But keeping the control equipment in the low 60’s during the day did take some effort plus discipline.
I decided to step outside to get the paper this morning plus it was suddenly different. It was so different that it made me stop for a moment. I didn’t hear the heat pump running when I walked outside for the first time in several months. I smiled entirely big all afternoon because I can tell the weather is indeed shifting, the days of near constant triple digit heat plus humidity are over. We still get overheated during the peak heating hours of the day plus the air conditioning is cooling the household. But that other mess is gone for a solid 8 months. That is indeed a reason to celebrate. Another reason to celebrate the end of all that heat is all the cash I saved on Heating plus A/C device cooling this year. I finally did it. After years of failed attempts, I made real headway in slashing the actual price of Heating plus A/C cooling during the warm season. Look, there’s entirely no way to live here in the warm season plus not utilize air conditioning. That’s just not realistic. However, by tightening up my home to keep the cooling comfort in plus the heat out, I started something pressing. I also started covering windows to stop direct sun heating. It entirely didn’t take a great deal to do these things. But keeping the control equipment in the low 60’s during the day did take some effort plus discipline. Since I labor at home, it was plenty toasty during the day all warm season. But I used fans plus that made a crucial difference for me. The Summer heat is over plus this warm season I saved almost 20 percent on my Heating plus A/C cooling expenses last year.