Recently we have enjoyed a few mild days here weather wise. It has been nice to open the windows to catch the breeze and dine out on the deck. Of course, we are approaching July and later this week we will see 90 degrees.
Meanwhile, we are fighting the moisture in the basement. The dehumidifier is running constantly pulling 3 gallons of water out of the air each day.
Both the air conditioner and the dehumidifier are expensive to run but we do both for comfort and to fight the battle with moisture.
As I leave for my day today, I will shut the windows and turn the air conditioner to a reasonable level of 77 degrees. That's cool enough with the fans running and it will kick in and remove more of the moisture in the house.
Utilities are an expense line in the budget that is hard to count on even if you use the offered equal payment plan. Even then, the consumer is responsible for make-up or carried forward increases. I heard that heating oil and gas furnace costs will be over double last winter's.
We will be dipping into our emergency cushion to cover those surprises.
'til later
Meanwhile, we are fighting the moisture in the basement. The dehumidifier is running constantly pulling 3 gallons of water out of the air each day.
Both the air conditioner and the dehumidifier are expensive to run but we do both for comfort and to fight the battle with moisture.
As I leave for my day today, I will shut the windows and turn the air conditioner to a reasonable level of 77 degrees. That's cool enough with the fans running and it will kick in and remove more of the moisture in the house.
Utilities are an expense line in the budget that is hard to count on even if you use the offered equal payment plan. Even then, the consumer is responsible for make-up or carried forward increases. I heard that heating oil and gas furnace costs will be over double last winter's.
We will be dipping into our emergency cushion to cover those surprises.
'til later
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