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I called the HVAC company last week and told them we were in the market for a new air conditioning unit.

I wanted to make sure we bought the AC unit when they were discounted and the HVAC company was getting ready for their new season.

They told us they had several models that were being discontinued and if one of them was what we needed, they would gladly deliver it and have it installed in the spring. We had the HVAC contractor come to the house and do the measurements and take the information they needed to fit us up with the right AC unit for our needs. They only had one AC unit that would work, and it had a SEER of 18 which the HVAC technician said was good. He explained that SEER was the way they measured the energy efficiency of an air conditioning unit. We were both happy with the AC unit, and the price was amazing. We asked what it was going to cost for delivery and installation. They were having free installation and delivery on all new HVAC systems and he said they could forgo the cost and set it up for whatever date we wanted it delivered. We saved nearly 50% off the cost of the AC unit when you calculated the savings on set up and delivery. We signed all the paperwork and we gave the HVAC technician a goodwill fee of $50 to hold the air conditioning unit until we could have it delivered. I made sure he marked the $50 down on the bill.

 

Zone control

When I called the HVAC company to have my furnace repaired, I knew I didn’t have enough money to pay the bill.

I had a toddler and a newborn and we couldn’t let them go without heat.

My wife and talked about what we were going to do, and we decided to let the HVAC technician make the repair and then tell them we were broke. My thought was that they wouldn’t take back the parts they had already installed. They may even offer us a plan that would give us time to pay the bill. The HVAC technician showed up the day after we called, and my wife and kids were already at her parent’s house. I called her when the HVAC technician called, and she left the kids with her mom and came back to the house. He had to have noticed the anxious look we both had, but I hoped he thought it was worry about not having heat. We had already told them we had two very young children and needed the furnace repaired as soon as humanly possible. After the repair was made, the bill wasn’t nearly as high as we thought it would be, and I was sure I could have it paid in three weeks. I only hoped he agreed to let us wait that long. When I told him I didn’t have the money until I got paid, he wrote the information down on the sheet. He promised he wouldn’t repossess the furnace if we didn’t pay the bill on time. My wife smiled and thanked him for being patient.

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When I realized the temperature was dropping, it didn’t take long for me to call the HVAC company.

The first thing they asked me was if my thermostat was working. The light was on the display and I was pretty sure that meant something, but the temperature was only sixty degrees in the house. I tried turning the thermostat up, but nothing happened. I thought that if the battery was dead, I wouldn’t have a display reading, so I naturally assumed there was something wrong with the furnace. They sent an HVAC technician to the house, and he checked the thermostat. He changed the batteries, but nothing changed. He then went downstairs to look at the furnace. After almost half an hour, the heat wasn’t turning on, and he was back upstairs. He said he was going out to the service van to get a new thermostat. Even though the batteries weren’t dead, sometimes a thermostat would quit working. He brought in a new programmable thermostat and replaced the old thermostat with the new one. Within seconds, the furnace was working again. I couldn’t believe a thermostat would make that much difference. I thanked him for coming to the house so quickly and asked for the bill. The only thing he charged me for was the new thermostat, and he took time to show me how to program it. I was so grateful that I gave him a tip for coming to the house. He tried to refuse it but I said if he didn’t take the money I was going to call the HVAC company and tell them he forgot to leave the bill.

HVAC technology

Last month, I was in a cleaning mode. I had finished cleaning the attic, and I was working in the garage. I came across an old space heater we hadn’t used since we moved into this house. I put the space heater on the discard side of the garage and went inside to make dinner. My husband came inside and asked why the space heater was in the trash pile. I told him it was old, and we didn’t use it anymore. He said the space heater was old, but it had only been used once or twice. He plugged it in and it still worked well. Within a few seconds, it was putting out enough heat that ten minutes later, the garage was warm. He told me we needed to keep that space heater in case something happened to our furnace. Our furnace was only five years old, and I thought it was ludicrous to expect something to happen to it. I was going to sneak the space hater back into the trash, but he was watching me. I put it back into the garage loft and went back inside. Two days ago, my husband was searching for the space heater, because our furnace wasn’t working. He asked me if I had kept it or thrown it away. I went outside and was back inside within minutes, with the space heater in tow. He said he was hoping we wouldn’t need to use it, but he was glad we had it now. I was glad I had forgotten we had it, and not thrown it away.

Quality heating and air

I couldn’t imagine wearing that robe over my clothing

I looked at the clock in the kitchen and looked at my husband. For the tenth time in an hour, I asked if he was sure the HVAC technician said he would be here by 8 AM? He nodded and said yes, and the answer would not change, regardless of how many times I asked. It was five minutes after eight when I started asking again. He held up his hand and told me, again, that the answer would not change. Until it reached 8:30 AM, the HvAC technician was not really late. They usually gave a three-hour window for arrival and he was only five minutes late at that moment. Ten minutes later, my husband pointed out the window. He said that unless he was mistaken, the HVAC technician was there and he would be repairing the furnace. I sighed and walked upstairs to get dressed. I supposed I could have gotten dressed an hour earlier, but I had a heavy robe that was warm and cozy. I didn’t want to take it off until it was absolutely necessary. My husband told me to put it on over my clothing until the HvAC technician arrived, but I thought it was a stupid suggestion. I couldn’t wait until the HVAC technician repaired the furnace and I could get rid of the sweater I put on. I couldn’t imagine wearing that robe over my clothing. An hour later, I was shedding the heavy sweater because my furnace was working and the temperature was back up to seventy. I can’t imagine what it would be like living up north where you needed a furnace five months a year, instead of just a couple of weeks.

 

Heating technician

I worked from home, so I always made sure my HVAC system was working well.

I didn’t have anyone to foot the bill if my HVAC system wasn’t working.

I kept the servicing and inspections done on time, and made sure I kept the thermostat no higher than sixty-eight in the winter, and no lower than seventy-five in the summer. I didn’t want to put a lot of untoward stress on my HVA system. Even with all my precautions, the HVAC system is just a machine, and machines fail. It isn’t a matter of if, but when. When my HVAC system died, it was in the middle of winter. I was so cold that I wasn’t in the mood to get out of bed. I knew I had to work, or I couldn’t afford to have the HVAC system repaired. I also knew that it was so cold with the HVAC system that I couldn’t type. I called the HVAC company and asked when they could come to the house and repair my furnace. I was told they couldn’t get an HVAC technician to the house until later that afternoon. I asked the dispatcher to call me when they were on the way. I was so cold that I wasn’t getting out of bed until I got the phone call. I didn’t care if I didn’t get my work done that day. Until the HVAC company called to tell me the tech was on the way to fix my furnace, I wasn’t in the mood to get out of bed.

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