I was in Lowes a couple of days ago and yepper, they're down here too. As I said, leave the ones with knobs alone. Get the ones with electronic controls; you won't regret it.
Insulation is priceless for these little critters. A lot of houses down here that were not built to be air conditioned have no insulation in the ceiling nor in the walls. Even if you can insulate the ceiliing with 4 it will help. 6 is much better. Other than air entry/exit, most of your heat absorption (cooling loss) is through the ceiling....attic is hot and square footage is large.
Certainly fans help and having another just doubled your capacity and as you said your circulation.
You have to realize that the price of the unit is a one time event. The light bill and the comfort is with you all summer long.
For the record, I built my house, insulated it as best I could, use ceiling fans and an attic fan (in season) and have window units. I prefer them over central as they are more efficient for several reasons: Cycling efficiency is higher since the distance is much shorter. The condenser coil gets splashed with liquid condensate (water) from the evaporator coil making head pressure and power consumption much less. They are much cheaper to purchase and last as long as a central. You don't have the heat loss of all your ducting in the 140 degree attic with just 1" of insulation around it. If you don't use an area just turn off the AC and close the door.
Course I built my house to be cooled with window units. Obviously everyone is in a unique situation that has to be handled accordingly.
I use gas for clothes and heating in season.
My highest light bill last year was during the August drought with a month or so of 100+ ambient temps, and I consumed 1736 KWH of electricity with a 2400 sq ft house. July was 1302 KWH and June was 1125 KWH. We buy it from our local coop for $15 plus $0.114 per kwh with no fuel surcharge.
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