There are some choices in life that are easily decided. I wanted to be a nurse, and I had to decide which school to go to. Both schools were the same distance from my home, but the one offered everything I wanted from the classes, and in the timeframe I was able to take the […]
My husband didn’t even notice when he got home from work a week later We had a brief heatwave a couple of weeks ago, but it was a hint at what we were going to experience this summer. I didn’t like it, and I told my husband we had to get our new air conditioning […]
Over the last three weeks, we have had six days in the nineties. The humidity was low, so my partner didn’t think it was necessary to turn on the air conditioning. I told him I couldn’t survive in the house if the AC wasn’t turned on. After being told I should quit complaining, I had […]
Last month, my husband put a fire in the fireplace to get the chill out of the air. It was only forty degrees when we got up, and we were both shivering. He told me to let the fire go out and left for work. Instead of the fireplace burning out, there was an updraft […]
Being an HVAC technician puts me into a lot of odd situations. Usually I go with the flow and never worry about it. The only thing I am wary of is being in the dark. I have been afraid of the dark since I was little and my brother locked me in a closet to […]
I loved where I work and I couldn’t imagine working anywhere else, or doing anything differently in my life. Not only have I been here for ten years, but I hoped to be here until retirement. Last month, that feeling of love for my job and job location ended. I walked to work one morning, […]
I talked to my husband and tried to explain that we didn’t need anything as elaborate as a smart thermostat I knew I needed a new thermostat when I had to change the batteries twice last year. It’s only May, and I am changing the batteries again. I bought new batteries, wondering if my batteries […]
Ten years ago, my husband started looking into having ductless HVAC installed. We didn’t have ductwork in our home, and we wanted to get a new HVAC system that didn’t require ductwork. We knew the ductwork was almost as expensive as the HVAC system. Three years later, we had to put a new well on […]
I travel a great deal for work. I enjoy experiencing new places and making an effort to explore the area. Unfortunately, my time is limited. I spend long hours sitting in airport terminals, standing in line to get a rental car and sitting in conference rooms. Being away from home can be difficult. I sleep […]
Without the anode rod, the hard water minerals will corrode the new tank We’ve had some trouble with our water heater. Although the tank was not all that old, it ruptured. I discovered the problem when I turned on the kitchen faucet to wash dishes. The water temperature was so extremely hot that steam rose […]