I travel a lot for work.
My homebase is in Fort Worth though; Living in Texas means the majority of the year I am worrying about cooling… I don’t have to be sad about a tough freeze ruining my pipes and the heating plan going out! That is charming for someone who travels all the time.
There are concerns with Ac during the summer time though. If I turn my cooling system on and quit, I could experience mold growth, bugs and pests could be coming into my household! So I need to make sure that while I am gone, my Fort Worth home is still sufficiently cooled. The best investment I ever made was for a smart control unit. I now can control my heating and cooling system from somewhere there is wireless internet! Anytime I leave on a trip I set my control unit to low cooling mode. It cools, but to a much higher temperature than when I am there. I also consistently check local, Fort Worth weather and make adjustments on the fly. If it is sweltering outside, I will bump up my control unit a bit. It is nice that the smart control unit tells me the home temperature, humidity, and air filter changes. It recommends settings to me and troubleshooting tips. The best is having that peace of mind knowing my home is being taken care of. If my A/C stopped working, I would get advanced notice. If not, I could always see that the A/C stopped operating when I plugged into my app.