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I am not impressed with the heating and cooling products that our usual HVAC supplier has to offer.

We have been using the same HVAC company for over a decade now and they are good.

The technicians are always on time and well kept. The prices are low too. But our old HVAC system has been breaking down a lot lately. It is not our HVAC company’s fault that our HVAC system is ancient. The technicians have told us a few times that we might want to start looking into newer heating and cooling products. We agreed. We looked at what our usual HVAC supplier has to offer though and we are not impressed. It is all stuff from a decade ago. I want a smart HVAC system with energy saving capabilities and a high SEER rating. In other words, I want new HVAC technology. Not technology that is 10 years old. When I have brought this up to my HVAC technicians they say that all of their equipment is new. They act like I think it is used equipment. I know it is new. It just isn’t modern HVAC equipment. I think I should get what I want if I am going to be paying several thousand dollars. Don’t you? Despite my being insistent on this my HVAC supplier just keeps showing me the same old HVAC equipment. Then they act like their feelings are hurt when I mention a more modern HVAC brand or capability. I don’t know if they won’t or can’t get new HVAC technology at this company but it is looking like I will have to find a different HVAC supplier if I want new and improved heating and cooling products.

 

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I promised the kids we would go to the zoo over summer vacation but then I kept putting it off.

Finally, August rolled around and there was only 1 week left before they start school again.

You might not think that a 5 and a 6 year old would remember but they did. There was no way I could weasel out of going to the zoo. Unfortunately, we only had a short time left for our visit and it was hot and humid with a chance of thunderstorms. That is typical for this area. I really really didn’t want to go to the zoo and stand around without air conditioning all day. I am glad I found an alternative. There is this little nature center nearby that has all sorts of local animals. The best part is that it is almost all indoors. Only the otters are outdoors. Everything else inside with climate control. So I took the kids to the nature center. They complained because, obviously, it wasn’t the zoo we normally go to. Thankfully, I was able to convince them that the air conditioned nature center was a different sort of zoo. My son really loved the snapping turtles, my daughter loved the otters of course, and I loved the air conditioning. I was super comfortable indoors. The humidity was kept in check, and we all had a great time. That is, until we got back home. Once we got home I noticed that our central air conditioner had stopped working. So I still had to deal with the heat and humidity until the A/C repairman came. Thankfully the kids loved watching him work. I, on the other hand, could really use a nap.

 

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My father has been busy building himself a man cave out behind the house.

• I keep calling it a she-shed and this is making him mad.

To me, a man cave goes in the basement and a she-shed goes outside of the house. My dad’s house doesn’t have a basement so he got a little shed and is turning that into a man cave. I have to admit, it is turning out good. The shed already had a wood cabin look to it. My dad got some comfortable chairs, a big screen TV, and a mini fridge. He also got a gaming desk to fit and hooked up his computer. The only problem is that his she-shed has no heating or cooling. It is winter now and rather uncomfortable in the man cave. He got a little space heater and that is working pretty well but I worry about the safety of those things. My dad said he is thinking about getting a ductless mini split system installed in his man cave. I have never even heard of one of those. I was looking at PTAC systems myself for the cave. However, PTAC systems are super loud most of the time. Besides, you have to cut a huge hole in the wall. When I looked a ductless mini split systems I think that might be perfect for the she-shed. Those don’t require that huge holes be cut in the wall. They also tend to be quiet. Even more quiet than central heating and air. The little ductless mini split systems are not prohibitively expensive either. You can get one for just over a thousand dollars. Of course, installation costs a bit more but I think it would be worth it to make sure it is done right.

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I have had my eye on the house on the hill for over a decade now.

I have always lusted over that house.

It overlooks the ocean, has amazing gardens you can see from the freeway, and has these beautiful decorative windows. When I drive by I can see the lights on in the house and I wish it was mine. That is why I was excited to learn that the house was listed up for sale. I doubted that we could afford it but I arranged for a walk through anyway. In person, this house was even more amazing than I had imagined. The decorative windows are beautiful from the inside. However, the one feature of the house I didn’t like was the fact that it had no central heating or cooling. None at all. In fact, it just had baseboard heaters spread throughout the house and 2 window air conditioning units. When I asked the realtor why it had no central HVAC system she told me that the walls, ceiling, and flooring were not built right for ductwork. Still, there is such a thing as underfloor heating and cooling. And yet, I would hate to tear up those decorative wood floors. However, I heard about this HVAC system called a ductless mini split system. Apparently you just have to drill a few holes in the walls and run some hoseing through them. I would definitely look into the possibility of getting that done if I could afford this house. If I could afford the house, I still don’t know that I would buy it if there was no way to get an HVAC system installed. I like the looks of the house but I want my creature comforts too.

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I have had my eye on the house on the hill for over a decade now… I have constantly lusted over that house.

It overlooks the ocean, has amazing gardens you can see from the freeway, and has these great decorative windows.

When I drive by I can see the lights on in the house and I wish it was mine, then that is why I was excited to learn that the house was listed up for sale. I doubted that my pal and I could afford it but I arranged for a walk through anyway. In person, this house was even more amazing than I had imagined. The decorative windows are great from the inside, however, the one feature of the house I didn’t like was the fact that it had no central heating or cooling, and none at all. In fact, it just had baseboard heaters spread throughout the house and 2 window air conditioner units. When I asked the realtor why it had no central Heating & A/C system she told me that the walls, ceiling, and flooring were not built right for HVAC duct, then still, there is such a thing as underfloor heating and cooling, and yet, I would hate to tear up those decorative wood floors. However, I heard about this Heating & A/C system called a ductless mini split system. Apparently you just have to drill a few holes in the walls and run some hoseing through them. I would certainly look into the opening of getting that done if I could afford this house. If I could afford the house, I still don’t know that I would buy it if there was no way to get an Heating & A/C system installed. I like the looks of the house but I want my creature comforts too.
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I promised the kids my fantastic friend and I would go to the zoo over summer time getaway however after that I kept putting it off, however finally, November rolled around and there was only 1 week left before they beginning school again.

You might not guess that a 5 and a 6 year old would remember however they did.

There was no way I could weasel out of going to the zoo, unluckyly, my fantastic friend and I only had a short time left for our visit and it was warm and humid with a opportunity of thunderstorms. That is usual for this area. I genuinely really didn’t want to go to the zoo and lay around without air conditioner all day. I am blissful I found an alternative. There is this little nature center nearby that has all sorts of local animals. The best part is that it is almost all indoors. Only the otters are outdoors. Everything else inside with climate control. So I took the kids to the nature center. They complained because, obviously, it wasn’t the zoo my fantastic friend and I normally go to. Thankfully, I was able to convince them that the air conditioned nature center was a odd sort of zoo. My child genuinely enjoyed the snapping turtles, my child enjoyed the otters of course, and I enjoyed the air conditioner. I was super comfortable indoors. The humidity was kept in check, and my fantastic friend and I all had a great time. That is, until my fantastic friend and I got back home. Once my fantastic friend and I got house I noticed that our central air conditioning had stopped working. So I still had to deal with the heat and humidity until the air conditioning repairman came. Thankfully the kids enjoyed enjoying him work. I, on the other hand, could genuinely use a nap.

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