Where my pal and I live, the intense heat and humidity of summer are never too far from our minds.
I guess that it’s cooled off and the heat pump is silent right now, but I’m still thinking of ways to mitigate the high cost of air conditioning at home all summer.
There isn’t a great deal of demand when it comes to heating in this region, as there are normally a few periods of less than a month that the heat pump might kick on with some heating. But again, that’s just about all the heating demand that we need. So the heat pump is resting up for the coming air conditioning workload, and for a lot of people in this region the cooling demand can start as early as mid May. Our springtime comes early and the uneven temperatures get to the upper eighties pretty quickly. And that’s when most people reach for the temperature control and some air conditioning. My friend and I don’t as this is one of the main principles in our air conditioning cost saving strategy. Along with an air conditioning tune up in the springtime and temperature control usage all summer, my pal and I try to get used to the heat. That means we wait until the temperatures are in the nineties before we kick on the air conditioning. This allows our bodies to become accustomed to the heat, which reduces the demand for so much cooling. I also make sure to stop any and all direct sunlight heating and keep the beach house sealed up tight. The sunlight can truly do a number on the weather stripping down here, so I make sure I replace weather stripping as needed. It’s still winter season but I’m already adding to my list when it comes to air conditioning cost saving strategies.