It’s easy to think that all we have to do is mess with the thermostat for our heating and cooling comfort. That is certainly really all it takes in order to change the heating and cooling comfort. However, there is a lot more that goes into actually getting the HVAC coverage we expect in our homes. And that has everything to do with the HVAC equipment. Until I was a homeowner, my only relationship with the HVAC equipment was the interaction at the thermostat. But once all the heating and cooling issues stopped with me, I got to understand the essentials of heating and cooling. It’s sort of funny that I came away with such a strong appreciation for what the HVAC unit is actually doing. When you learn about how HVAC heating and cooling actually works, it comes with a whole dimension of added respect. And that added respect is reflected in just how I take care of the HVAC equipment. Of course, the heating and cooling equipment get HVAC maintenance seasonally from a certified and licensed HVAC professional. That goes without saying. However, I also like to do all I can to protect the HVAC equipment. And it’s pretty easy to forget the HVAC cabinet outside. So I make sure that it’s covered in the dead of winter to protect the fan and other delicate parts. But I also have covered it with a cage that locks down to deter thieves from ripping apart the HVAC unit in search of copper fittings. Without that HVAC cabinet outside, there would be no running the rest of the heat pump. So I make sure that it gets protected and care for.
Don’t forget to check the air ducts
I guess I really should have just allowed the HVAC company to be far more involved when it came to replacing the HVAC unit.
But once the HVAC technician told me that it was time to start planning for an HVAC unit upgrade, I ran with it.
This is sort of a default reaction of mine. I figure that I don’t want to get ripped off by anybody. And a lot of the time, just turning an entire process over to a company can end in too many up charges. So, I didn’t exactly rush to the HVAC company in an effort to get the sort of heating and cooling guidance I actually needed. But to me, it was all really pretty much cut and dried. I needed new HVAC equipment so I’d find the HVAC equipment. Going off the size and style of the HVAC equipment I owned should be enough to get me in the right ballpark. From there, I’d get some options and then run it by an HVAC professional prior to buying the HVAC unit. And that’s exactly what I did. I scoured the internet for the best deals I could find. I figured that’s all it would really take. So when I did buy the HVAC equipment, all I had to do then was schedule the installation. And that’s when the HVAC professional broke the news that it wasn’t just the HVAC equipment that was in need of replacing. Should have gotten the HVAC company involved sooner as my ductwork was shot. This changed everything but I had already purchased the heating and cooling equipment.
Better indoor air quality just an air filter away
All I had to do was upgrade the HVAC air filter to a HEPA filter
I wish everything was as easy to upgrade as the air quality inside my house. But for the longest time, I really had no idea what indoor air quality was anyway. All I knew was that air pollution was bad so I stayed out of air pollution as much as I could. Little did I realize just how polluted the indoor air was in my house. But this is a different sort of air pollution than a factory belching smoke. Still, I thought that indoor air was cleaned by the HVAC equipment. And although I was off a good bit, I did have a bead on the fact that heating and cooling can have a lot to do with good indoor air quality. The fact is that just having an air filter doesn’t mean the HVAC equipment is helping to clean the air inside our homes. That’s the part that I didn’t get right at all. Still, I have changed a lot of air filters in my time and many of them were dirty. I mean I could see the dirt on the HVAC air filter. However, those air filters were not designed with the thought of good indoor air quality in mind. No, those air filters were designed to trap and remove the sort of airborne hazard that could hurt the HVAC equipment. So really, what I thought was protecting my health was actually protecting the health of the HVAC unit. But man, was it ever an easy fix when I learned about all of this. All I had to do was upgrade the HVAC air filter to a HEPA filter. This thing is trapping and removing more than 99 percent of the airborne contaminants that are degrading the indoor air quality.
Renovation snag solved with ductless HVAC
The ductwork was no good either and would have to be replaced if I wanted traditional central air conditioning.
There is more to owning a home than throwing your stuff inside and paying the mortgage. This I know. From the time I first bought this house until now, I’ve been so excited to own my home. However, that also came with a few challenges. There were plenty of weeks and months where I couldn’t come home to just relax in my air conditioning. Part of that had to do with the fact that upgrading the HVAC equipment was a big part of the renovations I was working on. Well of course, the HVAC professionals would be doing the actual upgrades when it came to the HVAC equipment. But there was so much that had to be done in order to get there with the HVAC renovations. The old HVAC unit worked but it really didn’t do much. And I for sure wanted to complete my part of the renovations prior to summer. There was no way to deal with our brand of heat and humidity without great HVAC cooling. That old HVAC unit sure wasn’t going to provide for that. So when we got close, I had the HVAC contractor come out to do the inspection. But that’s when I learned that the HVAC renovations weren’t going to be easy. The ductwork was no good either and would have to be replaced if I wanted traditional central air conditioning. But thankfully, that HVAC professional had a heating and cooling option that worked out maybe even better. I ended up with a ductless multi split heating and cooling system. This HVAC unit consists of 3 ductless heat pumps that are strategically positioned in my home.
An adventurous oil furnace/heater tune-up for my daughter
I worked some extra shifts to have enough cash to buy a new home.
My spouse, Sofia, took another job to help raise funds.
On Sundays, I had to take our child with me to work. She enjoyed riding in the home services vehicle with me. One Monday day, the museum called the heating corp I work for, for duct cleaning plus oil furnace/heater tune-up for their boiler upgrade. It was late, plus the work forward to Sunday. I was the only Heating as well as A/C repairman laboring that morning. My child accompanied me to the museum. Being the sneaky girl, she joined a group of children guided through the museum. The whole home heating method was in nice condition, plus because of that, it did not give me a hard time, plus I was able to finish my work really fast, although it did have extensive air duct. There were only two leaks in the Heating as well as A/C duct that were easy to fix. Our next stop was at a home where the homeowner wanted to believe if it was possible to include a gas fireplace in her resting room plus update the washable filter. Even though those kinds of filters only require cleaning once installed after some time, they also need to be updated. She also complained that the gas oil furnace was noisier than usual. After inspecting it, I found out that it required a major repair. The leading cause of the malfunction was that she rarely had it diagnosed even after the heating provider who installed it suggested her to as a single of the main energy-saving help tips
A date with an Heating as well as A/C repairman
When I saw my mother calling, I could already predict how that call would end.
The past year plus a half, she had consistently ended the conversation by asking if there was someone in my life or when I would take them home for dinner.
To my surprise, she told me that she had arranged a meeting for me with an Heating as well as A/C repairman. When I told her I was no longer interested in the blind dates she was consistently setting me up with, she acted all offended plus said she wanted to install a new gas oil furnace. Since I once worked in a heating corp, I would believe all the right questions. I agreed to the meeting since I contacted a heating provider for oil furnace/heater tune-up. I was going to meet the tech at my parents’ house. When I got there, my mom had a complete dinner prepared. I knew she was up to no good. Since I turned thirty, she is determined to see me married. I asked the professional from the home services to join me on the terrace to discuss the boiler upgrade. I also needed to believe if I could switch to a washable filter instead of the others I kept replacing every numerous weeks. I told him about my whole-home heating method plus its troubles. He suggested me to have my air duct checked. Based on the information I had given him, the Heating as well as A/C duct had to be the genesis of that certain issue. He also gave me energy-saving help tips to cut down costs. As for my parents’ system, the new upgrade could start when they were ready, however they would have to perform duct cleaning first.
The drunk Heating as well as A/C repairman
I did not guess much about the noise I heard outside my hotel room until I heard a knock at the door.
I thought it was room repair only for me to open the door plus find an intoxicated lady.
Before I could say anything, she had already started asking me if my room was hot enough. She started complaining about how the hotel’s whole-home heating method was insufficient. She said that she had even gone as far as to call the heating provider to come plus check the boiler upgrade because even the water in the shower was not hot enough. She started ranting about how the legitimately never to oil furnace/heater tune-up seriously. I started getting worried because she was intoxicated plus would end up waking up guests on the entire floor. She even went as far as saying that her room was really stuffy because the air duct was dirty. I had to hand it to her; she knew a lot when it came to the laborings of a gas oil furnace. It all fell into site when she claimed that she was a certified Heating as well as A/C repairman. She said she would add duct cleaning to the list when the home services company arrived. She asked me to take her to the unit because she was tired of waiting for the heating corp crew to arrive. She even wanted to clean the washable filter herself. When I told her that it would not be necessary, she gave energy-saving help tips. I could not wait for the hotel staff to get her back to her room to resume my studying in front of the gas fireplace.