I don’t think there is anyone I have ever met in the south without proper air conditioning.
The issue with the heat is that it is so hot year round, a lot of people always have the A/C running.
Because of this, almost everyone focuses on their central heating and cooling components. Every home that I have been to has always been nicely air conditioned. In fact, the only home that I have ever visited without proper heating and A/C was more in the west. Anyways, I am usually pretty good at remembering to take care of my heating and A/C machine, however, I have forgotten sometimes. Usually when I forget, it doesn’t take me too long to remember, because my cooling unit will start making a weird noise. It’s a noise I can’t exactly describe, but I know exactly what it means, it means the air conditioning filter it clogged. I used the best of the best HEPA air filters, and instead of using disposable air filters, these filters are actually washable filters. That means instead of spending more money and adding waste to the earth, I can just keep reusing my old filters. It has worked really well for me, and I have been using the same air filters for several years. A few weeks ago my heating and cooling unit was starting to make that weird noise again, and sure enough, the air filter was incredibly dirty! After a nice wash and cleaning, it was brand new. Once I put it back inside the A/C unit, it worked just like usual.