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Even though it was only 20° out last night, it was too hot to sleep.

I spent half the night pulling the covers off my legs and the rest of the night just throwing them on the floor. I was so tired after working 12 hours that all I wanted to do was go home and go to sleep. I didn’t pay attention to how warm my house was, and now I wish I did. I kept hearing the furnace running, but I thought some of that was in my sleep. When I finally got out of bed, it was 80° my bedroom, and even warmer in the living area. The furnace had to been running all night long, nonstop. I knew I had to call the HVAC company, but I also knew that I only had a couple of hours until I had to go to work. I called my neighbor and asked her if I called the HVAC company, which she please come over when she saw the service van pull into our driveway? She asked me to just give her the time when the HVAC technician would arrive, and she would gladly come over to the house. I called the HVAC company, and was told they could send someone between 12 and 3 PM. I walked over to my neighbor’s house and handed her the key to my house. The way the temperatures going up my house, I truly hope the HVAC technician shows up and repairs my furnace before I get home. I don’t want another sleepless night.

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Most of my friends are always complaining they are cold and they can’t even get warm in bed.

I am just the opposite.

I can’t stay cool enough. I normally have my feet and legs out from under the covers. I put my hands on top of the blankets, or I begin to sweat. My husband is continually complaining because I am pulling covers off him when I flip them off. Where most people are seeking for better heating in the winter, I would love to have a bed that cools me down. Can you imagine being able to press a button and have air conditioning come up through the mattress? Mattresses now promise heat and massage. My husband recliner offers heat and massage. My question to this is that what happens when someone wants cooling air without massage. Give me a bed that offers a cooling feature and not just in the pillowcases and sheets. Trust me when I say that these do not work. Cooling sheets and pillowcases feel cooler because of how they are made, but in the middle of the night, I still feel like I have a blast furnace blowing over me. I want to feel like the air conditioner is blowing over me, so I can sleep like a baby. I know it sounds silly to want air conditioning in the middle of winter, but I really don’t. I just want to be comfortable while I sleep, and there should be some way for my husband to have his heat and I have my cooling.

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When the HVAC technician arrived to talk about our new furnace, he was talking about all that parts that kept our furnace running efficiently.

He talked about the combustion chamber, heat exchanger and blower motor.

I knew what the blower motor was. That was the part that pushed the heat into the ductwork. I also knew what the air filter compartment was because I often changed the air filter. The thermocouple and manifold had me just as lost as when he said about the combustion chamber, but I could figure that out. The more he talked, the more boggled my mind was getting. It was like listening to the doctor tell you what they were going to do during surgery, and you were already groggy from the IV. I asked my husband if he would explain, since he was listening raptly. He told me to wait a couple minutes, and he would explain after the HVAC technician left. We ordered our furnace, and I sat through it all. After the HVAC technician left, I asked my husband to explain what all the things were that he had been talking about. He explained about the combustion chamber, blower motor, and air filter, which I already knew. I questioned him about the other stuff. He laughed and said he did not know, but the HVAC technician made it sound important. I don’t remember having laughed so hard in quite some time. My husband finally shrugged and said if he were an HVAC technician, he could answer my question. He said he was as confused as I was.

 

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When the HVAC technician arrived last, I was already prepared for him to tell me I needed a new furnace.

I had been having repair after repair made over the last two years, and I didn’t think the furnace could handle anymore.

I knew my purse couldn’t handle anymore repairs. I wasn’t sure my purse could handle the cost of a new furnace either, but if I had to purchase one, I would find the money. It wasn’t even that money was the issue with buying the new furnace. The issue was that I wouldn’t get another furnace like the one I had. This furnace had served me well for the last twenty-five years. I enjoyed the heat it gave me, and I liked how quietly it ran. The only thing I didn’t like was how much money it was costing me in repairs for the last two years. I’m pretty sure that money could have gone for a down-payment on a new furnace, and covered a hefty chunk of the cost. My husband told me we had to bite bullet and put out the money, but i wanted to find the perfect furnace for our home. I wanted energy efficiency, and I wanted one that would be quiet. I’m not sure I really knew what I wanted other than that, but it had to be as trustworthy as our old furnace, and I wasn’t sure that was possible. I’m going to leave the decision on the furnace to my husband. He always has a good head for making costly purchases.

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I think I was thinking too positively when my furnace broke down.

I wasn’t ready to pay the price that came with a new furnace.

I was certain that if I had a new space heater for every room, I wouldn’t need a new furnace. I thought my father was going to have apoplexy when I told him this. He said that without the furnace, my pipes could freeze and I would have a bigger mess than I could imagine. He had me picturing icicles hanging off the light fans, and the walls. When he said I wasn’t far off, I started back peddling on my idea of space heaters. He told me to be smart and not cheap. If I needed a new furnace, I should purchase one, and if I was worried about the cost, he and mom could help me out. He knew I was good for the money, now that I was a lawyer. Whenever he disagreed with something I was going to do, he always reminded me how smart I was so I would realize I was making a stupid decision. I called the HVAC company he suggested and told them about the furnace. They agreed that I needed a new furnace, but they couldn’t have it ordered and installed before the holidays. We had less than two weeks, but I was hoping, and now those hopes were dashed. We talked more about the new furnace, and my father gave his input. By the time the HVAC technician left, I had ordered my furnace, and he promised to try to get the installation within a week. He didn’t want me to go without heat over the holidays, especially if I was going to buy space heaters.
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Calling the HVAC company was always a crap shoot.

• You never knew who you were going to get as an HVAC technician, and if they were going to be seasoned or fresh out of HVAC school.

The owner of the HVAC company was an instructor at the local HVAC school. He would take some of his students into his business and teach them through his mentorship program. There were at least three people out of each class that were invited for his mentorship program. I was used to not having the same HVAC technician more than once, but I wasn’t prepared for the man that showed up last week. He seemed to have a special interest in my home, from the moment he pulled into the driveway. He was looking around when he got out of the service van, and touching the porch. When he rang the doorbell, I waited for him to show me his HVAC ID badge. I asked if there was something wrong with my home? He hesitated and then laughed. He said he used to own this house, and he felt like he was coming home. He lost the house in the divorce. He asked if I was enjoying the HVAC system? When he installed it, it was top of the line. I told him the HVAC system was wonderful, and I just had a minor problem. I got the air filter stuck inside the furnace. He laughed and headed to the basement. He said his ex-wife often did the same thing, and he could retrieve it in minutes.

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