That way I have AC or less heating right when the space is heating up
My husband and I own a central HVAC unit. I would say that 90% of the time I enjoy it. I like that the whole home is one temperature. I don’t understand how people have unused rooms. I go to every room multiple times a day. I couldn’t get by not heating or cooling a certain space. The only time I don’t like the whole house being the same temperature is when I cook. The kitchen is never the right temperature because I am using the stove, burners and moving around. I work up quite a sweat. In the summer I am just dying for AC. I am always tempted to adjust the thermostat and crank the AC. I don’t want to disturb my husband though. He works from home and I think getting pounded with AC would be unpleasant. In the wintertime I want to lower the heating. When I feel the gush of heating come out of the vent, I am miserable. I typically cook in shorts and a tank top during the winter season. I have debated on closing the vent entirely and putting a mini split just in the kitchen. That way the whole house stays the same temperature but I can adjust the kitchen to what I want. There are smart thermostats that are run by phones. I could start the mini split right when I used my phone to turn on the oven. That way I have AC or less heating right when the space is heating up. I can then turn everything off together. Once the oven is off, I don’t need to be cooler in the space. It would be quite a bit of money to make that update though.