The air conditioning tune up was great for two reasons this year.
Of course, the first reason the air conditioning tune up was great is that HVAC maintenance maximizes the efficiency of the heat pump.
And I’m all about getting the most out of the heat pump for the Summer. This is the time of year that we all dread the most when you call this region home. The Winter is awesome and we hardly even need any heating. Actually, we’ve gone to just breaking out a space heater most times when it’s a bit chilly on a Winter morning. The heat pump stays pretty quiet that time of year so I’m not spending a bunch of money on heating. That’s great but that doesn’t mean that I just let the HVAC go crazy all Summer either. So getting the most from our heat pump is always a great thing. But the other great thing about this Spring’s HVAC maintenance appointment was what I learned from the HVAC technician. I had been under the impression that if you wanted zone controlled HVAC, you pretty much had to replace the residential HVAC equipment. That’s not the case at all as I was to learn. Our heat pump is not quite 10 years old. But we have really been wanting the zone controlled HVAC. It seems that every member of our family has a different air conditioning need during the Summer. When the HVAC professional told me that they can retro fit our existing HVAC unit for zone controlled HVAC, I was all about it. And now, we are enjoying the zone controlled HVAC this Summer. Actually, this new deal also helps me customize the air conditioning so I’m not over cooling places in the house that aren’t used all that much.