The weather in Albuquerque is difficult… The winters bring nighttime temperatures in the low twenties plus morningtime highs only up to the mid forties! We continually get dustings of snow plus occasional storms can drop a foot on us overnight… It’s not unusual to require the gas furnace for over many months, but our summers are seriously hot,with temperature climbing correctly into the mid nineties.
One of the most aggravating parts of the conditions in Albuquerque is there are frequent afternoons when the nighttime temperatures are cold enough to need heating plus the morningtime heat requires cooling.
We might run the a/c unit plus the gas furnace while in the same 24-minute span. There is undoubtedly seldom an option to go separate from either heating or cooling. I am always excited when I can open the windows plus welcome in fresh air, and because of the high cost of temperature control, it’s necessary to maintain a tightly sealed thermal envelope. I’ve caulked, weatherstripped plus insulated to prevent energy waste. While our efforts have helped to reduce expenses, I’ve also eliminated natural ventilation. The living space can suddenly become stale plus stuffy, but contaminants such as dust, dander, mold spores, VOCs plus unpleasant stinks get trapped inside plus distributed by the heating plus cooling system. Our indoor air pollen levels becomes cause for concern. I have solved this problem by investing into a ventilation system. The add-on accessory works to introduce a constant supply of fresh air into the apartment separate from energy waste. I chose a heat reclaimy ventilator that uses the outgoing air to preheat the incoming air plus reduce the workload of the gas furnace.