It really wasn’t tough at all but wow, I really feel good about being prepared for Summer.
- And I actually did it this time.
Normally, I might talk a big game when it comes to prepping the house in order to save on air conditioning costs. Where I live, there really is no Winter prep per se. For sure, I have the HVAC professionals come out to do the heating maintenance on the residential HVAC. But that’s it really. And even then, the heat pump might provide some heating a handful of times all season. So no, prepping the house isn’t a Winter thing. For us, it’s a Summer thing. Anytime you seal up a house well, it can only add efficiency to the heating and cooling equipment. Down here, it’s all about saving money on all the air conditioning that comes with a long, grueling heat season. The temperatures can stay in the way upper 90’s for the entire period. A rainy day is sort of a brief miracle and inspires me to walk outside in the rain. So really, all I had to do was go online to the HVAC company’s website. They had the whole house prepping thing all laid out in very clear terms. Shoot, they even included a shopping list to reference at the hardware store. I also had the air conditioning tune up done early in March this year as well. I’m still sort of in awe that, for once, I’m actually ready to roll into Summer with the least bit of confidence that I won’t get killed on cooling costs. Of course, I’ll still have to be consistently disciplined when it comes to the thermostat setting. But I don’t think that will be a problem.