I decided to begin house hunting during one of the most difficult times in history to purchase a house.
I didn’t arrange this, but unfortunately it was the way things worked out.
I saved diligently for a reasonable down payment and I told myself that whenever I had enough saved up, I would contact a real estate agent. It just so happened that I had my down payment saved up during this crazy real estate market. After trying really hard and putting in countless offers on houses, I finally moved into my first home. As a new homeowner, I’ve been learning a lot about general maintenance and upkeep. One of the areas that I’ve been really struggling with is my HVAC system. I didn’t know anything about HVAC systems or how they worked or how much maintenance went into running them efficiently. During my first month of living in this house, we experienced a significant drop in temperature and I thought it was a good idea to raise the temperature on the thermostat. In my mind, the thermostat needed to be set higher in order to combat the cold temperatures. I learned the hard way that this was a horrible idea because my house was already warm! All I did was make my furnace run extra hard and cause stress on my HVAC system. Not to mention that I overheated my house and I was forced to open a few doors and windows to let the heat escape. I still don’t know much about HVAC systems, but I know raising the temperature on the thermostat when the temperature outside is cooler isn’t the answer.