In my world, there’s nothing worse than sleeping without air conditioning.
I have to sleep with the cool air running or I won’t sleep as well.
If I’m visiting someone or not able to control the thermostat settings, then I always sleep with an overhead fan running or I bring my own portable fan. The other night, my worst nightmare came true. I turned the thermostat to my preferred 66 degrees and then I snuggled into bed for the night. I wasn’t asleep long before I realized how warm it was in my room. I turned the overhead fan on, but it felt like it was pushing warm air down on me. I went back to my thermostat and I saw that even though I’d set the thermostat to 66 degrees, the thermostat said it felt like 71 degrees inside. No matter what I set the temperature to, my air conditioner couldn’t cool. I panicked and called my HVAC company late at night. He wasn’t able to get to my house in the middle of the night, no matter how much money I offered him. However, he promised to be at my house bright and early. According to him, I would be his first stop of the day. True to his word, the HVAC contractor was at my door at 8am, ready to fix my air conditioner. When he was done, he told me that the air filter needed replaced and I needed more coolant. I’m glad it wasn’t anything more serious and I was able to sleep in the cool temperatures again the following night.