Author: Alan

A rat in the ductwork

It would force the rodent out and seal any openings the rat used. I was away from home for three days on business. I still had four more days before we wrapped things up. After the fourth day, my wife called me with panic in her voice. When I asked her what was wrong, she […]

How often do you check the ductwork

The HVAC duct had several leaks, which equates to heat loss. Living in the countryside has its perks but not so much for specific amenities. Malls, big restaurants, and theme parks were not among the things we had in town, although we still got by. As a result, we had a tightly knit community. Our […]

A new workforce team in our heating corp

The heating corp was more like a man cave because there was no lady in sight. We men could easily have our random talks and discussion freely. It was rather sad that no ladies had come asking for a job. Either they did not fancy working in a home services company, or they found working […]

Re-doing the whole home heating system

The renovation project had taken a toll on us because we did some of the work ourselves The renovation process had taken longer than we would have liked, but our vision for the house was finally taking shape. We were yet to pick out a design for our gas fireplace. We could not decide between […]