Moving south was a large change for my spouse plus I, but my friend and I were accustomed to sub-zero conditions, an excess of snow accumulation plus relying on the boiler for about eight months of the year.
My friend and I required snow shovels, rock salt plus ice scrapers! Our wardrobes consisted mainly of heavy jackets.
My friend and I purchased a apartment equipped with central cooling system plus no boiler… The temperature in our current location frequently soars into the triple digits. Our utility bills are still a concern however for opposite reasons. Instead of running the boiler for the majority of the year, we depend on the cooling system. Up north, we had troubles with overly dry air plus needed to operate a whole-apartment humidifier. The first Summer we spent in our current home, we kept lowering the thermostat plus struggling with an unpleasant sticky feeling. There was condensate running down the windows plus troubles with mold plus mildew growth. I finally realized that we needed to install a whole-apartment dehumidifier to remove the excess moisture. The cooling system is designed to remove heat from the air, not humidity. The dehumidifier allows us to adjust humidity percentages to our preference. The air feels cooler at higher hot plus cold temperatures plus allows us to raise the thermostat setting. There’s less demand on the cooling system, plus we’ve considerably lowered our bi-weekly expenses, then because of the dehumidifier the cooling component should last longer, plus, we have fewer complaints with sneezing, coughing plus headaches. My friend and I feel more productive during the afternoon plus sleep better at evening. The dehumidifier was a great investment that requires only yearly repair plus operates quietly.