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My husband’s promotion caused us to move

I was shocked when my husband got a really big promotion at his job last year and we ended up having to move basically all the way across the country because of it.

  • I mean, I guess you never really know what life is going to throw at you, so you just better go and be prepared for anything that might come your way.

That’s how it’s always been in our marriage, anyway. When he got this promotion, they told us that we didn’t have to move at first. But then all of a sudden, everything changed and the position was on the other side of the country in a totally different climate! I was very concerned about the fact that we were all going to have to get used to a totally new climate and temperature for most of the year. We’re from a place where it’s always warm and we don’t ever have to worry about our furnace or a source of heating. We use a fireplace once in a while during the winter, but it’s more for atmosphere than a source of heating. The place we ended up having to move to is always cold and no one in this part of the country even has central air conditioning installed in their homes because they hardly ever need it. It’s just about always cold and you always have to make sure that your furnace system is performing to the best of its ability. I still can’t believe that we live here! I miss using the A/C in the summer and I hate the cold winters.

 

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The heating bills are extra high this month

For some reason, our heating bills are almost twice as high as they should have been this month.

I’m not really sure what’s going on because I don’t think that the outside temperatures are that much colder this year than they were last year at this time.

I feel like it’s something to do with our HVAC system rather than the exterior elements that is causing this major hike in our heating bills. Of course, I’m no HVAC technician, but I can’t help but wonder about the cause of this. I have read before that sometimes thermostat units are to blame. If your thermostat is not functioning properly, then your whole HVAC system can stop working correctly. I like to think of our thermostat as the brain of our HVAC system. And of course if you’re having trouble with the brain, then the rest of the system is going to have trouble, too. Anyway, with all of these high heating bills, I decided to go ahead and call one of our local HVAC companies to see what they thought could be the problem. The HVAC technician that I spoke with said that he would check the thermostat just to rule out any issues, but that he was pretty sure that the problem probably had more to do with our ventilation system than with the thermostat unit. He seemed pretty confident about that fact, too. He said that he almost guaranteed that the issue was something to do with us needing some ductwork sealing done in the house. I made an appointment!

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I really love my new smart thermostat system

We got a new thermostat system last year and I really love it.

  • I think it might be one of the best things that I have ever purchased for our house! When we decided to get it, we had been in the market for a new thermostat for quite a while.

The old thermostat unit that we had came with the house and I’m pretty sure it had been there since the dawn of time. It had at least been in the house for as long as the house had been built. It was one of those really old thermostat units that you might see in an old movie or something. It was round and you could actually see the mercury inside of it where the temperature settings were marked. When we first moved in, I thought that it was quaint and that it gave our old house some character. However, after a year or so of living in this house with our really high heating and cooling bills, I decided that it was definitely time for us to get a new thermostat. I had read that newer smart thermostat units are helpful for saving money on your heating and cooling bills all year long. They actually can learn your family’s schedule and adjust the temperatures in your home accordingly. That way, you won’t end up paying for heating and air conditioning your home when you aren’t even there. So far, I really love our new smart thermostat. My favorite part about it is the fact that I can adjust the thermostat from wherever I happen to be, as long as I can access the app through wifi.

 

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My brother should still be alive

It was a real devastating day when I learned that my brother died due to a faulty HVAC system.

  • It was the HVAC system in his apartment building.

He kept reporting issues to the building supervisor, but they kept saying that his HVAC system was fine. He was experiencing headaches and he felt light headed. He knew there was something wrong with the HVAC because he felt better when he would leave the apartment. When there was a brutal snowstorm and he wasn’t able to go anywhere due to a driving ban, unfortunately he had to stay cooped up in his apartment with the faulty HVAC system. It was really cold so he had to crank up the heating system. The last I heard from him, he called me up and said he wasn’t feeling well. I told him he should get to the hospital, but there was a driving ban because of all the snow. When the driving ban was finally lifted, everybody tried to get a hold of my brother but he would not answer the phone. When we finally got to his house, we had to have the building supervisor open his door. We found him dead in his bed and we learned the carbon monoxide levels in the apartment were at deadly levels. The place had to be vented out and we had to have the funeral for my brother. We are planning on suing the owner of the apartment building for not fixing the HVAC system as per the multiple requests of my brother. This should never happen to anybody!

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I cut my hand while working on a commercial HVAC system

Recently I was working on the commercial HVAC system at a local hospital.

It was a lot of gritty work and I was kind of in a rush because I wanted to try this new restaurant that opened up in the area.

Well unfortunately as I was rushing, I was being a little bit careless. I ended up cutting my hand really bad on the ductwork. Fortunately, I was in a hospital so I was able to get a doctor to work on my cut right away. They cleaned up my cut, had it disinfected and they patched me up really well. They made me sort of a priority because they wanted to have the HVAC job finished. I still ended up going out to the new restaurant and I really appreciated their excellent temperature control settings, good air quality, and fantastic food. When I got back, I told all the doctors and nurses about that place and people agreed that they had marvelous food. I was able to finish up with the work that I was doing on the commercial HVAC system and the ductwork, and everybody was pleased when it was all taken care of. I didn’t expect to hurt myself while working on their HVAC system, it’s not something I normally do. I guess that’s what I get for not paying full attention and being careless while thinking about food. It’s certainly something that I won’t let happen again, or at least I will try my best not to get injured while on the job. I actually had to take a few days off after that experience because I needed my hand to be fully healed before getting back out there in the field.

 

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No more strange noises coming from the walls

Recently my sister called me up and asked me if I could come over to see her new apartment.

I thought everything looked great and then she brought up the fact that she was hearing strange scratching noises in the walls.

She was worried that something was running around in the ductwork, so I had a look at some of the HVAC vents with her. Most of the HVAC vents seemed to be just fine, but there was this one in particular that looked damaged. It wasn’t fully secured and there was a small area where rodents could have easily gotten into the ductwork. I told her that she needed to get a hold of the building supervisor and get this taken care of. I personally didn’t want to deal with rodents, and she was freaked out by the very idea of having rodents in her new place. She reached out to the building supervisor and had the repair guy show up to fix the HVAC vent. He also opened up the HVAC vent and peered inside and saw there were mice droppings in there. He said there definitely was a rodent problem and he had to call for a rodent exterminator. They were able to get all of the rodents and then the repair man cleaned out the ductwork system. After that, he secured the HVAC vent and said everything was as good as new. He said to let him know if there were anymore troubles in the future. My sister is very glad that the problem was handled and since she has not been hearing strange noises coming from the walls.

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My wife was so much happier with our new energy efficient HVAC system

He said it was low cost and highly energy efficient.

For a long time, my wife has been mentioning that we need to do something about the HVAC system. I wasn’t exactly sure what she was getting at as I had gotten the regular HVAC system maintenance, but admittedly the HVAC system was very old. Finally after looking at one of our recent energy bills, I was kind of shocked about the huge cost. I realized that my wife was probably stressing about the fact that our energy bills were too expensive and of course the HVAC system was the reason for that. Our HVAC system was not energy efficient and it didn’t really matter if we were getting regular HVAC system maintenance. So I ended up calling up the local HVAC company and I talked to them about various types of HVAC system upgrades. They ended up sending an HVAC professional for a free consultation. The HVAC professional went over the HVAC system and he found some complications. He found that the ductwork system was old and breaking apart and there were numerous leaks. He said that my energy bills were probably through the roof. He was right on point. When I asked him if I could have the ductwork repaired, he told me straight up it would cost a fortune. He said there was hope though with upgrading to a ductless HVAC system. He recommended that I have a multi zone ductless mini split installed. He said it was low cost and highly energy efficient. So I made the arrangements and had everything installed. I even had a smart thermostat hooked up to this new HVAC as well. When my wife started using the new HVAC system, she was so much happier. I’m glad I was able to do that for her, for us.

 

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There is nothing better than a good HVAC technician

An HVAC technician must know how to deal with customers, and how to talk to them about how to handle any minor problems with their air conditioner or furnace

There is nothing better than a good HVAC technician.I am an experienced HVAC technician, and I own my own HVAC heating and cooling business, as well as an HVAC warehouse. As the owner of an HVAC business, I get to have a lot of interviews with HVAC technicians that want to work for me. So many times I have HVAC technicians who come in for an interview but they are just not cut for the job. There are two main things that I look for when I am considering hiring an HVAC technician. First, I want to know if they know their stuff. It amazes me how many professing HVAC technicians actually don’t know much about air conditioners and furnaces. I one had a man come in for an interview who didn’t know how to insert an air filter into a central air conditioner or a window air conditioner. Many HVAC technicians somehow are able to graduate from college with an HVAC degree but they have no idea what they’re doing when they actually get to work on an air conditioner, furnace, or air purifier. The second thing I look for in an HVAC technician is social skills. An HVAC technician must know how to deal with customers, and how to talk to them about how to handle any minor problems with their air conditioner or furnace. Some HVAC technicians come in and can hardly look me in the eye during an interview, and this is an immediate sign that they won’t be a good HVAC technician for my business.

 

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My HVAC van is great for sales

My HVAC van is great for making sales.

It amazes me how many calls I get a week just from the advertisement that is on my HVAC work truck.

I am an independent HVAC technician, and I go around and work on people’s air conditioners, furnaces, and air purifiers for most of the day. Well as of recently, I got my HVAC work truck personalized with advertisements for my heating and cooling business and I have no regrets. Whenever I drive my truck to someone’s house to fix their HVAC unit, I always see people looking at my truck and writing down the number or just observing it. I honestly love it. I have always had HVAC customers, but at times there would be fewer than I would like, but not with my heating and cooling advertisement on my HVC truck, I always have customers. I have seen businesses pick up marjory and I decided to go further in advertising my heating and cooling business. I decided to rent a billboard and put on it an advertisement for my heating and cooling company. Soon enough I couldn’t keep up with all the jobs I was getting, so I hired a friend of mine who is also an HVAC technician to help me. Only six months later my business had grown even more and I had to hire two more HVAC technicians to help me keep up with all of the customers I was getting. I made sure I hired really good HVAC technicians so that my business would have a good name. I highly recommend advertising for your heating and cooling business.

 

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Not all HVAC units work like they’re supposed to

Not all HVAC units work like they’re supposed to, and I learned this the hard way.

  • When I purchased my own first window air conditioner for my house, I was so excited to plug it in and turn it on, but it didn’t go like I thought it would.

I plugged in the window air conditioner, and pressed the power button, but nothing happened. I tried a few different things, I even inserted an air filter in it, even though it had nothing to do with the problem. After trying everything, I went back to the heating and cooling business and told them the problems that my window air conditioner was having and they said to bring it in and they would see what they could do. When I brought in the window air conditioner, they looked at it and said there was a faulty computer in it. The heating and cooling business apologized and gave me a new window air conditioner free of charge. I bought the new window air conditioner back home and was thrilled when it turned on like it was supposed to. I said all of this to say that not all HVAC units work like you might think they should when you first get them. Sometimes, especially in furnaces, there are small problems that can be fixed on your own, or it may be a bigger problem that you may need to take to an HVAC technician, or simply take the furnace back to the heating and cooling business and get it replaced. This is why it is very important to get insurance on your HVAC units.
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