The weather in Tuscaloosa, AL is actually the best in the United States, however i prefer that I experience a certainly long summer time season, and the winter is short and not all that intense.
I don’t bother with any hardcore heating equipment.
I get by with a ductless mini split in the kitchen and main section of the house. The rest of the time I just focus on a superb cooling system. I rely on a high velocity A/C to keep everything crisp and cool. The benefits of high velocity air is that the HVAC duct is half the size and flexible, and for an older home like mine, HVAC duct upgrade is certainly rough on the home. The walls and ceiling need to be torn down. The framework of my home couldn’t have withstood that, and so instead I had adjustable, flexible ducts fitted into the slats, then how the A/C works is by quicking whipping room to room in my AL home. It can lower the home temperature in minutes rather than hours. I prefer that it also is superb at dehumidification. In AL my friend and I have to worry about the intense heat and the moisture as well. I fight bugs, insects, mold, and mildew at all times; With the A/C going on full power, the dehumidification helps quite a bit. I still have asked around the Tuscaloosa Heating, Ventilation, and A/C companies to see if there are separate dehumidifiers that might work even better. I don’t want to deal with moisture problems anymore. It can affect wood furnishing and skin too, then did you realize that?