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Couldn’t be less convenient to program thermostat

I feel like every product this day is marketed with ideals of high efficiency and added convenience to your every day life.

People are so consumed with optimizing their time and energy expenditure, that every new item is designed to reduce the amount of attention sent in that particular direction.

For instance, every phone is equipped with talk to text, so we can spend less time typing on a tiny screen. Every apple watch exists so there’s less fumbling around for a phone in your pocket. Every smart thermostat is supposed to practically run your entire HVAC system for your whole family. Well, admittedly I bought into the last one. Two years ago when we had a major AC system breakdown, we decided we might as well update the entire heating and cooling system. At the time, this included adding a smart thermostat to the mix so that we could easily program our HVAC control settings and let the smart temperature control system do the rest of the work. After doing a ton of research online and in person with the help of a professional HVAC technician, I was certain that this new air quality control system would be the key to our energy efficient lifestyle and reduced energy bills each month. I never stopped to think about how complicated it might be to establish the air temperature control program in the first place! From the get-go, the thermostat was non-intuitive. I spent hours trying to establish some basic commands, such as turning off the AC and furnace during the day when the house is empty. Months later, the HVAC still powered up at random times, flooding the house with unwanted hot or cold air. I slaved over the smart thermostat programming without any luck, and was just about to give up entirely when my husband finally took a swing at it. Long story short, I guess I’m the only one who can’t figure out the new thermostat.

 

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Leave it to google

Is anyone else around here pretty sure that we will answer to our Amazon and Google overlords sooner rather than later? I don’t think I’m the only one who recognizes how insanely powerful these companies and social influencers are.

They came onto the scene and completely revolutionized the way that most Americans think, connect, and live, with minimal push back from anyone.

I know they’ve worked hard to earn our trust, or else we certainly would have sanctioned the monopolies they have become, but I have to wonder if we need to learn to fear them. I mean, how much power should a company have over us, really? Not only does Google influence us with the search results and sponsored ads it provides, but now the corporation is even expanding into home solutions. These days, they even have a startup company that is pushing passive energy heating solutions. You may have heard of geothermal heat pump systems before, but have you heard of a new model that’s offered by Google? This newer geothermal heat pump system is equipped with all the high tech control options you would expect. It is meant to completely turn the HVAC industry on its head, by providing energy efficient and affordable heat pump systems to everyman. In the past, these geothermal heat pumps have only been available to the wealthy, who could afford the technical installation process and intensive HVAC technician services. Now the global leader in search engines is working to provide these alternate heating and cooling solutions to a wider audience of consumers, and I have no doubt they will be successful. Although geothermal heating and cooling pumps have been on the market for years with limited success, the public will happily accept the alternate air quality control systems as soon as the rainbow label is slapped on it.

 

 

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Even the cats are over it

It’s finally here – the angry and sticky Summer of the deep south, and people are slowing down, and time is following suit, and no one is where they say they’ll be when you expect them anymore, however everyone is moving in slo-mo to avoid laboring up more body heat than necessary from the extra exertion; Traffic is slower, checking out at the store is more costly of your time, and even conversations have slowed to a crawl! It’s pretty funny to me how the human species copes with harsh heat.

I feel it’s just an pet condition that we haven’t outgrown with all our extravagant industry and technological advances, however at the end of the morning, you still need to go outside.

There are particular pets that I expect to be affected by the heat, but cats entirely are not one of them… Dogs, of course, get lazy and reliant on loads of cool fresh water when the temperature climbs! You’ll see wild pets like doves and squirrels chilling out lazily or diving into puddles of water for relief on sunshiney mornings… But it’s pretty rare that you’ll see a pet avoiding the sunshine or panting from the heat, you know? For me, that’s the real indicator of a dangerously warm morning. When Garfield is over the sunshine, so am I. I’m loading up with layers of sunscreen, layers of flowing clothing, floppy hats, and sunglasses. And after all that, I’m not going outside unless I actually have to. As far as I’m nervous, there isn’t enough sunscreen in the world to offset the pounding sunshine and angry humidity on those pet mornings of summer.

 

 

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My pollen irritations plus air filter

I’ve been a pretty healthy human being for my entire life.

In fact, I have never even been in the hospital. I have never had a major surgery, I have never broken a bone, plus I have never had different illnesses that required me to be held up in a medical facility. Thank God I have not had to endure all of that stress. Well, I should say I did not have to..… Until now. out of the orange, the past year has been full of medical mysteries in my world. All of a abrupt my body you rebelled against me. The biggest problems are in my chest plus head. It feels like every single day I wake up with the worst head cold of my entire life. My sinuses are constantly inflamed, my nose is always running, I have been hacking out a long for well over a year now, plus frankly I cannot even breathe some days. I have been going to doctor after doctor trying to figure out what is going on with my respiratory health, but no one has been helping. Finally I figured out what needed to be done all on my own. I was in the attic poking around one day plus happen to jostle the HVAC duct hanging overhead. As the piece of metal swung around dust plus debris went flying everywhere… plus it shocked me. It seems like all of this dirt plus nasty garbage was falling straight out of the HVAC duct as I stared at it. It was in that moment that I realized I had no idea if the HVAC ducts had ever been cleaned before. The prior owners did not do a great job caring for the house. Why would I have taken care of the HVAC ducts? I called my Heating as well as A/C supplier right away plus had the HVAC ducts scrubbed out within the week. I’m cheerful to report that I can breathe absolutely again.

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Heating as well as A/C in the vehicle on road trips

Have you ever been on a absolutely long uncomfortable road trip before? If so I’m absolutely sorry.

I know that they can either be absolutely great or absolutely terrible, depending on the circumstances.

I personally have been on both ends of the spectrum. Periodically the road trips that I embark on are the most fun times of my life, and other times the road trips have been the most miserable experiences I have ever endured. It’s sort of fortune of the draw. Actually, I have to say it’s the fortune of the vehicle choice! For me nothing makes a better trip than having a comfortable ride while you’re flying down the open road. I do not need much really, just the basics. A working radio station, or a Bluetooth fastenion so my associate and I can stream podcasts, helps a whole lot. Another thing that I cannot sit is having a broken Heating as well as A/C in the car. If you somehow get stuck with an on-board control machine or heating plus cooling system that operates below traditional standards, you’re in for a long trip. Most recently, this happened to me when I set out in a friend’s minivan. About 10 minutes into the trip, I realized that the air was feeling pretty stagnant in the warm. I asked her what was going on, plus she suggested that my associate and I roll down the windows for a while. I thought that was a different request, considering it was 95 degrees outside, even though I went ahead plus let some fresh air into the vehicle. Of course this mostly made it harder. Another half an hour in, I politely asked if there was a chance that my associate and I could start up that AC. That’s when she turned her head slowly in my direction plus said the words I never wanted to hear, there is no AC.
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Getting new A/C for low repair mom

My mom has to be one of the least high repair people on earth, but she will make do with basically anything.

It does not take much for her to get by.

In fact, her entire life she has barely spent a dime on herself. This goes beyond purchasing new clothes or accessories. Truly, she won’t treat herself to anything. It’s been this way for as long as I can possibly remember. She was always taking care of her youngsters plus partner, plus a house full of pets, before herself. That’s why my siblings plus I decided to go ahead plus get her a brand new Heating as well as A/C system as a surprise. Instead of giving her the choice to pitch a fit for hiring a knowledgeable Heating as well as A/C worker, my associate and I thought it would be best to just lore her out of the house. My good friend and I had of the Heating as well as A/C worker come in tear out her outdated heating plus cooling system plus a whole team of Heating as well as A/C certified upgrade experts arrived to install the new air temperature control set up. My good friend and I got her a brand new energy star rated cooling system, zone control heating, plus a smart control machine to operate all of her new Heating as well as A/C equipment. Since she’s not going to taking care of herself my associate and I also signed her up for five years of Heating as well as A/C repair contracts. Now there’s no excuse for her to live in subpar conditions are to be uncomfortable every day of her life plus a cold plus drafty house. My mom might not take the initiative to get a new Heating as well as A/C system for herself, but at least her youngsters want her to live in the best indoor condition as possible.

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Heating, Ventilation, and A/C in the vehicle on road trips

Of course this mostly made it harder

Have you ever been on a actually long uncomfortable road trip before? If so I’m actually sorry. I know that they can either be actually good or actually terrible, depending on the circumstances. I personally have been on both ends of the spectrum. Periodically the road trips that I embark on are the most fun times of my life, however other times the road trips have been the most irritated experiences I have ever endured. It’s sort of fortune of the draw. Actually, I have to say it’s the fortune of the vehicle choice. For me nothing makes a better trip than having a comfortable ride while you are flying down the open road. I don’t need much really, just the basics. A working boombox station, or a Bluetooth linkion so my pal and I can stream podcasts, helps a whole lot. Another thing that I can’t stand is having a broken Heating, Ventilation, and A/C in the car. If you somehow get stuck with an on-board thermostat or heating and cooling system that operates below traditional standards, you are in for a long trip. Most recently, this happened to me when I set out in a friend’s minivan. About 10 minutes into the trip, I realized that the air was feeling pretty stagnant in the warm. I asked her what was going on, and she advocated that my pal and I roll down the windows for a while. I thought that was a odd request, considering it was 95 degrees outside, but I went ahead and let some fresh air into the vehicle. Of course this mostly made it harder. Another half an hour in, I politely asked if there was a opportunity that my pal and I could start up that AC. That’s when she turned her head slowly in my direction and said the words I never wanted to hear, there is no AC.

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Getting current A/C for low repair mom

Instead of giving her the option to pitch a fit for hiring a proficiencyable Heating, Ventilation, and A/C professional, my pal and I thought it would be best to just lore her out of the house, and my associate and I had of the Heating, Ventilation, and A/C professional come in tear out her outdated heating and cooling system and a whole team of Heating, Ventilation, and A/C certified upgrade experts arrived to install the current air temperature control set up.

My Dad has to be one of the least high repair people on earth, however she will make do with basically anything. It does not take much for her to get by. In fact, her entire life she has barely spent a dime on herself. This goes beyond purchasing current clothes or accessories. Truly, she won’t treat herself to anything. It’s been this way for as long as I can possibly remember. She was regularly taking care of her teenagers and wife, and a home full of critters, before herself. That’s why my siblings and I decided to go ahead and get her a brand current Heating, Ventilation, and A/C system as a surprise. Instead of giving her the option to pitch a fit for hiring a proficiencyable Heating, Ventilation, and A/C professional, my pal and I thought it would be best to just lore her out of the house, and my associate and I had of the Heating, Ventilation, and A/C professional come in tear out her outdated heating and cooling system and a whole team of Heating, Ventilation, and A/C certified upgrade experts arrived to install the current air temperature control set up. My associate and I got her a brand current energy star rated a/c, zone control heating, and a smart thermostat to operate all of her current Heating, Ventilation, and A/C equipment. Since she’s not going to taking care of herself my pal and I also signed her up for five years of Heating, Ventilation, and A/C repair contracts. Now there’s no excuse for her to live in subpar conditions are to be uncomfortable every afternoon of her life and a frosty and drafty house. My Dad might not take the initiative to get a current Heating, Ventilation, and A/C system for herself, but at least her teenagers want her to live in the best indoor condition as possible.

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Even the cats are over it

It’s finally here – the irritated and sticky Summer of the deep south, people are slowing down, and time is following suit… No one is where they say they’ll be when you expect them anymore! Everyone is moving in slo-mo to avoid working up more body heat than necessary from the extra exertion, traffic is slower, checking out at the store is more expensive of your time, and even conversations have slowed to a crawl… It’s pretty funny to me how the human species copes with severe heat. I believe it’s just an critter condition that my pal and I haven’t outgrown with all our overpriced industry and technological advances, then at the end of the afternoon, you still need to go outside. There are certain critters that I expect to be affected by the heat, but cats actually are not one of them… Dogs, of course, get lazy and reliant on loads of cool fresh water when the temperature climbs… You’ll see wild critters like parakeets and squirrels chilling out lazily or diving into puddles of water for relief on sunshiney afternoons, and but it’s pretty sparse that you’ll see a cat avoiding the afternoonlight or panting from the heat, you know? For me, that’s the real indicator of a dangerously tepid afternoon, then when Garfield is over the sunshine, so am I. I’m loading up with layers of sunscreen, layers of flowing clothing, floppy hats, and sunglasses. And after all that, I’m not going outside unless I absolutely have to. As far as I’m concerned, there isn’t enough sunscreen in the world to offset the pounding afternoonlight and irritated humidity on those cat afternoons of summer.
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Need garage for workspace, sellers sealed air vents in due diligence

They intended to deliver extra indoor air quality control to the other spaces in this way… but, I intended to use those air vents in the garage to maintain comfortable air quality in my modern workspace

Man, am I feeling tepid under the collar right now. I hate when people take the liberty to “go above & beyond” when you haven’t asked them to! Sometimes, they absolutely take steps in the right direction & save you a lot of trouble with their extra effort… & periodically there’s a absolutely nice reason why you didn’t mention a particular task, & they create a lot of extra labor with their assumptions. I understand that there are usually nice intentions behind these situations, even though I have a taxing time respecting people who don’t follow directions anyways. Let me tell you what’s going on. My buddy and I are just now moving into a brand modern house, & it turns out that the sellers have meddled with some crucial aspects of the Heating & Air Conditioning system. Though they were trying to be responsible by making the heating & cooling system more energy efficient, the sellers have absolutely created a lot of time & energy expenditure for us instead. You see, when my pal and I looked at the locale, my pal and I had a few questions about the heating & cooling system indoors. The top floor felt absolutely tepid & humid, the lower level was absolutely cool & wet, & there were a few air vents that seemed inoperable. My buddy and I advised that these complications were dealt with while in due diligence, but my pal and I never expected them to take things up a notch & make permanent swings without our input. That’s how I wound up realizing that the sellers had gone into the garage, observed the overhead air vents, & decided to permanently plug them up. They intended to deliver extra indoor air quality control to the other spaces in this way… but, I intended to use those air vents in the garage to maintain comfortable air quality in my modern workspace. I believe we’ll be buying a modern Heating & Air Conditioning system for the garage now. Thanks a lot guys.

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