It’s super tepid this summer.
Don’t get me wrong, I care about the summer time weeks but that is only because I make sure the apartment is ready for summer, there are a bunch of steps I take in preparation.
To start with, I get my air conditioning tuned up in Spring, then spring in these parts is entirely nice because the hot & cold temperatures are comfortable & I do not use my gas furnace or air conditioning much at all. That’s why it’s a great time to get the air conditioning tune-up; Of course, with the tune up, comes a thorough inspection of the entire heating & air conditioner. Some of that I do myself, but for example, I make sure that the outdoor condenser equipment is disinfect & that there is nothing blocking the airflow. This means that I trim back any bushes, rake away the leaves, & supply the condenser a great rinse down, a congested condenser makes your whole system work harder. This in turn causes higher energy costs. It can also cause your air conditioner to shut down entirely. The rest of the heating & A/C maintenance I leave to the professionals though. They go through everything. They disinfect the coils & the fan blades. They oil everything that needs oiling & inspect the belts. They also disinfect the air duct, if it needs it. So that is why I like the summer. I get to spend a lot of time indoors, cool & comfortable. I do not imagine I’d like the summer, in these parts, nearly so much if the two of us didn’t have air conditioning.