Just a month or so ago, I took the protective shell off of the HVAC equipment alongside the house.
This is something that I put on the HVAC unit outside to protect it through our harsh Winter. This shell keeps the weight of snow and ice from hurting the fan and other parts. When I remove that cover, it’s usually the mark of Spring because I’ll be calling the HVAC professionals just after. I call to have them come out and do the air conditioning tune up. Not that we really have that much air conditioning demand. But we spent some dough on that heat pump and I’ll be danged if I’m not taking good care of it. Actually, we added the heat pump to the central air conditioning because my wife really wanted it. The older we’ve gotten, the less she is getting around the way she once did. So she’s quite often inside the house when it’s stuffy and warm in there. If air conditioning is what she wanted, that’s what she got. Truthfully, I find the air conditioning a big bonus at times. I’m already starting the process of cutting heating costs even though it’s almost June. The gas furnace is off but I also have a wood stove for supplemental heating. Using this heating source sure saves us a ton of money given how long and cold our Winters can be. But that also means that I have to start now with the cutting, splitting and stacking of all that firewood. So come about mid July after I finish with a morning of that, it’s sure nice to be inside the air conditioning.