So my friend just made the worst bet ever.
Like any homeowner who takes care of their HVAC equipment, my buddy had the air conditioning tune up done this past March.
That’s when I do it to. But we belong to the HVAC service plan provided by our HVAC company. This is an HVAC service that this HVAC company has offered since we first bought this house almost 15 years ago. Along with some other renovations, we had to replace the heating and cooling equipment once we moved in. The house was such a deal that we snapped it up knowing that we would have to take care of stuff like the residential HVAC. After investing all that money in new HVAC equipment, we wanted to be sure that we got the most protection for our investment. Of course, consistent HVAC maintenance is the best protection and we wanted to be sure that we were consistent. I’m not great with remembering stuff like HVAC maintenance appointments so that makes the HVAC service plan all the better. The HVAC company does the scheduling and all I have to do is respond to the email. My buddy has been sort of hit and miss with his HVAC maintenance. So when the HVAC technician finished the HVAC maintenance, he told my buddy that he might want to replace the heat pump. The HVAC professional didn’t think that it would make it through the Summer. Well, my buddy thought it would and wanted to wait. I just got a text from him telling me that the heat pump died. Plus, he’s going to have to wait weeks before the HVAC company can replace the residential HVAC. Indeed, that was a terrible bet. I sure wouldn’t want to be facing the rest of July with no air conditioning.