A perfect winter means light work for the HVAC unit

It’s the time of the year that can be most enjoyable in this area.

The sun shines just about every day.

And the sky is so crisp and blue with hardly a blemish of cloud. It really is the time of year that I like the most perhaps. And it’s the time of year that I think about as the air conditioning is cycling on again and again during the summer. HVAC cooling is beyond essential to live in this region. If you can’t deal with air conditioning, you might want to rethink living where I do. The summer is packed with HVAC cooling. For some, they hardly even come out during the four months where the heat is the worst. I can’t do that. I like to be outside even if the summer heat can be overwhelming. There are ways around that. For one, I just get up really, really early in the summer. Getting outside during the early morning is a great way to enjoy the summer. However, by the time the lunch hour rolls around, you want to be inside the air conditioning. But again during the evening, I like to get outside for some fresh air. However, there are days where all I can think about is the winter. And that’s what makes the winter so great. The heat pump hardly has any work to do during the winter. There just isn’t that much need for HVAC heating during our winter. But when we do get a cold snap, the HVAC heat pump is more than adequate when it comes to knocking out the chill.

 

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Not too soon to plan for HVAC heat season

Around here, we hardly even refer to it as summer as much as it’s simply heat season.

This time of year is the part of the year where the HVAC equipment really earns its keep.

I think one of the reasons I call it heat season is that the heat doesn’t turn off when the kids go back to school. In my mind, that is when summer has officially come to an end. But the air conditioning in this region continues on full blast throughout September in fact. There’s even some air conditioning happening by November some years. So while it’s still winter, I am already thinking about preparations for the heat season. Most of these preparations center around making sure that I can keep the HVAC cooling costs down. If you go into heat season without any sort of plan, it will cost you an amount of money that can be staggering. This happened to me the first few years that I lived here. But that doesn’t have to be the case. Taking the time to be sure that there is a good seal on your house is really important and can save a ton on air conditioning costs. Additionally, it’s really important to call the HVAC company as part of the prep. Getting an HVAC technician to do the required HVAC maintenance on the heat pump prior to the summer heat is imperative. Once that’s all done, it’s then a matter of programming the thermostat or making sure that you have good thermostat discipline. And getting a bit accustomed to the heat season prior to pouring on all that air conditioning is also a very important step.

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Each month should include HVAC chores

I like to be sure that my house is well taken care of.

This requires a bit of being on task when it comes to my household responsibilities.

But I just do what I need to do to make sure that my schedule allows for time to be spent doing what I need to do around the house. Sure, I’d love to come home from the office and flake out in the air conditioning. That would be ideal. However, I get plenty of air conditioning in all the hours I spend inside the zone controlled HVAC of our offices. So when I get home, it’s normally time to do some chores. And making sure that I’m looking after the HVAC equipment is also part of that process. Of course, each month includes some HVAC actions. That starts with changing out the air filter for the HVAC unit. This is perhaps the most important thing any homeowner can do to ensure that they are taking care of the HVAC equipment. A clogged up and dirty HVAC air filter is really bad for the HVAC unit. Maximum air flow is the lifeblood of the heating and cooling equipment. Just like us, if the HVAC unit can’t breathe, it won’t work. And having a dirty air filter impedes the HVAC from operating at its most efficient. Plus, it’s important to make sure that the HVAC equipment also gets the required HVAC maintenance. This should happen on a seasonal basis with heating maintenance in the fall followed by an air conditioning tune-up in the spring. It’s really not that tough to take care of the HVAC equipment. It’s just important to be consistent about it.

 

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A mouse in the HVAC duct

I was away from beach house for several days on business.

  • I still had multiple more days before every one of us wrapped things up.

After the third day, my wifey called me with panic in her voice. When I asked her what was wrong, she told me that she had heard some odd noises in the home at evening plus she suspected that the noise was coming from the Heating as well as A/C duct. Our home has a gas oil furnace plus with that comes HVAC duct to ensure that the whole beach house heating idea caterers for every space. Our beach house also has a gas fireplace which every one of us rarely use. When I confirmed her fears that it was really a rat, I could tell her panic went a notch higher… My wifey grew up in a site where finding bear paw prints on your drive was a usual occurrence. That person could even face any giant pet you can know of, however a mouse is where she drew the line. I found it hilarious that she was terrified of rodents. I asked her to call the heating provider so that an Heating as well as A/C repairman could conduct duct cleaning. It would force the rodent out plus seal any possibilities the mouse used. I made the call to the heating corp myself since every one of us also needed oil furnace/heater tune-up, plus the serviceman could wipe the washable filter while he was at it. The people I was with and I consistently kept the boiler installation running efficiently with usual repair as an energy-saving help mechanism that every one of us had l received over the years through beach house services professionals. That evening, when I called my wifey, she was cheerful to inform me that the mouse must have fled because the noise had disappeared.
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A hidden gem with a well inspected boiler installation

When my friend called me to tell me that I had won a numerous-night-getaway, I was over the moon.

All that changed when she mentioned the name of the hotel.

It was awful that it was an Airbnb instead of a hotel. If it weren’t for the fact that the stay was fully-catered for, I would have canceled… When I got into the site, the bedroom had a floor-to-ceiling gas fireplace on 1 wall plus a built-in bookshelf on another. A set of double french doors was situated in the middle of a row of windows plus appeared to lead out onto a back deck with a good view of the lake. Their online information stated that they had a boiler installation that would cater to whole-beach house heating while I was in the cold months. A heating provider’s number was gave however given their records of usual oil furnace/heater tune-up, it was likely to be of no use unless in the case of an emergency. There was also a pinned list of multiple energy-saving help tips in the bedroom that the guests were encouraged to apply. All this reminded me of the gas oil furnace back home. It was long due for repair plus duct cleaning. The heating corp had advocated the cleaning be done every several to multiple years. I inspected for any leaks in the HVAC duct plus sealed them. I also cleaned the washable filter; that was the most I could do. I left the rest for the beach house services supplier. The Heating as well as A/C repairman tied up to wipe the Heating as well as A/C duct on the same day I was heading to the Airbnb, so I called ahead to postpone to a later day. In the meantime, I would love the newly discovered gem.

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