Taking HVAC savings to another level
It’s this time of the year that I start thinking about modern & odd ways to save on the HVAC cooling bill.
I guess I do this in the Winter because I certainly don’t have any heating bills to speak of. Where I live, the heat pump may come on occasionally during the Winter but nothing much more than that. However, that same heat pump gets a large workout when the Spring un-even temperatures start to rise. Many of us in this section have the a/c on by March & it stays on till late fall. That’s a lot of HVAC cooling & it comes with a price tag. For me, I’m just not willing to fork over the equivalent of a car payment on a truly nice car for HVAC cooling. There are friends who spend so much on a/c that it just staggers myself and others every time they tell myself and others what they’re spending on HVAC comfort. Of course, my HVAC cost saving proposal starts with an a/c tune up from the HVAC professional. This way, I’m getting the most efficient operation from heat pump. Then I follow the basics of sealing up the lake house tight, mitigating direct daylight heating & maintaining thermostat discipline. All of this goes a truly long way toward saving a lot on a/c. However, I enjoy to take those savings to another level my adding something else each year. And I guess this year I’ll add not using the stove or the oven to the list. I’ll do all my cooking outside on the gas grill. Won’t heat up the lake house & that’s less HVAC cooling needed & more money in my pocket.