Month: May 2023

So the next two weeks, we are all laboring remotely from our houses as the office gets new commercial Heating, Ventilation & A/C.

This has been long awaited by the whole crew of us who have suffered in the worst heating and cooling.

I’ve been in this office now a dozen years and the office commercial Heating, Ventilation & A/C has never been good. In the Winter, I have to bring in my own space heater. I put that space heating system right underneath my desk and often have to wear my winter coat at times. That’s just insane to me, however how could an important corporation such as this not maintain just basic heating and cooling? I often wondered if it was just our office or what. Well, I got the answer when I was sent to the southern offices to fill in for a month. That place not only had the most wonderful commercial Heating, Ventilation & A/C but there was zone controlled Heating, Ventilation & A/C in the offices. I was astonished at just how nice that place was and the heating and cooling was absolutely perfect. When I came back, I absolutely gave an earful to the corporate bosses when they asked for my feedback on my time down south. And I didn’t let up either. I encouraged all of my colleagues to press corporate for new commercial Heating, Ventilation & A/C as well. It just wasn’t cool that we were somehow the step child office that wasn’t getting satisfactory heating and cooling. Well, I suppose that our pushing for new commercial Heating, Ventilation & A/C finally did something. The corporate boss told us that it will take the Heating, Ventilation & A/C professionals two long weekends to replace the derelict commercial Heating, Ventilation & A/C. And we too are getting zone controlled Heating, Ventilation & A/C as well. I understand that there are going to be 8 Heating, Ventilation & A/C zones across the office. It’s long overdue but man, I’m so thrilled it’s happening.

 

 

Cooling and heating business

When we first moved out here, I was so thrilled that Dave and I had pretty much negligible heating costs. And that sort of spilled over to how Dave and I approached using the air conditioning during the intense Summer heat. For sure, the Summer heat and humidity are just a complete monster and overbearing at first. So I thought since I wasn’t paying absolutely much for heating costs that we’d just lean into all the cooling we wanted in the Summer. That’s one way of looking at it but it soon became obvious that this was a dumb way of cooling the house. After letting the air conditioning just run wild for the first two years, I decided to start prepping the home in order to save on cooling costs. From there, it has become sort of an unusual little hobby for me to try to keep saving just a bit more each year when it comes to the air conditioning costs. This year is a little different. Of course, I regularly start with Heating, Ventilation & A/C service on the heater. And then stopping direct sunlight heating and sealing up the home absolutely tight are the next few steps. But after that, I’ve added something each year to save a bit more. The greatest saver so far was actually adding a smart control unit. That Heating, Ventilation & A/C technology was a big saver at nearly sixteen percent over the year prior. Yet, I still like to add a bit to the air conditioning plan. So this year, I will try to cook outside on the grill all Summer instead of heating up the kitchen with the stove or the oven. It’s either that or try hanging up the wash instead of using the dryer.

Dual fuel system

When I first started to live out here, it was so weird than it is now.

Even with all the planning and strategic execution of the plan, it was strenuous at first.

Living off the grid is not something that was done very often back when I chose to do it. But these mornings, I even have residential Heating, Ventilation & A/C in my house way out here in the deep woods. It was so funny when the Heating, Ventilation & A/C tech had to follow me all the way out here. I had paid a bit extra for them to make the trip. Still, that Heating, Ventilation & A/C tech was pretty blown away by how far out in the woods I actually live. The Heating, Ventilation & A/C tech was able to install the ductless heat pump that afternoon and was back in the world by eveningfall. After that I was the proud owner of a ductless heat pump. It’s just me and my wife Max out here so it’s not like we need a ton of space. So just one ductless heat pump was all that was absolutely needed. When it comes to heating, the wood stove provides all of that and then a little more. But as Max and I are getting older, we sure wanted some air conditioning for the Summer months. It can become thick and sizzling here to the point that fans just weren’t chopping it. With the advanced solar array Max installed along with the advancements in Heating, Ventilation & A/C technology made residential Heating, Ventilation & A/C an opening for us. Max even used the heating from the ductless heating pump a few times this past Winter, however normally, there is a fire going for heating all Winter. But when we need to travel or go somewhere overnight, it’s nice to have the ductless heating pump while I get the fire lit again.

Cooling technician

I’ve regularly been so amazed and impressed by wife MAx.

But the fact that she is going back to school to get her Master’s degree is so impressive.

This is on top of laboring full time and being a mother to our two youngsters, then like me, Max works full time inside the commercial Heating, Ventilation & A/C of an office building. Max and I are both lucky to be laboring in fields that we enjoy. For Max to go where she wants to go with her work, it took grad school. Since Max’s business is paying for it and we live in a school town, it seemed like a no brainer. But we also knew that this kind of commitment would come with a lot of change. I was definitely willing to do whatever I could do in order to support Max’s goals. To that end, I’m doing more around the central air conditioning of the home to free Max up more. That means doing the shopping, most of the cooking, the cleaning, and all of that. The youngsters have even jumped in by getting rides to after school programs and being better about picking up after themselves. Yet, we faced a major challenge right away when it came to having a quiet place to study for my wifey. We all did our best to keep the noise down but it’s not like we live in a library. So we wound up clearing out the mud room at the end of the house. I put in a desk and even had the local Heating, Ventilation & A/C business come out. They installed a ductless heat pump for heating and cooling in the back room. The fact that it’s all the way on the other end of the home and sealed off from the noise made a massive difference.
Cooling and heating company

I have a landscaping business and working there every afternoon is actually a bit of a passion and not just a job! I prefer that I never spend my afternoon inside some office with zone controlled Heating, Ventilation & A/C, however there isn’t a tie or fancy pair of shoes that I have to put on.

I don’t have to make it to the conference room for hours on end of boring staff meetings either.

I’m out in the elements each afternoon offering my professional services to my clients. To do that, I have to invest in quality devices and take care of that investment, then otherwise, I’m not doing a fundamental part of being a business owner. This is why it regularly blows my mind to walk into a business that doesn’t have decent heating and cooling. This is happening more and more I’m noticing. It’s one thing to lay in a line with bad air conditioning at the vegetable stand… But it’s quite another to be in a big warehome sort of structure shopping with bad commercial Heating, Ventilation & A/C, however around here, it’s more about the cooling than it is about the heating so having quality commercial Heating, Ventilation & A/C is a must; Even one of my favorite restaurants found out the strenuous way that commercial Heating, Ventilation & A/C is a fundamental part of owning a small business. I enjoyed this place and they went to all carry out during the pandemic. This was fine with me as dining in the restaurant was regularly uncomfortable due to lack of proper cooling from the commercial Heating, Ventilation & A/C. Once the pandemic waned, these folks saw a considerable drop in restaurants; Finally, they replaced the seasoned commercial Heating, Ventilation & A/C device and there is a line of customers out the door now every time I pass by that restaurant.

 

New HVAC systems

I wanted to have an anniversary celebration for my parent’s fiftieth anniversary, and mom was talking about having a picnic, but I wasn’t sure that was enough for them, then i was looking for special event solutions, and it surprised me at the weird things I found online.

They have special event solutions online and all I had to do was option the right supplier for the anniversary celebration.

Most of the special event solutions companies that I found, worked with non-profit organizations, giant companies, and the government. They all proposed a celebration planner for what I wanted. I wanted to plan a special event my parents would never forget. Mom regularly wanted to go to Hawaii, so my siblings and their spouses all offered to pitch. My wonderful friend and I wanted to plan a destination vow renewal for the entire family, however although there were only fifty people that would go to Hawaii, most special event solutions companies would not help us. I finally found one that would make all the reservations and option the right hotel for our anniversary celebration. They had the celebration, vow renewal, all the permits necessary for the use of the beach, the decorations, food and drinks necessary for a week of fun, when they offered us the quote and itinerary, which included family air fare with direct route and return trip, my wonderful friend and I split it up between the family, however now all my wonderful friend and I had to do was get mom and dad on the plane separate from telling them where my wonderful friend and I were going, and by the time my wonderful friend and I had all the plans made, none of us could keep our mouth shut long enough to keep it a secret from mom and dad. My wonderful friend and I all threw hints and hoped they would figure it out.

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