For the last couple of weeks, I had noticed how much cooler the house was feeling, even when the thermostat was set a bit higher.
The humidifier had quit working, and it was always dry in the house.
I called the HVAC company, and we talked about everything that was wrong, and they said they would have an HVAC technician to the house in about three days. They couldn’t pinpoint a time until the following day, but it would be in the afternoon. I was wondering if this was set in stone because I worked afternoons. I called my sister and asked if she would house sit for me while I was working, and she could be there for the HVAC technician. She agreed and I was okay with anything the HVAC company threw at me. The day the HVAC technician was to arrived, I called my sister to remind her about coming over. Ten minutes before I had to leave, she showed up. She was dressed like she was going out on a date, but she said she just wanted to look good for the HVAC technician. I was only at work for an hour when the phone rang. She said the HVAC technician wanted to know if I had life insurance for my furnace. I asked her to repeated what she had just said. She said, he asked if my furnace had life insurance. I assumed I needed a new furnace, and almost cried. She laughed and said she was just kidding. My thermostat wasn’t working properly and all I needed was a new thermostat. I was going to throttle her when I got home.