Even though it’s considered the middle of winter, the temperature has been moderate for the past week.
Last week, the high temperature was 40 degrees and this week, the temperature has risen past 70 degrees every day! I went from sweaters and boots to t-shirts and sandals within a matter of days.
At one point, the temperature got so warm that I considered turning my furnace off and switching my air conditioner back on. This was only a brief thought because I didn’t want the hassle of switching the air conditioner back on. I had already had the HVAC system serviced before I turned on my furnace for the season, so I didn’t want to mess anything up with my air conditioning system. I didn’t know much about HVAC systems, but turning on the air conditioning randomly for a few days and then shutting it off for an entire season seemed impractical. My HVAC system would have to run tirelessly to cool the entire house down, only to be told that it no longer needed cooled. Then, my furnace would have to do the opposite and warm up the entire house again. My house isn’t large, but it isn’t tiny either. Heating and cooling an entire house within a short time frame used a lot of energy and put a lot of stress on an HVAC system. This is why I didn’t actually turn my air conditioner back on when there was a warmer than normal week during the winter. Instead, I opened the doors and windows and let my home cool naturally.