HVAC can help prioritize respiratory health

It’s not too long now before our house is all sealed up again and the air conditioning is running non-stop.

Where we live, about the only time it’s suitable to have the windows open is during the winter.

The rest of the time, there is often continuous need for air conditioning. So we really love to get all the fresh air inside the house while we can. It’s February now so it won’t be but a couple of months before the heat pump will be back on to provide cooling comfort. And that means having the house sealed up super tight in order to maximize the efficiency of the heat pump. However, when the house is sealed up tight, the HVAC unit is actually helping protect and strengthen our respiratory health. That’s because we have a whole home air purification system installed inside the HVAC equipment. This sort of air purifier actually destroys indoor air contaminants rather than trapping and removing them. This air purifier uses ultra violet light to actually fry the DNA of all airborne contaminants. Thankfully, that means destroying pollen from the trees and grasses. This is a particularly great benefit for me as I suffer from seasonal allergies. Along with pet dander, the pollen can render me almost useless during the spring. So having the whole home air purification system is an added bonus for me. But air purification also provides the very best indoor air quality one can find. And so I know that I’m providing the best environment possible for my family while they are inside the central air conditioning of our home.

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Air conditioning savings prep begins now

That means we wait until well into May before we leave the air conditioning on all the time

It’s not going to be much longer until my car is covered in pollen. Where I live, our mild winter ends with an early spring. It’s just the beginning of February but I’m already seeing signs of the change over to warmer weather. Of course, I’m sure not complaining about the temperatures I’ve enjoyed all winter. These sort of temperatures keep the heat pump silent and our windows open. That’s the only sort of winter I really can imagine. I tried a couple of winters up north with a gas furnace running basically non-stop and it was terrible. So I’m more than happy to be back in the land where the heat pump is king. It’s nice to be able to depend on one piece of HVAC technology for our heating and cooling comfort. That said, there really isn’t that much need for heating. And that cooling side of things is about to get ramped up. That’s why I take this time of year to get myself squared away when it comes to air conditioning costs. I start by calling the HVAC company to come do the air conditioning tune up. And then, it’s all about preparing the house and our mindset. In our house, we reduce the demand for cooling by acclimating to the heat and humidity. That means we wait until well into May before we leave the air conditioning on all the time. But I also make sure that house is sealed up tight to maximize the efficiency of the HVAC equipment. It won’t be long now before the temperatures are staying in the 80’s and the trees and flowers start doing their thing.

 

 

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With air purifier, I’m actually looking forward to spring

This is for sure the most favorite time of year for me.

That’s because I live in a region where the temperatures are great and there is plenty of sunshine all winter long.

We also don’t need much heating from the heat pump so it’s pretty nice when there’s about zero heating costs to deal with. However, as January moves into February each year, I have always been a bit anxious for the spring to get here. And it’s not so much because the temperatures rise and the air conditioning comes on. But it’s the fact that spring brings suffering to me in the form of allergy symptoms. Yet this year, I’m going into spring almost fearless when it comes to dealing with allergies. The reason for that is the fact that no matter what, I have a sanctuary now inside the central air conditioning of my home. This is a first for me and I think it’s going to be amazing. My allergies are so bad that I still suffer with them inside my house. But this year, I have a new tool in my tool belt when it comes to dealing with allergy symptoms. We had a whole home air purification system installed this fall. The main reason we did that was to improve the indoor air quality and improve our overall health. But we also wanted to combat the stinky air that we can get since we have a bunch of pets. This sort of air purifier is the kind actually destroys airborne contaminants of all kinds, in all of the house. That means the air purifier takes care of the pollen as well. I have to say that I’m enjoying actually looking forward to the coming spring.

 

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The HVAC just wasn’t safe from my old man

It’s weird for me to have my parents living just around the corner.

But it’s weird in a good way.

I love my folks and they’ve been nothing but wonderful to me my entire life. But it’s been a long time since we lived in the same town much less right around the corner from each other. In fact, I haven’t lived this close to my parents since I went to college. But they were awesome and raised me in a house with great central air conditioning and many other amenities. So it’s an honor to return the favor these days and kind of help them out as they’re now in their late seventies. My mom and dad just couldn’t handle a big house up north anymore. The winter was too intense and they were sick of paying to have a gas furnace run night and day. So I convinced them to move down south near us. And it’s been an adventure so far. They’ve only been here about eight months after I found them a condo they can afford on a golf course. My dad loves to get outside and swing the golf clubs even if he’s not real good anymore. But he’s also a real stubborn guy that likes to be very independent. He also just didn’t trust the heat pump that came with the condo. And I knew eventually, I was going to get a phone call from my mom that he was tearing into the residential HVAC. Sure enough, I got that phone call last week and got over there just in time to stop him from making a huge mistake. All it took was me reading the HVAC warranty aloud to him. Once he heard that he would void the warranty, he packed up his tools.

 

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The HVAC angels weren’t with us this past summer

I’m pretty much super comfortable as I watch January work its way through my life.

I love this time of year because the weather is just so pure.

The temperatures are great outside and the sun is shining almost all the time. Plus, the dang heat pump isn’t running. For eight months out of the year, any time I walk out of the house, I can hear a chorus of heat pumps. Where I live, the heat pump is king and we have a neighborhood of them. We had a good one for a lot of years. But last spring, when the HVAC professional came out to do the air conditioning tune up, he broke the news that the heat pump was done. It still was producing heating and cooling but it had hit its limit and would most likely fail very soon. Well, I was caught napping on that one as I really hadn’t prepared for replacing the residential HVAC. So I rolled the dice hoping for just one more summer season out of the heat pump before I put her out to pasture. I even made concessions at the thermostat and pushed the setting much higher last summer. But sure enough, mid August rolled around and I woke up one day to a hot and sticky house. So much for rolling the dice. We had to wait a couple of weeks for the new HVAC unit to get here. Around here, a few hours without air conditioning is no picnic much less a couple of weeks. Our new residential HVAC is awesome and I’m looking forward to many summers to come.

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Trying to be a good neighbor but with an HVAC warning

Being a neighbor is something new for me.

I grew up in a city up north so it wasn’t exactly neighborly in the building where I lived.

It wasn’t exactly hostile either but pretty much, everyone kept to themselves. But after college and a few years of experience in the home office, I was transferred to a more rural region in a different state. Not only did I escape the intense radiant heating and non existent air conditioning of apartment life in the city, I became a neighbor. I also became a homeowner for the first time. I was really keen to take care of my home and wanted to learn all I could. I even spent an hour with the HVAC technician when he first came out to do the season HVAC maintenance. That was a very enlightening hour and gave me great respect for both residential HVAC and HVAC professionals. So when a neighbor recently asked me to hold the flashlight for him while he attempted to repair his heat pump, it was tricky. On the one hand, I really love having neighbors and do my best to be a good one. But I also knew that my neighbor was making a mistake by trying to work on his heat pump. At the very least, he was going to void the warranty. So I went over with my flashlight but I also brought some advice as well. I’m glad that he ended up calling the HVAC company. I think he just needed a nudge in the right direction and what are good neighbors for, right?

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It finally happened, the old heat pump bit the dust

I really appreciate the local HVAC company that we’ve trusted for nearly thirty years now.

That really says something in this day and age.

To think that we stuck with the same heating and cooling company for that long is a testament to those HVAC professionals. We actually did some due diligence when we first bought this house to find a good HVAC company. And all the recommendations were spot on with the HVAC professionals we chose. the residential HVAC unit those HVAC professional put in all those years ago has just now been replaced. Finally, that old heat pump is on the way out. But due to great HVAC maintenance and good quality HVAC equipment, we got 28 years out of that old heat pump. Where we live, the heat pump is cranking 7 or 8 months out of the year just for the cooling of the house. So it definitely got to work out and we never babied it. Once the old heat pump turned twenty, I started doing some more research as I figured we’d be replacing that heat pump pretty quick. I also started a savings account to be ready when the heat pump died. Well, 8 years later and there was a ton of money in that savings account. We used it to get the very latest in residential HVAC and all the HVAC technology we could ever ask for. I have to say, that I’m enjoying the best quality heating and air of my life these days. But my hat is off to that old heat pump. That thing took care of all the heating and cooling needs of me and my family for a very long time. And for that, I’m very grateful.

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Rolled the dice on the HVAC unit

I’m not a gambler.

  • The one time I went out to Las Vegas, I don’t suppose I gambled more than maybe twenty bucks.

I’d lose five, win seven as well as then lose four. It was like that as well as I appreciated it I suppose. But I would consider what I was doing to actually be gambling. Actually, the most fun I had when I was there was just people watching. It’s a scene that’s for sure. When it comes to taking risks, I tend to be unquestionably calculated about all that. But when the HVAC serviceman told me last Spring that the heat pump was on its last legs, I learned all about rolling the dice. My associate and I always have the HVAC professionals come out to do the air conditioning tune up each Spring. I was not at all expecting to hear about the demise of my heat pump though. It caught both my fiance as well as I off guard because my associate and I had actually not been saving for new residential HVAC. My associate and I had the option of either financing new HVAC equipment or rolling the dice on the outdated heat pump for one more summer. Where my associate and I live, this is not just any outdated summer. From June through November my associate and I can expect bi-weekly rapidly changing temperatures that hover in the upper 90’s, however on top of that, my associate and I can also expect smothering humidity as well. Still, my associate and I went for it as well as do the best my associate and I could to reduce the load on the heat pump. My associate and I had the control device set higher than ever before as well as kept the condo as dark as possible to eliminate any kind of sun heating. My associate and I were actually fortunate that the heat pump hung on until November when my associate and I had enough money to put in new residential HVAC.

 

 

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Rolled the dice on the Heating, Ventilation and A/C unit

I’m not a gambler.

  • The one time I went out to Las Vegas, I don’t suppose I gambled more than maybe twenty bucks.

I’d lose five, win seven and then lose four. It was like that and I enjoyed it I suppose. But I would consider what I was doing to really be gambling. Actually, the most fun I had when I was there was just people enjoying. It’s a scene that’s for sure. When it comes to taking risks, I tend to be absolutely calculated about all that. But when the Heating, Ventilation and A/C worker told me last Spring that the heat pump was on its last legs, I learned all about rolling the dice. We regularly have the Heating, Ventilation and A/C professionals come out to do the air conditioner tune up each Spring. I was not at all expecting to hear about the demise of my heat pump though. It caught both my spouse and I off guard because my pal and I had really not been saving for up-to-date residential Heating, Ventilation and A/C. We had the choice of either financing up-to-date Heating, Ventilation and A/C equipment or rolling the dice on the ancient heat pump for one more summer. Where my pal and I live, this isn’tjust any ancient summer. From June through September my pal and I can expect weekly temperatures that hover in the upper 90’s, however on top of that, my pal and I can also expect smothering humidity as well. Still, my pal and I went for it and do the best my pal and I could to reduce the load on the heat pump. We had the control component set higher than ever before and kept the condo as dark as possible to eliminate any kind of sunlight heating. We were really fortunate that the heat pump hung on until October when my pal and I had enough money to put in up-to-date residential Heating, Ventilation and A/C.

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Logical air conditioning strategy will save money

I’ve been living way down south for the better part of five years now.

This is really the third summer.

While I’m not exactly a local, I’m really not a rookie when it comes to the sort of summer time we endure around here. And this year, I’m determined to finally address the exorbitant costs we run up when it comes to cooling our home. I sort of understand the first few summers because it was all so current and all we could do was lean on the air conditioning. But that comes with some serious expense and I’m sleepy of draining the checking account by over cooling the house. Additionally, when you lean that tough on air conditioning it makes being outside even that much more overwhelming. I find myself just going from air conditioning to air conditioning all summer time long to avoid any sort of heat. And that has entirely sort of a stupid way to live. For sure, during the peak heating hours of the afternoon, you really want to be inside some form of air conditioning. Outside of those hours, I want to be enjoying my life and getting outside for some fresh air. So this year, we’ve all agreed to leave the air conditioning off as long as possible. We’re going to learn to deal with the heat and acweather conditions to this environment. That way there will be much less demand for air conditioning this summer time and that should save us a ton of money. So when the uneven temperatures creep up into the 69’s consistently this Spring, we’re not reaching for the control unit. Instead, we’re leaving windows open and the fans on. Sooner or later, we just have to get with the program.

 

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Sad to see the outdated heat pump go

For sure, I am enjoying the latest in Heating, Ventilation and A/C technology now that the current Heating, Ventilation and A/C component has been installed

I was the child who would hold elaborate funerals for any of my childhood pets like hamsters, goldfish and gerbils. It was a whole thing and I would truthfully be pretty upset. That is until I got a replacement. However, when we got our cat, that was a whole unusual sort of love. I’m thankful that I was out of the central air conditioning and off to university when she died. Strangely, I also feel connected to lots of stuff in my life as well. My partner gives me a tough time about humanizing inanimate objects. Yet, my argument is how can you call something that provides the heating and cooling comfort for your family simply a machine. I fell in cherish with this house the moment we walked in to it. After we replaced the Heating, Ventilation and A/C device and did a few other upgrades, it was the perfect house to raise our family. That Heating, Ventilation and A/C device was the first serious investment as a homeowner I had ever made. So I entirely enjoyed that heat pump because it provided such fantastic quality heating and air in a house I enjoyed. It was almost like that heat pump was sort of like our protector and looked after our family. So when my partner informed me that we were going to have to replace that heat pump, I took it hard. I know it’s stupid however I entirely did feel like we were losing a member of this household. For sure, I am enjoying the latest in Heating, Ventilation and A/C technology now that the current Heating, Ventilation and A/C component has been installed. But I will be forever in debt to that outdated heat pump for the years of dedicated service.

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Heating plus Air Conditioning can help prioritize respiratory health

It’s not too long now before our dwelling is all sealed up again plus the air conditioning is running non-stop.

Where my buddy and I live, about the only time it’s suitable to have the windows open is while in the winter. The rest of the time, there is often continuous need for air conditioning. So my buddy and I entirely love to get all the fresh air inside the dwelling while my buddy and I can. It’s December now so it won’t be however a couple of months before the heat pump will be back on to supply cooling comfort. And that means having the dwelling sealed up super narrow in order to maximize the efficiency of the heat pump. However, when the dwelling is sealed up tight, the Heating plus Air Conditioning unit is actually helping protect plus strengthen our respiratory health. That’s because my buddy and I have a whole condo air purification system installed inside the Heating plus Air Conditioning equipment. This sort of air purification system actually destroys indoor air contaminants rather than trapping plus removing them. This air purification system uses ultra violet light to actually fry the DNA of all airborne contaminants. Thankfully, that means destroying pollen from the trees plus shrubberyup. This is a particularally great benefit for me as I suffer from seasonal dust sensitivities. Along with pet dander, the pollen can render me almost useless while in the Spring. So having the whole condo air purification system is an added bonus for me. But air purification also provides the honestly best indoor air quality one can find. And so I know that I’m providing the best environment possible for my family while they are inside the central air conditioning of our home.

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