I’ve said a definite goodbye to winter.
This is something that I sort of hate doing. Even as the first wave of pollen descends, I still hang on to the wonderful winter where I live. We have a winter that, in my view, is the best of all possible winters. It’s definitely on the mild side as we have no need for a gas furnace or anything of the sort that our neighbors to the north have to use. In fact, our heat pump hardly had to come on but to knock off the moring or late night chill now and again. So you can understand why I love the winter. But spring is in full swing and up go the temperatures. That’s fine as well. We don’t really go full on with air conditioning while the temps are still in the 80’s. Yet, I know that by June, the heat pump will be working overtime once again just to provide the HVAC cooling comfort we need. But that cooling comfort also comes with a steep price tag. Left unchecked, the HVAC cooling costs can get out of hand real quick. When we first moved here, I saw some bills for electric that simply staggered me. But I learned the basics to HVAC cooling cost control. And those are seal up the house tight, stop direct sunlight heating with shades or drapes and always stick to thermostat discipline. The thermostat setting is perhaps the key to all of this. I simply program mine not to be more than 15 degrees cooler than the temps during the peak heating hours of the afternoon.