I sort of suppose about my heat pump as a bear.
This piece of Heating, Ventilation plus A/C device stays basically in hibernation all Winter.
Then, like the bear, it slowly comes to life in the Springtime. In this region, there are afternoons even in late March where some cooling comfort from the heat pump might be appropriate. But the heat pump isn’t legitimately coming to life quite yet. That’s what’s happening now, but like a bear, the heat pump roars to life with its full energy for the Summer and into early Fall, and my buddy and I are now witnessing the roaring to life of lots of a/c bears around here. I walked to get the mail the other day and I could already hear a chorus of heat pumps singing the cooling song. I dislike to confess it however one of those heat pumps was mine as well. I do my best to limit the amount of a/c in my home. For one, it’s a bit fancy when you’re living on a slim budget. And the more I lean on the cooling from the heat pump, the more overwhelming the heat feels outside. So I do my best to walk the line between comfort while I sleep and dealing with a higher thermostat setting during the afternoon, then working from condo makes managing the thermostat setting a lot easier. I’ve tried to program the thermostat before without much luck. Being condo full time working from the central a/c is a massive help when it comes to keeping the Heating, Ventilation plus A/C costs lower through the hottest part of our year. I’m sure that when August rolls around, I’ll be pretty over all the heat. But I also know that the heat pump bear will wind down again before going off to hibernate for another Winter.