HVAC Tips for All

A massive thunderstorm came through last night and knocked our power out.

• Since it was late at night I didn’t worry too much about it.

Instead, I just sat up reading my e-reader for about an hour then I went to bed early. A few hours later I was woken up when the power came back on and a light turned on in the house. Not a big deal. I thought I would be able to go right back to sleep. Not! I found that I was tossing and turning a lot but I just could not get comfortable. I felt really warm so I got up again and checked the thermostat. It was set to 70 degrees. However, the thermostat read 74 degrees. I assumed that it was because the power had been out for a few hours. I tried to go back to sleep by telling myself that it would cool down soon. I still couldn’t sleep. Then I noticed that the air conditioner wasn’t even blowing air. It should be if it is trying to cool down the house. I got up again and messed with the thermostat. Still, nothing happened. I knew I wasn’t going to get anymore sleep that night. The temperature in the house kept climbing and it was only 2 hours before my alarm was set to go off. I decided to call in sick to work. I can’t work with only 3 hours of sleep. Besides, I really need to stay home so that the HVAC company can fix the air conditioner. I imagine it is just a blown fuse or something like that. Whatever it is, it needs to be fixed ASAP so I can sleep tonight and go into work tomorrow.

 

climate control

When my friend invited me on a camping trip I said yes.

After all, I hadn’t been camping in a few years.

I used to love camping but I just hadn’t gone in a long time. So as the date of the camping trip approached I got all my gear together and made sure everything was in good condition. I especially made sure that my little camp space heater was still working because I saw that the temperature was going to drop steeply at night during the camping trip. Unfortunately, I couldn’t use the little space heater because this was a primitive campground and there was no electricity at the campsites. That first night in the tent I was freezing cold without heat. It didn’t help that I had accidentally brought a child’s sleeping bag instead of my big, heavy sleeping bag either. Needless to say, I didn’t get any sleep. While laying away at night with no heat I had made up my mind that I would go back home first thing in the morning. However, when I told my friend this he suggested that we rent a cabin instead. This turned out to be a great idea. The cabins have gas heaters and they are very warm and comfortable. Of course, the gas heater wasn’t on when we first entered the cabin but once we turned it on it warmed up the cabin very quickly. I finally felt less grumpy and I actually took a nap near the heater. When I woke up, I was ready for some hiking and camping fun.

 

heating and cooling service

My wife and I took our puppy to the dog park yesterday.

The puppy finally has all of his shots so he can finally start socializing.

Needless to say, the puppy had a great time playing with the little dogs. In fact, I think he might have had too much fun. When we got home he fell asleep without eating his dinner and he slept through the night. This morning, our puppy is walking a bit stiffly. My wife wants to take him to the vet but I think it is just sore muscles. I turned on the underfloor heater in the bathroom and the puppy is really enjoying laying on the nice warm floor. He did eat breakfast and lunch today but he has been sleeping between meals. Again, my wife is worried but I am not. After all, when I work out too much I want nothing more than to eat, sleep, and curl up with a heating pad. How is that any different than what the puppy is doing? Of course, he has a heated floor instead of a heating pad but it is the same concept. Next time we go to the dog park we should cut our time shorter in order to keep the puppy from overdoing it. But I think he will be just fine. The heated floor will help relax his sore muscles, he will sleep for a day or so, then he will be back to his old self again. I am sure of it. We just have to let the heated floor do its work.
cooling technology

My mom called me and said that her air conditioner wasn’t working well in her house.

I told her to call up an HVAC supplier because I know nothing about HVAC repair.

Still, she insisted that I come and take a look. I am a plumper, not an HVAC technician. And yet, most of the family thinks I can do all sorts of home repair for some reason. Anyway, I went over to my moms house. Sure enough, it was hot in there. She had all of her windows open and her ceiling fans on. That didn’t help much because it was hot outside too. I turned on the air conditioner then went to see if cold air came out of the vents. It did not. Then I noticed that the vent I was looking at was covered with plastic wrap. I went and looked at the other vents in the house. 9 out of 10 of the vents was covered up with plastic wrap. I asked my mom about it and she said that the draft was bad for her bird. I unwrapped all of the vents except for the ones right next to the cage. Now the house is cooling down again. So mom is happy. She understands that she can’t cover all of the air conditioner vents if she wants air conditioning. However, now she is telling everyone that I fixed her air conditioner. That is just great. Now more of the family is going to call me for HVAC repair and I am not going to be able to help unless they too covered up their vents.

 

 

energy saving tips

When my friend invited me on a camping trip I said yes.

After all, I hadn’t been camping in a few years. I used to love camping but I just hadn’t gone in a long time. So as the date of the camping trip approached I got all my gear together and made sure everything was in nice condition. I especially made sure that my little camp space heating system was still working because I saw that the temperature was going to drop steeply at night while in the camping trip, and unfortunately, I couldn’t use the little space heating system because this was a primitive campground and there was no electricity at the campsites. That first night in the tent I was frigid frigid without heat. It didn’t help that I had accidentally brought a child’s sleeping bucket instead of my big, heavy sleeping bucket either. Needless to say, I didn’t get any sleep. While laying away at night with no heat I had made up my mind that I would go back house first thing in the afternoon. However, when I told my friend this he advised that my associate and I rent a cottage instead. This turned out to be a unbelievable idea. The cottages have gas boilers and they are certainly moderate and comfortable, then of course, the gas heating system wasn’t on when my associate and I first entered the cottage but once my associate and I turned it on it warmed up the cottage certainly hastily. I finally felt less grumpy and I absolutely took a nap near the heater. When I woke up, I was ready for some hiking and camping fun.

 

 

air conditioning system