For most of the country, December means that Winter is still unquestionably much at it’s most potent, and where I live, we’re far enough south to see December as the end of Winter as well as a transition over to Spring.
I walked out of our apartment where the heat pump has been silent to find pollen covering our car, however this is our cue to beginning getting real about the coming heat season, but heat as well as humidity aren’t relegated to the traditional summer time months around here. In fact, as soon as mid March, I’m hearing some of the heat pumps in the neighborhood stay on while I was in the afternoon. The people I was with and I tend to wait longer so both of us get a bit more accustomed to the higher hot as well as cold temperatures, but for sure, we’re popping the air conditioning on here as well as there in late May. By June, the heat pump is providing air conditioning evening as well as afternoon, and so it’s this area of the year that I care about to get myself more prepared when it comes to saving on air conditioning; After getting the air conditioning tune up, I guess having a unquestionably slender seal on your apartment is the most important area of any Heating plus A/C cost savings strategy. I suppose that I make sure that I’m replacing worn weather stripping every year. The sunlight just does a total number on that stuff. And it’s essential to keeping the lake house tight. I also cruise around the exterior of our apartment to be sure that I’m sealing up any gaps as well! Once the lake house is sealed up tight, I just make sure that I keep the shades drawn while I was in the afternoon. And of course, maintaining control unit discipline is essential as well. But having a slender apartment is essential to keep the air conditioning costs lower.