Living in an are where just trying to keep cool is the main job of the afternoon, gets outdated after awhile. The South is such a superb locale to live but man, the summer time gets rough. Even the lizards are looking for shade. It’s so moderate that my animal won’t even muster the energy needed to jump the fence. While all of us all face the same fate while I was in the moderate summer, many of us approach it very differently. I have friends & neighbors who just pay whatever they have to pay to stay cool while I was in the summer. The hotter it gets, the deeper they go with the thermostat setting. Their Heating & Air Conditioning systems run just non stop. I would not want to write that check. I also know people who will certainly split the cooling system off for long periods of time. One associate turns off the Heating & Air Conditioning cooling method when she is away at work. There is another associate who turns off the Heating & Air Conditioning method the entire time she & her family are away on trip. I see the logic but they are forgetting a key element of what Heating & Air Conditioning certainly does. The Heating & Air Conditioning cooling method is removing heat from the new home not just blowing cooler air. As the Heating & Air Conditioning is working to remove the heat, it is also drying out the air. This allows the Heating & Air Conditioning to balance the humidity in the home. Without the cooling system running while I was in the height of summer, the new home becomes a perfect environment for mold & mildew. Simply paying attention to where the thermostat is set relative to the outside temp is a cheerful medium between these many extremes.