Once the a/c kicked on, the first utility bill blew my mind.
I learned the hard way about the effects of direct sun heating. And it was a lesson learned indeed. But where I grew up plus lived all of my adult life, direct sun heating was a great thing. That’s because during the freezing winters, I would prefer sitting in the window with the warm sunshine on my face while the gas boiler was heating our home. But that was up north plus it’s a weird animal down south. My fiance plus I learned all about it within six months of moving to the south. Our living situation now is radically weird from living in the neighborhood up north. First of all, we have house plus no neighbors. So when we moved into this house, we didn’t put up any sort of window treatments. Instead, we loved the view plus didn’t have to worry about nosey neighbors. My buddy and I moved down here right after Thanksgiving plus were blown away by how mild the winter weather was. My buddy and I knew it was going to be better, however we had no idea what we were going to experience when it came to perfect winter weather! However, it didn’t take long for us to realize that direct sun heating is not a great thing down south. Once the a/c kicked on, the first utility bill blew my mind. The HVAC professionals were kind enough to point out that I needed solar shades or drapes to reduce the high cost of a/c in my home. I called them in a panic thinking that the a/c was all messed up. They came out plus offered me my first lesson when it comes to cooling a home down south.