At least I’ve done all I can so when it comes to being prepared for the Summer and all the air conditioning that’s about to happen.
It’s still just so wonderful outside as we work our way into May.
But that’s the end of all the nice, Spring weather for sure. Every day that’s not hot and humid is sort of a bonus round situation when you live where I do. In a few weeks, the full weight of Summer heat and humidity will be upon us. The days of waking up with the windows open and the nice breezes and highs in the low 80’s are almost over. But while I’ll miss that weather and will have four months of grinding through the heat of Summer, I’m at least prepared. The air conditioning tune up is done as the HVAC professionals came out the first week of March for that. The house is ready as I’ve replaced all the weather stripping to ensure a good seal on the house. Having a tight house is another way of adding efficiency to the HVAC equipment. And I’m getting in the habit of pulling the shades each morning before I head off to work. These are all really important parts of any strategy aimed at reducing air conditioning costs. But when the HVAC technician came to do the HVAC maintenance, he brought with him an additional tool to help with saving on cooling costs. I had a smart thermostat added to the HVAC equipment. It’s been here a couple of months. And while the air conditioning has been just left on yet, I think this HVAC technology has had time to learn our patterns. So I’m excited to enjoy the convenience of not having to be a thermostat hawk all Summer while saving perhaps an additional 15 percent or more.