. We had a stretch of years where our hottest period always seemed to hit in late August through early or mid September. We had 80s in October this year. You can never be entirely sure what you're going to get here, and it's best just to be prepared. I found a chart of our October temperatures:  |
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Dec 21, 2021 3:27:46 GMT -5
OK, so I may not live in Illinois, but I live in Vegas, and went to Chicago for All Out weekend, and I did a lot of the GCW indie shows that weekend in a venue that had no climate control.
My conditioning to hot ass temperatures did not help me in that stuffy venue. You want AC, trust me.
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Post by Feyrhausen on Dec 21, 2021 7:23:34 GMT -5
We are coming up to look at the house next week. We like it from the online pictures and its a good price so we will see. I have been looking at ductless ac systems. They install easily and are inexpensive, at least compared to a full system.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2021 8:21:41 GMT -5
I'm not from Chicago, but I can still male illa noise.
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Post by salz4life on Dec 21, 2021 10:55:37 GMT -5
My family and I are planning to move to the Peoria Illinois area early next year. We are looking at houses online and plan to visit next week to see some in person. We have found one we really like the look of online. But it does not have central air. How is the weather up there and would we be okay without central air? Bear in mind we currently live in Louisiana with 100 plus days in the summmer. I'm originally from Peoria, IL (small world). The summers in Illinois vary. This past summer, at least to me, was a lot more mild. There can be some hot and humid days.... but they will probably seem bareable compared to those Louisiana summers. I still think you might want Central air... but again, it will rarely be as "bad" as you get it in Louisiana so you might be alright. The winters, though... those might take a bit of getting used to. LOL I live just south of the IL/WI border now, but still get back to Peoria when I can as my immediate family lives in town. Where are you looking in the area, if you don't mind me asking? |
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Post by salz4life on Dec 21, 2021 10:57:07 GMT -5
One thing you want to consider is resale value of a house if / when the time would come to move. It will be harder for you to sell a house that doesn't have central air (the house will have less value and it not having AC will turn away a lot of potential buyers). And yes, you can always get central air put in at a later date but that would be an added expense. This is a very true statement.... just for resale alone, you might want to get a house with AC... even if you think you could survive without it. |
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Post by Feyrhausen on Dec 22, 2021 16:58:02 GMT -5
Question 2. In Louisiana it is almost required to own a generator because of hurricanes. How necessary is one up there? Will there be a lot of snow related power outages? I am considering selling mine.
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Post by Vampiro138 on Dec 22, 2021 17:02:17 GMT -5
for Question 1, im in Chicago but have lived in Southern Illinois for a long stretch and I saw the AC is absolutely a thing you want!!
as for Question 2, I feel Peoria being bigger the generator may not be necessary, I know in smaller towns in Illinois it may be a good thing to have but Peoria may be better with power outages during the winter/ice.
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Post by Feyrhausen on Dec 22, 2021 17:33:22 GMT -5
for Question 1, im in Chicago but have lived in Southern Illinois for a long stretch and I saw the AC is absolutely a thing you want!! as for Question 2, I feel Peoria being bigger the generator may not be necessary, I know in smaller towns in Illinois it may be a good thing to have but Peoria may be better with power outages during the winter/ice. We are mainly looking in the Washington Morton area. If we go with the house with no AC then we will be getting a system installed. As for the generator we.may just end up seeing if we have room to take it. If not maybe we will sell it and shell out for a standby. |
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