It’s straight-forward to make dumb mistakes in the name of simply saving money.
Don’t do this with cars, because it’s straight-forward to neglect oil changes plus other seasonal maintenance when you’re lazy or ignorant of the repercussions.
The worst is thinking that you can get around unnecessary service labor plus save money in the process. The local laundromat is a perfect example of this happening in real time. The owner doesn’t want to get a unit fixed until she has at least several or more than five of them down so she saves on service fees. She told myself and others that there is a set fee for the repairman to come out, plus it’s cheaper to have him maintenance several machines in a single trip rather than over several visits. However, with each unit down he’s losing money. When all of the machines are used by other clients, people walk in with money plus then turn around plus leave. It’s ridiculous that she doesn’t realize this. My buddy has a similar mindset with the air conditioner in her house. She tells myself and others that she blocks vents in every room however her bedroom, lavatory, kitchen, plus kitchen. In her mind there’s no reason to waste cool air on spaces in the lake house that aren’t truly being used. This way she intends to save money on her energy bills. Unblessedly, restricting the airflow like this simply causes the air conditioner to over labor plus burn more electricity to cool your house. You can even kill an air conditioner early by doing this for long periods of time. It’s best to leave all of your air conditioner vents open regardless of what rooms you are using each afternoon. The unit expects a consistent air pressure throughout the ductwork plus closing vents will hinder this.