Fitting a ductless mini-split air conditioner to a studio apartment

I attended a local technical college for my certification as a cooling specialist.

  • My first job was at the local cooling corporation, where I knew the entire a/c professional team because most were my neighbors.

Fortunately, they were keen to ensure I learned how to perform HVAC installation and air conditioner tune-up correctly. My first client on my own as an a/c worker was a client who had a studio apartment that needed a quality HVAC unit installed to help with indoor comfort. The client wanted to install an electric heat pump, but consultation with other indoor comfort business experts led me to recommend a ductless mini-split unit. The client wanted it installed just above a window which was okay and easy for a first job alone. I ensured they also got a digital thermostat to help with temperature regulation, especially since they had mentioned that they would be away for short stretches every month. It would be a waste of energy to keep the air conditioning running. Once I was done, I showed the client how to use the thermostat and take care of the unit. As a company procedure, I also scheduled the client’s first air conditioner service so they would remember. I’ve since handled more complex jobs, but the studio apartment has always been my most memorable. The tensest jobs are the emergency maintenance calls that happen in the middle of summer or winter because the clients are always so desperate for help, but in most cases, we are fewer than the number of callers. It would be easier if all the clients kept up with maintenance though that’s up to them.

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The holiday home that was mean with air conditioning

Some years back, we had a holiday experience with a host from hell.

It was summer, and we needed air conditioning in our rooms for most of the time indoors.

However, The holiday homeowner demanded that we leave the house during the day and that the HVAC installation be turned off until we return. The first day was easy because we were excited about sightseeing, but we were too tired on the second day to go anywhere. The house had no thermostat, so we couldn’t adjust the temperatures to what the owner preferred. She brought a fan to help with indoor comfort, but it was too hot. My mom was so angry that she left the comfort of her home, which has a quality HVAC system, to come and bake while on holiday. The owner only softened when we threatened to leave the house for another place. She agreed to back down on how we used the ductless mini-split systems in the four-bedroom house we were renting so long as we used the digital thermostat whenever we were out and opened the windows when it wasn’t too hot. Those rules sounded more reasonable. My resourceful mom went to the local cooling corporation and booked a cooling specialist to come to the holiday home for an air conditioner tune-up. She didn’t want the a/c worker to do any air conditioner service, but she needed him to speak with the owner about energy efficiency. That talk with the a/c professional from the indoor comfort business helped us a lot because we got to know the friendly woman beneath the aggressive businesswoman in front of the holiday homeowner.

 

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Ceiling mounted ductless mini-split AC

The a/c professional recommended an expensive electric heat pump, but I gathered information that pushed me towards making the purchase anyway.

One thing I liked about my office before we transitioned into remote working was the ceiling-mounted ductless mini-split AC. It worked so well that we barely had any air conditioning issues raised in the two years I was at the office. Each office room included a digital thermostat, making it easy for the staff to adjust the temperatures to whatever was comfortable, depending on the weather and the number of people in the room. Once I started working from home, however, my HVAC installation became troublesome, and I became a regular customer at the local cooling corporation because I was stuck in multiple repairs that required me to buy a part with the guidance of the cooling specialist. It got too frequent that my old quality HVAC unit would no longer help with indoor comfort. The temperatures kept readjusting on their own, and even my thermostat wasn’t any help. The a/c worker from the indoor comfort business eventually told me I’d need to buy a new unit because the regular air conditioner tune-up was no longer helping but costing me more money than it would take to buy a new one. I had been avoiding the reality that I would have to buy new equipment, but since I would be working from home, I had no other option. The a/c professional recommended an expensive electric heat pump, but I gathered information that pushed me towards making the purchase anyway. I love it, and the break from multiple air conditioner service emergency calls was more than welcome. It’s only one year since I got it installed, and I cannot complain. I like that it has affected my energy bills less than I expected.
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Installing a ductless mini-split system in a small restaurant kitchen

It was a relatively easy job since I have done several similar installations, and the kitchen was well-planned.

Most of our local indoor comfort business clients are homeowners, but we occasionally get commercial customers. My most recent client was a restaurant owner who needed an a/c professional to install a quality HVAC in their hot kitchen after several employees resigned due to heat stress. The client had thought that having windows in the space would be enough, but once they got busy, it became clear that an HVAC installation was necessary to help with indoor comfort. A central air conditioning system already covered the rest of the space, but they needed something that only served the kitchen. As their a/c worker, I recommended that they install a ductless mini-split unit. The owner thought an electric heat pump would be the solution, but I explained that it would be wasteful for one small space. We also agreed to add a digital thermostat for the kitchen so that they’d also manage to turn it on and off depending on when they needed it. The owner agreed and purchased the equipment at the local cooling corporation. It was a relatively easy job since I have done several similar installations, and the kitchen was well-planned. We also did an air conditioner tune-up for the other unit, which was due in a month, but it seemed more adequate to finish all the work at once. Since they have two different units, we also organized how to handle air conditioner service to ensure that they both worked throughout the year without fail. I also added them to the cooling specialist emergency response list in case they had a failure during peak hours and needed a quick response.

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I don't know what to do for heating this year

Eventually I’m going to have to find a new heating system to replace it

This year is going to be really tough from a financial standpoint. I’ve got a lot of taxes I’ve got to pay and all sorts of other things that are coming up. There are improvements on the house that need to be made as well, but I don’t know how I’m going to cover that in the end. For instance, there’s a roofing repair that needs to be done over the garage. Since the water that leaks in doesn’t really get into the other parts of the house I haven’t prioritized it as much as I would otherwise. It’s really stupid to go without fixing something like this because the water damage is in the Attic regardless of the location. And you don’t want mold in your attic one way or another. I also have a window in my back room that is a little cracked. I was mowing my lawn and a rock shot out from underneath the mower deck and cracked the glass in the window. But the worst thing about my house right now is the lack of a heating system. My furnace quit working in March and I haven’t been able to replace it yet. I don’t know what I’m going to do for heat this winter because I don’t have a backup heating system for the broken furnace. It’s really the only option I had moving forward. Eventually I’m going to have to find a new heating system to replace it. I can’t just go all winter long without a heating system in my house. It’s important for me to be able to heat the house throughout the night hours when it finally gets really cold outside. That’s when I really need the heating system the most.

 

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My wife loves using fans

My wife likes using the fans for this reason especially

I like to shop at all of the thrift stores in my area. That’s where I found a lot of really good quality clothing that had only been used a handful of times. You can even get name brand stuff that would otherwise be extremely expensive at a boutique store. This is something I figured out when I was only in high school. Before then I would spend lots of money on name brand clothing from the mall and it was an easy way to drain the cash out of my bank account. I was very frustrated by the fact that I could only get a few articles of clothing for $100 when I was shopping exclusively at the mall. But then when I went to the thrift store, I could get the same amount of clothing for only $15. Actually this is where I like to get a lot of the clothes that I wear. It’s good quality stuff for a very low price. But you can get more than just clothing at the local thrift store. Recently I bought a bunch of box fans at the thrift store. I can put them in various doorways throughout the house to channel air in and out from room to room. I like using the fans because they help supplement the air conditioning system. My wife likes using the fans for this reason especially. It’s a great way to get here in and out from room to room. If you’re having problems with ventilation in your house, you can improve the air flow just by using fans.

 

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My boss upgraded the HVAC system at last

My boss is really slow when it comes to making improvements and updates on the building we work in.

We had roof leaks for 2 years before we finally paid to have the roof replaced.

And before that we had Windows leaking whenever it would rain and the wind would push it against the building. It got really bad during a tropical storm this year. The wind from the storm pushed the rain against the side of the building and it ended up coming through our window because of the leaking. If the window had been better sealed from the outside, this leaking wouldn’t have been a problem. It’s just something that you have to be mindful of when you’re dealing with Windows and lots of rain. It’s also frustrating when there’s high winds pushing that rain into places where it’s not used to going. I should be happy that the roof isn’t leaking anymore, but the windows are still a frustration. The other thing that my boss really needed to upgrade was the heating and cooling system inside of our office. The furnace was too weak in the winter and we would all get extremely cold from the frigid temperatures outside. By the time it would get hot outside, the air conditioner was too weak to keep up. It’s hard to work in these conditions when you’re constantly uncomfortable because of the climate. Pushed my boss to replace the HVAC system sooner, but I’m just happy that it’s finally getting done at this point. Now we can work in peace with better heating and cooling.

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I have a meeting with the HVAC technician

My entire week is booked up solid in terms of my schedule.

I have a doctor’s appointment one day, an appointment with my lawyer another day, and also a lot of clients that I have to take care of before the end of the week.

It’s going to be hectic this week and next, but at least I’ll be going on a vacation next month. I planned the vacation about a year ago, but it’s taken me this long to actually get the time scheduled outside of my work hours. I had to figure out how to juggle clients over the last few weeks so I could get the time away from work for a change. When I started having issues with my air conditioner, I wasn’t sure if I had time to get an air conditioner technician over here to check it out. I knew that it would be tough with my busy work schedule this week. I ended up having to cancel one of my appointments just so I can get the heating and cooling technician over at my house to look at my air conditioner. I called them and they sent out a technician the next day and inspected my cooling system for me. Hours for it were serious issues with it, but luckily that wasn’t the case. My air conditioner is still under warranty with the manufacturer, so they were able to fix all the problems with the air conditioner without me paying any fees. I love having warranties on my air conditioning system along with my furnace.

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Heating and A/C men can help you

I tend to be one of those people who can get a big big for their britches sporadically.

  • This is indeed a part of my character that I’m just not all that wild about.

And when it comes to asking for help, I’m even worse. So when you combine the fact my ego gets in the way when I obviously need help, it gets ugly. That’s just what happened last November with the air conditioning. Where I live, my pal and I are now getting ready to enter the toughest part of the year with regard to weather. I’m well south and that means perfect weather from November to June. But from June through November, it can be a beast down here with the heat. Thankfully, when my pal and I obtained this house, the seller had just substituted the Heating and A/C equipment. So my pal and I have a good heat pump to take care of any and all heating and cooling needs. But I wasn’t absolutely fantastic about getting the usual Heating and A/C service. That was a hard lesson to learn. School was in session last November when I came household to find the heat pump running but no cooling. It was so perplexing to my logical thinking that I got carried away. For like 20 minutes, I particularly thought that I could take the locale of a licensed and certified Heating and A/C professional. I even took the front panel off the air handler in the garage looking for something obvious to fix. Thank God, my wifey walked in from work just then and stopped me. She picked up the iPhone and called the Heating and A/C company which saved the warranty on our Heating and A/C equipment. In my haste to figure out what was wrong with the air conditioning, I forgot that me doing anything to the heat pump would void the warranty.

 

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Starting out with modern central air conditioning device

I wasn’t sure just what to do when my fears about the Heating as well as A/C unit were confirmed.

This was my first house buying experience as well as I tried absolutely strenuous to follow up on all the details when it came to my due diligence, but when it came to the heating as well as cooling equipment, I knew that there would need to be upgrades! But what I didn’t realize was that the HVAC duct was out of date as well as needed to be upgraded.

The central air conditioning system in this house has been in site for maybe fifty years or more, then and it shows, of course, the gas boiler as well as the heat pump have been upgraded various times I imagine. But the HVAC duct was rather rudimentary at best. There weren’t several air ducts when it came to the ventilation. Additionally, it was pretty clear that the HVAC duct itself was so outdated that it wasn’t repairable at all. The Heating as well as A/C business confirmed all of this when she came out to inspect as well as discuss the Heating as well as A/C upgrade, however i had the option of going with ductless heat pumps throughout the house. And that’s a superb option… However, I absolutely had my heart set on having central air conditioning system along with the latest in Heating as well as A/C technology; Fortunately, the HVAC duct could be upgraded without too much chaos as well as complications, but so I opted to go with that. The Heating as well as A/C professionals were fantastic as well as it took them less time to upgrade all the HVAC duct as well as add onto the central air conditioning system. I’m now the proud owner of the best quality heating as well as air I could have ever asked for.

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My wifey appreciates to sleep in a cold environment

When I met my wifey my friend and I were just two college students, however we still had a lot of years left ahead of us before my friend and I had any idea what my friend and I were going to do for the rest of our lives, then but unlike some people, my friend and I grew closer together instead of growing further apart.

We ended up working in the same industry fairly quickly, then she wanted to go into graphic design while I became a musician, however, she ended up being a graphic designer for bands mostly.

So we’re both effectively in the music industry, a lot of people suppose there has no money to be made in the music industry, however there is if you’re flexible with the amount of work and type of work you’re willing to take. We are surely cheerful with our incomes and my friend and I also make enough money to care about our life together. We also tend to get along well compared to some couples, i know one thing that helps is my friend and I both appreciate the same temperature preferences in the house… Just like me, my wifey appreciates to sleep in a cold environment. She appreciates the room cold and the bed cold with a fan blowing most of the time. I am largely the same way, so my friend and I both like to turn the air conditioner down low during the night hours… This is what makes us feel the best. There are a lot of couples who have bizarre preferences when it comes to Heating, Ventilation plus A/C settings, especially when they sleep. I’m cheerful that my wifey and I both like to have the same Heating, Ventilation plus A/C settings.

 

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Bad endings heating up with supplier dates

We just got our supplier cards for our band as well as my associate and I are going to start getting them out there for our Soundcloud page. We just made a nice song about currency as well as are going to play again later today as well as maybe make some new music. Our goal is to have 50 music by the end of the year as well as from them cut an album of about 15 music. We need to decide which music are the best ones as well as then labor on the album, which will go online on numerous odd sites as well as after that I transport on. Heating up in the summer, the weather actually brings in the tourists so my associate and I can play at air conditioned beach bars this summer time as well as be on our way to larger as well as better things hopefully. I know by the time I hit my 20 year mark of entertaining my associate and I can have some nice stuff going on with the band, which will be in August of 2025; My Heating, Ventilation as well as A/C rep said it comes down to fate as to whether I can leave my job at the heating supplier as well as hit the big time with the band. Maybe it is already determined as well as I just have to go through the motions to see if fate is on my side with the music venture, I actually don’t know but I do know that I have fun making music as well as playing drums so why not do it for the sake of that? The cooling corp will regularly be there for me as people will regularly need a/c in their homes.

 

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