Last year, my neighbor had some loose shingles on his roof and instead of calling in a roofing professional, he decided to repair the shingles himself. I am no roofing specialist, in fact, I am not handy at all, however in my head, if I discovered that my roof needed to be patched, I would…
I’m really ahead of the game this year. And I believe I understand now why people get prepared for Summer early, and not only does it feel good to be prepared although I love the fact that I’m not scrambling to get the air conditioning tune up done. This is normally the full extent of…
I felt it for the first time just yepterday, but the temperatures were hovering around 90 degrees which isn’t at all odd for May in this region! But yepterday was the first time that I entirely felt the humidity level match the temperature level. And that led to plenty of air conditioning yepterday both at…
We didn’t use the fireplace while we were there, but we definitely made sure that the central heat was at a comfortable temperature. We got 70 inches of snow in the past month and that is more than we have ever had in December. During the past 30 years, the December averages are closer to…
I absolutely hate the hot and humid temperatures and I prefer to stay home when the weather is gross and sticky. I’ve lived down south all of my life. I’ve never even seen real snow. I am accustomed to feeling temperatures that are 60 or 70° during the winter months. It’s great to have warm,…
The HVAC industry can be difficult, however it does not have to be. Being an HVAC professional, I am reasonably aware of the challenges that this line of position presents, certainly when it comes to A/Cs. The dry and dusty surroundings might sometimes cause a sore throat or make you tired. But I am doing…
John had been an HVAC specialist for 20 years before he lost his job due to the recession. Without a steady income, he found himself unable to keep up with rent and bills, and before long, he was homeless. He spent multiple long nights sleeping in his car, struggling to find a way to get…
He knew that the theft of air filters was not common for break-ins, and he wondered why someone would go to such lengths to steal them. It was a rainy summer day in the countryside, and the HVAC tech had just finished servicing the a/c device in the pressing aged country home. He was sitting…
There was a little town where the daylight blazed hot and the air was so thick, you could cut it with a knife. Everyone would try to escape the heat by rushing into buildings with a/c. That’s where our hero, the HVAC tech, comes in. He was the go-to guy for all things related to…
But it was worth it to get rid of that Martian and his deranged theories about the color green I’ve had it up to here with this HVAC duct disaster! I thought I was hiring a professional HVAC repairman, but Steve must have been from Mars or something because he sure did not know what…
This whole HVAC mess has got me in a tizzy. That dang furnace of ours has been acting up again, and it’s causing me excessive headaches. I have been trying to get it fixed for weeks now, but no HVAC repairman seems to know what the heck they’re doing. I just want to rest in…
I woke up 1 day to a chilly house, and my bones were aching. I knew instantly that something was wrong with the HVAC system. So, I reached out to an HVAC repairman, and he came over to take a look. Well, wouldn’t you think it, he found that some of the parts were broken…
There was a cozy little house with a big, lavish HVAC system. This magical program could do everything from heating and cooling to filtering out all the pesky dust bunnies. And the crown jewel of this magical system? The gas fireplace; Now, the gas fireplace was the pride and joy of the house. It kept…
In the land of HVAC, there lived a little air filter named Martha, Martha was a proud and mighty filter, consistently on the lookout for pesky dust and mites that tried to invade her HVAC system. She had a heart of gold, and her purpose in life was to ensure that the air in the…
The office building had a genuinely temperamental HVAC system. The temperature control seemed to have a mind of its own and would switch from hot to chilly and back again without any warning or reason. The employees of the office building, who were used to the unpredictable temperature changes, had grown exhausted of the constant…
.My daughter was having sleepover with her six best friends. I didn’t realize how loud seven teenagers could be until they all arrived. I was trying to watch television, but the music was so loud I couldn’t hear it. I sat in the kitchen, but all I heard was the thumping of the music and…
I knew there was a problem with the furnace. Every so often, I would hear a small boom coming from the furnace. I called the HVAC company who suggested I turn the furnace off until the HVAC technician got there. They were sending him to the house as soon as possible. She made the situation…
We were having a lot of trouble in our marriage, and I was thinking it could be because of the HVAC system. We hadn’t had zone control in the house, and I knew I was being unreasonable about changing the thermostat all the time. I was going through menopause and couldn’t decide if I was…
I hadn’t been on vacation for almost five years, and I was finally going to get away. My best friend and I booked a cruise that traveled the Mississippi River. The night before we were to leave for the cruise, Molly stayed with me. I recently had a new thermostat installed in the house. The…