It would be embarrassing for them to see how cold my house is

My goal is to only run my heating equipment half the year. Ideally I would then like to run my AC system the remaining six months. The problem is that I live in the upper north where the cold comes quick and then lingers forever. I basically turn my AC equipment on for one month out of the year. I should run my heating equipment for the vast majority of the year. Not only would that be expensive, it would be hard on the system. Also, getting the heating device serviced is already difficult. I can’t have the heater running when the HVAC technician cleans and oils it. I need it to be off in the fall and cleaned. Once winter comes I can then turn it on. It is the start of fall and I am already looking longingly at my heating equipment. The temperatures outside are wet and cold. If I started my heating equipment now, I would be hoping for an early springtime. In order to do only six months of heating, I need to wait another month. I don’t know if I can wait until Thanksgiving to have heating. Already I am wearing pants, jackets and thick socks to just be in my house. Right now I am thankful that I don’t have anyone coming over to visit me. It would be embarrassing for them to see how cold my house is. I wonder if buying a few space heaters and running them would be cheating. I already have my heated blankets on my bed.

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