It is a nice change up
I lived up north my entire life. I only relied on heating systems, there was no need for AC. The summer season is short and not particularly hot. There would be one or two days of heat that would follow with cold nights. There was no reason to have AC, a pool or any other summer related things. My family had three heating systems in the house. We had a kitchen heater, gas fireplace in the living room and an old Moore heater upstairs. Even with all three heating systems running, the house wasn’t ever toasty. The temperatures would get to -20 degrees. It was hard to heat a big house that was so cold. Adding insulation, caulk and putting towels around the doors only helped so much. When I moved down south I was excited to no longer experience snow and extreme cold. I still wanted a heating system in my house. I talked to my HVAC contractor and he was adamant that I needed air conditioning. I felt silly buying a cooling system when I have never needed one before. The guy sold me on a ductless heat pump and I am so thankful. Thank goodness I didn’t go without AC for even a month. The south is the reverse of where I used to live. I now use AC all the time. Very rarely do I need to turn on my heating system. It is a nice change up. I now get to be too hot for once and actually get a tan. My husband and I are looking into buying a pool.