Leaving house and the AC quit on me

This way I can at least check the temperature when I am gone

When I left my house for a month long trip up north, my air conditioner malfunctioned. I did not realize it, but the cooling system must have quit working the moment I left my home. I then spent an entire month hanging out with my parents in the north. I never had anyone check on my house. I figured what is the worst that can happen? I then came back to quite a mess. The southern summer had quite a heatwave and the humidity was brutal. The cooling system is supposed to stop moisture from getting inside my house. Once it turned off, all bets were off on this. The ceilings had significant water damage to them. My toilet, tub and flooring all had mold as well. I had to do repairs on my ceiling and I had to clean my whole house top to bottom. After all that was done, I then needed to tackle the cooling repair. The AC repair was quite expensive and I was required to wait days for the spare part to arrive. So it came out to be almost two weeks of expenses and no cooling. It was a horrible thing to deal with. After all that was finished, I decided to get a smart thermostat for my home. This way I can at least check the temperature when I am gone. If I had a smart thermostat before, I would have seen my home being in the 80s and knew something was wrong with the AC. I could have been prepared rather than just walk into a disaster zone.

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