I’m pretty amazed that I haven’t gotten together a cost tearing strategy when it comes to Heating plus A/C cooling until this year.
I’ve lived in this region for 4 years plus that’s too long not to get real about air conditioner costs.
This region is just notorious for blazing heat during the Summer months. So when we first moved down here, we were pretty overwhelmed by just how intense the Summer heat really was. Initially, we tended to stay inside the air conditioner a bit too much. Trying to wait out the Summer heat by sticking to only Heating plus A/C treated spaces is a wasted of time plus all the cool outdoor stuff around here. So that was our first step. Both of us had to acweather conditions a bit more to the heat. That meant we were honestly conscious of the when we started up the air conditioner. Waiting later to go all in on the Heating plus A/C cooling really helped us get accustomed to life here in the summer. Both of us were able to get out more however mostly in the morning plus the night. The heat of the morning is still spent inside the Heating plus A/C cooling comfort of our home. But this year, we are going to do some basics we haven’t done before to rein in the Heating plus A/C cooling costs. I sealed up the loft slender by replacing all the weather stripping plus sealing all the gaps I could find. Both of us also put in solar shades to stop the direct sunlight heating. But it’s the control unit setting that will really tell the tale. Both of us are going for no more than 15 degrees cooler than the hottest outside temperature this summer.