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I will suffer for the sake of saving.

You could say that I am a cheap human being, and I would not disagree with you at all.

I want to keep my money where it belongs – in my bank account.

I do not want to be caught with my pants down when there is an unexpected emergency that requires money. It is not really a nice option to go into debt when you have an unpredictable emergency come up. This is why I do my best to keep a decent amount of money on hand at all times. However, sometimes it makes me live rather uncomfortably..; Like my central heating, cooling, and air quality control systems is not working right. For the past few months our a/c component has not been functioning at full capacity. I have known that the error handling component needed a professional diagnostic appointment and potentially a full-blown repair. Hell, there is even a chance that the cooling component is going to need to be fully upgraded by a professional heating, cooling, and air quality control professional. With all of these financial problems in mind, I have been waiting to pull the trigger on my heating, cooling, and air quality control issue. I know that one of these days our normal heating and cooling dealership is going to have a service discount available for routine heating and A/C services. It’s also only a matter of time before a/c units are finally clearanced for the year. I don’t want to pay any more money than I need to for our professional heating and A/C inspection or the potential heating and cooling upgrade. Therefore, I will suffer for the sake of saving.

Heating tune up

Waiting for the best deal

With all of these financial concerns in mind, I have been waiting to pull the trigger on my heating, cooling, and air quality control issue.

You could say that I am a cheap human being. I would not disagree with you for a single second. I like to keep my money where it belongs – in my savings account. I do not like to be caught with my pants down when there is an unexpected emergency that requires cash. It is not always a good idea to go into debt when you have an unpredictable emergency come up. This is why I do my best to keep a fair amount of money on hand at all times. However, sometimes it makes me live rather uncomfortably… Like one of my central heating, cooling, and air quality control systems is not working. For the past 6 months my air conditioning unit has not been functioning properly. I’ve known that the error handling device needed a professional diagnostic appointment and potentially a full-blown repair. Hell, there’s even a chance that the cooling device is going to need to be fully replaced by a professional heating, cooling, and air quality control technician. With all of these financial concerns in mind, I have been waiting to pull the trigger on my heating, cooling, and air quality control issue. I know that one of these days my normal heating and cooling dealership is going to have a service discount available for routine HVAC services. It’s also only a matter of time before air conditioning units are finally clearanced for the year. I don’t want to pay more money than I need to for my professional HVAC inspection or the potential heating and cooling upgrade. Therefore, I will suffer for the sake of saving.
a/c professional

I’m not normally as prepared as I was this year.

I knew that my forced air furnace in addition to air conditioner units had been neglected for a few years

I’m not normally the type of person who is really any good at thinking ahead, and I get so distracted in the daily details of my life that I actually forget to consider the future. I’m not good at keeping track of all of my upcoming chores or financial problems; This is why I even surprised myself when I remembered to call out my HVAC service and supply company a few weeks ago. Normally, I forget all about my indoor air temperature control system. Even on my best day, I do not really pay much attention to my central air conditioner unit or forced air furnace. They simply are not a natural part of my psyche unless the indoor air handling devices are broken down. This year, though, I definitely had indoor air quality on the brain, with all of this talk of viral contamination in addition to low quality filtration devices I was thinking a lot about my indoor air handling situation. I knew that my forced air furnace in addition to air conditioner units had been neglected for a few years. I decided to call the local HVAC service and supply company to make an appointment for a long-overdue repair, inspection, and diagnostic appointment. Thank God I thought about my heating and cooling system this year, because only a few days after my air conditioner unit was serviced and shut down for the winter ahead, the outdoor climate quickly changed, and suddenly, I needed to use my furnace in addition to protect my air conditioner unit against falling snow. For once, I was ready for the unexpected.

 

electric furnace

I was actually ready for the winter this year.

I’m not normally the type of person who is really wonderful at thinking ahead.

I get so distracted in the regular daily details of my life that I really forget to think about the future.

I’m not wonderful at keeping track of all of my upcoming chores or financial troubles. This is why I even surprised myself when I remembered to call out my heating, cooling, and ventilation control service company a few weeks ago. Normally, I forget all about my indoor air temperature control system. Even on my best day, I do not pay much attention to my central air conditioner device or forced air furnace. They simply are not a part of my psyche unless the indoor air handling devices are broken down. This year, though, I had indoor air conditions on the brain! With all of this talk of viral contamination and low quality filtration devices I was thinking a lot about my indoor air handling situation. I knew that my forced air furnace and air conditioner units had been neglected for many years. I decided to call the local heating, cooling, and air quality control service company to make an appointment for a long-overdue service, inspection, and diagnostic appointment. Thank God I thought about my heating and cooling plan this year, for only a few short days after my air conditioner device was properly worked on and shut down for the long winter ahead, the outdoor weather conditions suddenly changed, and suddenly, I needed to use my furnace and protect my air conditioner device against falling snow. For once, I was ready for the unexpected.

 

furnace/heater

For once, I was ready for the unexpected.

I’m not normally the type of man who is any good at thinking ahead.

I get so distracted in the details of my daily life that I entirely forget to think about the future.

I am not really good at keeping track of all of our upcoming chores or financial problems, and this is why I even surprised myself when I remembered to call out our heating, cooling, and ventilation control dealership a few weeks ago. Normally, I forget all about our indoor air temperature control system! Even on my best day, I do not pay that much attention to our central air conditioner unit or forced air furnace. They simply are not part of my personal psyche unless the indoor air handling devices are broken down. This year, I must have had indoor air quality on the brain, with all of this talk of viral contamination and low quality filtration devices I was thinking a lot about our indoor air handling situation. I knew that our forced air furnace and air conditioner units had been neglected for several years. I decided to call the local heating, cooling, and air quality control dealership to make an appointment for a long-overdue maintenance, inspection, and diagnostic appointment. Thank God I thought about our heating and cooling plan this year, because only a week after our air conditioner unit was maintained and shut down for the long winter ahead, the outdoor temperature suddenly changed, and I needed to utilize our furnace and protect our air conditioner unit against falling snow, and for once, I was ready for the unexpected.

 

 

quality HVAC

My HVAC system is actually ready for winter this year.

This year, however, I had indoor air conditions on the brain, with all of this talk of viral contamination as well as low quality filtration devices I was thinking a lot about my indoor air handling situation.

I’m not normally the type of lady who is truly great at thinking ahead. I get so distracted in the details of daily life that I absolutely forget to think about the future. I’m not great at keeping track of all of my upcoming chores or financial concerns, and this is why I even surprised myself when I remembered to call out my HVAC service company a few weeks ago. Normally, I forget all about my indoor air temperature control system. Even on my very best days, I do not pay much attention to my central cooling system device or forced air furnace. They simply are not part of my psyche unless the indoor air handling devices are broken down. This year, however, I had indoor air conditions on the brain, with all of this talk of viral contamination as well as low quality filtration devices I was thinking a lot about my indoor air handling situation. I knew that my forced air furnace and cooling system units had been neglected for several years. I decided to call the local HVAC business to make an appointment for a long-overdue inspection. Thank God I thought about my heating and cooling systems this year, because only a few days after my cooling system device was officially taken care of and shut down for the long winter ahead, the outdoor weather conditions swiftly changed! Suddenly, I needed to utilize my furnace as well as protect my cooling system device against falling snow. For once, I was ready for the unexpected.

 

Heating and cooling equipment

AC was ready for winter

I’m not normally the type of person who is very good at thinking ahead.

I get so distracted in the daily details of my life that I absolutely forget to think about the future.

I’m not good at keeping track of all of my upcoming chores or financial concerns. This is why I even surprised myself when I remembered to call out my heating, cooling, and ventilation control dealership a few weeks ago. Normally, I forget all about my indoor air temperature control system. Even on my best day, I do not pay much attention to my central air conditioning unit or forced air furnace. They simply are not part of my psyche unless the indoor air handling devices are broken down. This year, however, I had indoor air quality on the brain. With all of this talk of viral contamination and low quality filtration devices I was thinking a lot about my indoor air handling situation. I knew that my forced air furnace and air conditioning units had been neglected for several years. I decided to call the local heating, cooling, and air quality control dealership to make an appointment for a long-overdue maintenance, inspection, and diagnostic appointment. Thank God I thought about my heating and cooling system this year. Only a few days after my air conditioning unit was properly serviced and shut down for the long Winter ahead, the outdoor climate rapidly changed. Suddenly, I needed to utilize my furnace and protect my air conditioning unit against falling snow. For once, I was ready for the unexpected.

 

furnace/heater tune-up

Thanks to waiting, we now have to replace the whole HVAC unit.

My husband is a cheapskate.

We used a refrigerator for two years after the handle broke off the door because it still cooled. He has piles of used screws and nails. He never throws anything out and he refuses to spend money if we don’t have to. And he is always looking for a deal. He won’t even pay money for routine HVAC maintenance. He insists on waiting until something goes wrong. Well, this time something went wrong and he insisted on waiting for a sale to have the HVAC unit looked at! Talk about a cheapskate! We live in a subtropical area, and like a lot of other people and businesses around here, we have central heat and air conditioning provided by a self contained unit outside our house, near the back door. I noticed several months back that the humming sound it makes sounded different and the force of the air from the vents wasn’t as strong as it used to be. I mentioned this problem to my husband and he told me that we would have the HVAC unit looked at when a local HVAC company has a sale on services. I’ve been watching for local sales and we ended up waiting three months. The air conditioning barely worked by then. The HVAC technician that came out explained what was wrong with it, and his explanation went right over my head. But, the point was, because we put off getting the HVAC repaired, it was now too late to repair it and we needed a whole new HVAC unit.

 

 

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HVAC in the Courtroom

The courtroom is where disputes small and large are decided.

  • It is where the guilt or innocence of a person is determined and where the judge, the jury, the bailiff, the court reporter, the plaintiff, the defendant, a slew of lawyers and witnesses may have to sit for many hours.

The courtroom scenes in the 1962 epic movie “To Kill a Mockingbird”, gives a glimpse of courtrooms before HVAC. People are fanning themselves with paper fans, beads of sweat are on people’s foreheads, and there is even a “pot-belly” stove used to heat the courtroom during winter. The issue of courtroom HVAC has caught the attention of the federal government. A 79-page report released by the Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) in 2018 is titled: Prototype Courthouse Building Energy Model: Building and System Characteristics. Section 3 of the report is dedicated to courthouse HVAC system characteristics. Heating source and heating equipment, cooling system types, and air handling unit types are topics covered. There are several reasons why maintaining a comfortable courtroom environment is important other than the comfort of those attending the legal proceedings. One is preventing incidents like what happened in an Indiana courtroom where a superior court judge discovered mold on the American flag in the witness stand caused by excess humidity. The Covid-19 pandemic has added to the urgency of having clean air at court proceedings. A failure to resolve those issues can bring the wheels of justice to a grinding halt. Finally, an important verdict could be overturned if a clever defense can prove that the courtroom’s HVAC system prevented a fair trial. There may already be a precedent for just that situation.

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HVAC BC

If HVAC was a religion, then the year 1902 when Willis Carrier was credited with the invention of the air conditioner, would be the year 0 to true devotees.

They could still use the Gregorian Calendar but would refer to the years before Carrier’s invention as “before Carrier” or BC.

The birth of Jesus would be 1902 BC, the battle of Hastings would change from 1066 AD to 836 BC, and the American Civil War years would change to 41 to 37 BC. And just like those that came before Jesus, many people came before Carrier. There was a Chinese inventor named Ding Huane from the 2nd century AD (18th century BC in the HVAC dating system) who created a human-powered rotary fan. Much later in the 18th century (2nd century HVAC BC), American founding father Benjamin Franklin and a chemistry professor from Cambridge University named John Hadley experimented with alcohol and ether to find a method of rapid cooling using evaporation. Benjamin noticed that the sweat-drenched shirt he was wearing felt cool in a breeze. From this incident, the two men lowered the temperature of a thermometer bulb dipped in a solvent to where a layer of ice formed. Other developments followed in the 19th century (1st century HVAC BC). Most notable were those of scientist Michael Faraday who experimented using liquefied ammonia, the first widely used refrigerant. In Florida, American physician John Gorrie used compression to create ice for patients in hospitals. HVAC is not a religious sect so there is no need to bow in prayer to Willis Carrier and learn new dates for historical events. But no one can deny that HVAC is a miracle worthy of being called biblical for its impact on humanity.

 

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