When you live where I do, the summer heat is really never off your mind.
But I guess that beats living way up north.
I imagine that sort of winter is always on one’s mind. Between prepping the house, dealing with all the snow and ice and HVAC issues, I imagine that’s a full plate. So I will for sure take my situation in the south over winters in the north. Of course right now, we are enjoying wonderful weather as our winters are so lovely and mild. The heat pump is quiet now as there’s not much call for heating at all. But I know this won’t last. It’ll be a few more months of this sort of weather before the temperatures begin to rise. Before you know it, June will roll around and the oppressive heat will be laid on top of us like a really hot, moist blanket. It’s a good idea to have your ducks in a row prior to the heat really setting in. We have a pretty good strategy in our home. When the temperatures start to rise in March, we leave the air conditioning off. This allows us to acclimate to the rising temperatures which results in less air conditioning demand for the summer. Plus, just getting acclimated to the higher temperatures makes the height of summer feel much less overwhelming. But I make sure that I call the HVAC company to have the HVAC technician come out and do the air conditioning tune up in late February. It’s always a good thing to get ahead and be sure the heat pump is ready for action.