For quite some time I felt like the air quality in our home was never good enough. I changed the air filters regularly, but that didn’t seem to be enough. I even made sure to have the ductwork system cleaned every single year. Then one day, my wife came home and told me she had […]
Author: Phil
Had a pretty good time with my wife at her flea market table
My wife made plans to have a table at the local flea market. I honestly wasn’t interested in going, but she said it would make her happy. So I gave in, but I wasn’t happy about how hot it was that day. We were expecting to have a lot of people come through too. Well, […]
Glad that my son wants to hang out at the skating rink
I was actually happy to hear it when my son said he wanted to go to the skating rink. That skating rink has been there for ages. As a matter of fact, that is the very place that my buddies and I used to hang out at regularly. I was thinking that now my son […]
The kitty was stuck in the ductwork
It wasn’t too long ago when we got our baby girl a kitten. She kept saying, “I want a kitty!” So we decided to get her a kitten and we told her to keep an eye on the little cat. It wasn’t long when the cat started running all over the place and would try […]
Things are crazy at our new place
So I had this done and then I was so happy with how much warmer it was in the house. Things have been pretty crazy ever since we moved to a new location. The house is great and we’re in the country, but things have been harder than we imagined. First of all, we have […]
My wife picked up the slack when I got injured on the ice
We have a long driveway and we have been getting a great deal of snow lately. Because of this, I have been having to keep up with all the shoveling and snow blowing. Unfortunately, the weather has been crazy with warm and cold temperatures and both rain and snowfall. We would get slammed with a […]
I certainly could use more help around the house
Over the years, I have dreaded the winter seasons. Not only does it cost me a lot of money on my heating bills, but I can’t deal with the kids playing around my house throwing snowballs at each other. Not only do they throw snowballs at each other but they love to throw them at […]
I think my nephew is now thinking about running his own HVAC business
I always felt bad for my nephew over the years. He has always been a great kid, but he is incredibly shy. He always seemed like he wanted to talk to you, but he would never really say much of anything. He wasn’t able to make many friends growing up and it seemed like he […]
A Furnace Uses 3 Times More Energy
The HVAC professional suggested that I try running my furnace a few degrees lower Despite the fact that I run my air conditioner all day long during the summer, it’s still cheaper to run compared to my heat. I made this discovery during my first winter in this house. After running my AC all summer […]
The Difference Between a Central HVAC System and a Heat Pump
My dad showed me pictures of both the outside units for a central HVAC system and a heat pump and I couldn’t tell the difference. After living in their home for 13 years, it was time for my parents to update their HVAC system. I saw them spend a lot of time researching various heat […]