Weird weather requires heating and cooling
At this time of year, the weather is very unpredictable.
After dealing with temperatures in the forties and running the HVAC system on heating mode for several months, the outdoor conditions suddenly warmed up.
We had a week of temperatures in the eighties, necessitating the switch to air conditioning. I thought we were done with the cold weather. Unfortunately, the conditions keep changing from one day to the next. We’ll enjoy a couple of days of gorgeous weather with extreme heat and then several days of cold and rain. I have a packaged unit that provides both heating and cooling capacity. Changing from heating to cooling mode is as easy as pushing a button on the thermostat. However, it just seems wrong to pay to pump cold air into the house one and invest in heating the next. I keep trying to go without heating or cooling until the weather straightens out. We are headed toward summer, and I know the chilly conditions won’t last. Last night, I just about froze to death. I refused to start up the heating system. Instead, I bundled up in warm blankets. This morning, when I checked the thermostat, I saw that the temperature in the house was 60 degrees. I was tired of shivering and turned up the thermostat setting. The heating system is now blasting heat from the vents. It feels wonderful. I checked the weather forecast and saw that the outside temperature will climb back up into the eighties tomorrow. I’ll open the windows and hope for a breeze but probably end up running the air conditioner. I am not looking forward to getting my monthly electric bill. Paying for both heating and cooling is going to add up.