Hunting for summertime HVAC cool zones

I work from an office in my home. Had I known how great it can be, I would have made the transition long ago. About 2 years ago, I was inside a well HVAC maintained office building doing my work. But then, there was this option for those doing what I do to work primarily from home. I still have to travel to do final negotiations and I go into the office a couple or three times per month for big meetings. At the time, my wife’s work was increasing dramatically so she was putting in heavy hours. With me working from home and in charge of my own schedule, I could be way more help with the kids. We have 3 that are only 4 years apart. It was planned that way so we could raise them all up at the same time. But, at this stage, there can be a lot of getting them to where they need to be. So, my being at home allows me to work around getting them where they need to be and doing the errands. I start work really early, like before 6am. By the late afternoon, I am essentially done. This is a bonus because my office is really getting hot by then during the summer. I like to bail out of there and find all my HVAC cool zones to spend the rest of the afternoon. Whether it’s the grocery store, the hardware store or any other place, I relish that sweet cool air that I am not having to pay for. By the time I get home, the peak heat has passed and I can start cooling down the house.

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Taking action with Heating in addition to Air Conditioning against hazardous airborne elements

Those thing were updated by the high end HEPA type air filters

I think every one of us can all safely say that there is nothing at all normal about how things are during a pandemic. That is fair given that this is sort of a once in a century sort of thing I guess. But wow, this whole thing has really put life into a clear perspective for me. My husband in addition to I have been strictly following the social distance directions. Frankly, every one of us are staying inside the security of our Heating in addition to Air Conditioning maintained lake apartment as much as every one of us possibly can. Thankfully, every one of us are both able to do the majority of our task from the Heating in addition to Air Conditioning comfort of our lake apartment office. All this time inside got me to thinking about the air quality as it relates to our health. I started to do some research in addition to found a stat that just set me straight right off the bat. The EPA lists bad air quality as the third leading environmental hazard facing Americans. That made the hair on the back of our neck lay up. I immediately made some decisions. The cheap Heating in addition to Air Conditioning air filters were going to be a thing of the past. Those thing were updated by the high end HEPA type air filters. These things trap in addition to remove 99 percent of the hazardous elements in the air that toil to suppress our immune systems. And, a strong immune method has never been more important than it is as every one of us face down this pandemic. When it’s feasible, I may even take the air quality to another level by installing a whole apartment air purification system.
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Hunting for summertime Heating, Ventilation, plus A/C cool zones

I work from an office in my home.

Had I known how great it can be, I would have made the transition long ago. About 2 years ago, I was inside a well Heating, Ventilation, plus A/C diagnosed office building doing my work. But then, there was this option for those doing what I do to work primarily from home. I still have to travel to do final negotiations plus I go into the office a couple or multiple times per month for big meetings. At the time, my partner’s work was increasing dramatically so she was putting in heavy hours. With me toiling from home plus in charge of my own schedule, I could be way more help with the teenagers. Both of us have 3 that are only 4 years apart. It was planned that way so all of us could raise them all up at the same time. But, at this stage, there can be a lot of getting them to where they need to be. So, my being at home allows me to work around getting them where they need to be plus doing the errands. I start work entirely early, like before 6am. By the late afternoon, I am essentially done. This is a bonus because my office is entirely getting hot by then while in the summer. I like to bail out of there plus find all my Heating, Ventilation, plus A/C cool zones to spend the rest of the afternoon. Whether it’s the grocery store, the hardware store or any other site, I relish that sweet cool air that I am not having to pay for. By the time I get home, the peak heat has passed plus I can start cooling down the house.

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My nephew is my new intern

After a couple of weeks of hearing my little brother beg me to hire my nephew to come work at my HVAC company I have finally given in.

While it’s true that I am a big family man I still have my limits.

Sure my nephew Alex is a good kid with a big heart, but the best way to describe this kid is messy. From the time that he was a little boy until now in his adult years he has always found a way to mess things up regardless of the good intentions that he might have had. On the first day of him working at my HVAC store I gave Alex the simple task of doing some inventory on the HVAC systems. For some unknown reason this simple task managed to turn into Alex trying to disassemble a few different pieces of the new HVAC equipment in the hopes of being able to clean it better. As you might imagine I was extremely angry because this can void the warranty before the HVAC system is even sold to our customers. It also left me working a few extra hours doing my best to fix the mistakes that he had made to these expensive items. My nephew has only been working here for a few days and I already feel like I am at my wits end. Maybe I can just keep him on the payroll but have him do some paperwork in the breakroom far away from all of the expensive things. I don’t care that Alex is my own blood, my brother owes me big time for agreeing to this deal.

 

 

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The best boss ever

Whenever I am out on the weekends visiting with my friends or my family it doesn’t take very long for work to get brought up.

From my experience most of the time these conversations about work end up going the same way more or less.

The person that I am talking to has a mean or hovering boss that they can’t stand, and they dream of the day that they can find a new place to work/ While I can imagine that this is a frustrating experience to deal with, in my ten year career working as an HVAC repair tech I have fortunately never had to deal with this. From the very first day once I was able to start my career working in the HVAC industry my boss was extremely kind, funny, and he treated everyone the exact same. I know that this isn’t something that happens normally, and I find that quite sad that others have to deal with that problem. In our work environment there is never any petty drama that comes out of nowhere, and everyone is able to rely on the other no matter what the issue is. Along with having a great work life I also get paid pretty handsomely working in the HVAC industry, and at this rate I am going to be able to retire much earlier than most. Now please don’t get my words twisted. I’m not trying to gloat or anything like that. All I am saying is that if you hate where you work don’t be afraid to look around, because sooner or later I guarantee you that you will be able to find the perfect fit.

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I had a free air quality test performed.

Our local HVAC company was offering a free air quality test to all of their customers.

I told my husband about the testing and he looked a bit skeptical about having it done.

He told me that no one did anything for free unless they wanted something in return. He thought our air quality was just fine and he couldn’t figure out why we needed to have it tested. I walked away in a huff as he said he couldn’t be there at the time I had scheduled the air quality test. I really didn’t care if he was there or not. I knew most of the people from the HVAC company and I trusted them. I just wanted to know if there were some kind of hidden contaminants in my air that could be the cause of problems for our future health. The HVAC technician showed up a couple days later. I was out on the porch with my daughter while he did the test. He said that although my air quality looked pretty good, it never hurt to have an air purifier. With the rainy season coming soon, it brought a lot of mold spores into the house, which could be a reason for our seasonal allergies. I couldn’t afford an air purification system and I told him this right out. He did some checks to our HVAC system. He then went out to his truck and brought in an air filter. He said our system was new and it could handle having a HEPA air filter in the system. He told me they were a bit more expensive, but the HEPA air filter would do well to keep most of the allergens from getting into the house.

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It wasn’t just a matter of fresh air.

A couple of months ago, I had an air purification system installed into my HVAC.

There wasn’t a single person I knew who had an air purifier and they all wanted to know what it did.

I told them the air purifier helped to sanitize the air and keep germs, bacteria, mold and mildew from getting into our breathing air. When my sister came to the house, she couldn’t believe what good air quality I had in the house. She was surprised that an air filter could do this. I explained that it was more than a change in the type of air filter that I was now using. I had a UV light in the system that would kill most of the germs and bacteria before they even got to the air filtering part of the HVAC. Right after I had the air purification system installed, Coronavirus was introduced to the US. People were clamoring in an effort to have an air purification system installed into their heating and air conditioning systems. The word had gotten around about how important the air purifier was. It not just kept good air quality in the house, or fresh air as my sister called it, but it helped to keep viruses out of the house. Unfortunately, the HVAC companies had so much work to do, but they were unable to go into homes to perform the work. I tried to tell my family that it was well worth the cost of having the air purifier installed. They just didn’t want to put the money out at that time.

 

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No matter what I did, I couldn’t get her out of my home.

My daughter is now thirty-one years old.

She has never been married, and she doesn’t seem to be too anxious to even get a good job.

She has her degree in psychology and she has now become a professional student. I asked her if she was ever planning on using her degree and she said ‘eventually’. I was tired of her eventually. Last week, my husband and I sat down and developed a plan for her exiting. The first thing we did was call the HVAC company. We had the heating and air conditioning inspected and cleaned. We asked them if there was any chance of the HVAC system not working well in the next couple of years. The HVAC tech told us it was only ten years old, so the HVAC system would last for another five to ten years before having any problems. The next thing we did was to go looking for a vacation home. We just wanted a small one bedroom home by the beach. We wanted a vacation home that was small and yet able to be rented out when we weren’t using it. We thought that it would be great for summer rental after setting our own date. Then we told our daughter we were considering becoming nudists. I had a friend who was a nudist and we thought it may be fun. She looked at me like I was crazy until her dad came out of the bedroom in only boxers. He told her he was trying to acclimate his body to less heating and air conditioning before going nude. She moved out the following weekend and she had a job at the hospital.

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There is a problem with my air quality.

When I got home from work the other day, I noticed an odd smell in my home. I couldn’t quite place my finger on the odor but I was sure I knew what it was. I yelled for my son and asked if he noticed the odor. He looked around and told me ‘nope’ and went back to his room. When my husband got home from work, he said he noticed there was an odd smell in the house. I knew I wasn’t losing my mind. He suggested we call the HVAC company. He thought it could be something in the ductwork, or possibly something wasn’t working properly in the air purification system. I started cooking dinner while he put in a phone call to the HVAC company. Two hours later, the HVAC specialist was at our door. The first thing he noted was the odor in the house. He asked if either one of us had a run in with a skunk recently. I hadn’t even seen a skunk let alone hit one. My husband said he thought it was too early in the season to be seeing skunks. The HVAC tech checked out the ductwork and the air purification system, but he said he didn’t find anything wrong. He even inspected the heating and air conditioning. My son came out of his room and the smell was much stronger. He quickly went into the apologetic mode. He said he had found the baby wandering around without a mama and he couldn’t let it sit on the road to die. We took the baby skunk to the local animal rescue center.

 

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Trying to talk to brother, can’t hear over broken AC unit

Whenever I talk to my brother it can be a bit challenging.

Sometimes, he has opinions that are really difficult for me to hear and to hold my tongue about.

Other times, he is a bit depressed and I wish that we were in the same country so I could make him feel better. But besides our emotional states, the state of our internet connection can be a massive obstacle. The other day, I was actually about to give up and ended the call early because I simply couldn’t establish a secure connection to his phone line. It seems like every two minutes I was mid-sentence when the call would fail. I found myself wandering around the backyard, trying to find a solid cell signal… When a new set of issues arose. Namely, the sound of my neighbors ancient air conditioning system repeatedly turning on and off in the background. The only place where I found several bars of cell signal was unfortunately close to my neighbor’s house and his cooling system. Obviously, the pounding summer sun and outdoor humidity was giving his indoor air quality control system a run for its money that day, because the central cooling system was repeatedly turning on and off with the most jarring mechanical sounds I’ve ever heard. The AC unit was so loud every time it turned on that my brother would exclaim in surprise, and our conversation would be interrupted until the ungodly racket of his air conditioner subsided again. When the air quality control device powered down, it made an equally disturbing sound effect. Our entire call was punctuated with periods of blaring noise and awkward silences as we waited for the AC unit to shut down again. Next time, let’s just text.

 

Trying to talk to brother, can’t hear over broken AC unit