I’m still sort of unclear on just how exactly the air conditioning tune up got by me this Spring.
But it sure did and now, I’m paying the price for that lapse in mental acuity.
Normally, I’m all over getting the HVAC maintenance done on the heat pump like in March. Where we live, the heat pump is quiet all Winter. There’s virtually no demand for heating down here. Sure, there is the once a Winter thing where we might have to bring in the plants. But even that’s not guaranteed. And when that happens, I don’t even bother with the thermostat as I opt for the space heater instead. Spring comes early as the pollen is covering the cars by Valentine’s Day. For certain, the main HVAC concern of our entire year is the Summer heat and humidity. So how in the world was I not prepared this year for it to be Summer already. We are now smack in the middle of May and the humidity is already at Summer levels. Thankfully, the temperature hasn’t fully kicked in yet but still, we are in the air conditioning portion of our annual program around here. Spring is enjoyed with the doors and windows open so we all get more accustomed to the heat. That way, we need less air conditioning in the Summer and we keep the cooling costs reasonable. But that really doesn’t matter if the air conditioning doesn’t work. I flipped the thermostat over to cool it and left it last week. It took three days before the thing just stopped working. Now, I have to pay for an HVAC repair that never would have been necessary had I gotten the air conditioning tune up.