It’s so great not to dread this time of year any longer. When we lived up north, at least Christmas was a bit of a distraction from all the cold. But once we passed the holiday season, the snow, ice and brutally low temperatures could not be ignored. Thankfully, the house we lived in had really good HVAC equipment. The gas furnace did a great job all the way up until we actually decided to move. So we upgraded the gas furnace prior to putting the house on the market. We were able to put our house on the market because I was offered early retirement. The company decided that it needed to downsize and cut salaries. That meant I was in line to cash in on my retirement plan with very little penalty. But it still wasn’t easy leaving the zone controlled HVAC of that office. I had spent all of my career inside that commercial HVAC. But it was certainly worth it given the fact that I was gifted nearly a decade of extra retirement. Once we sold the house, we set out for the south where there would be no need for a gas furnace. I can do without a white Christmas and all that stuff. I can do without all of that because I so enjoy the fact that winter comes with wonderful weather down here. While we may get a cold snap here and there, the heat pump pretty much stays dormant through the winter. But of course, the other side of that coin is the fact that we need air conditioning for up to 8 months a year. Still, I’d rather deal with the heat of summer than the deep cold of a northern winter.
I know where I’m staying on the road by the HVAC equipment
I like to get out on the road when I can. The days of flying all over to see as many clients as I can are pretty much over. These days, if I need to see a client, it’s going to be a multiple day stay and I’m driving. The fact is that I’m now in a position where I don’t have to deal with all that business travel. I’ve finally gotten to the point where I even have a thermostat inside my office. That took a long time and plenty of nights in downtown hotels dealing with less than quality heating and air. But not these days. Occasionally, I will need to be onsite somewhere so I load up my car and drive in almost all cases. My wife likes to join me on these trips and we fight over the air conditioning in the car. She is super fit and needs far less cooling than I do. But we are always in agreement when it comes to where we’ll be staying overnight on the trip and at our destination. All we have to do is pick out the hotel by the commercial HVAC equipment. If we can see the big, wall unit commercial HVAC from the parking lot, then that’s a great start. We can count on this sort of heating and cooling equipment to deliver the quality heating and air we enjoy. There is nothing a lot worse than having bad commercial HVAC in a hotel room. And I love the fact that we save the company money over the fancy, downtown hotels.
Zone controlled HVAC makes going to work so much better
I’ve been honored to be a part of the growth of this company. I was one of the first to be hired nearly a decade ago. And the company entrusted me with responsibilities when I was fresh out of college. But since the company was small and didn’t have a great deal of capital, there weren’t a whole lot of fringe benefits. In fact, until recently, I’ve had to have a space heater underneath my desk in the winter. And when the summer rolls around, it’s been really hot at my desk even with a fan blowing right in my face. But the building we were in had some pretty old and worn out commercial HVAC equipment. The company actually owned the building because they were able to get it for next to nothing. Sometimes, we had days where we actually worked on upgrading our surroundings in the office. But the company was pretty smart to go ahead and own the building instead of renting. Still, we had to go without good commercial HVAC for a long time. But that’s all changed now. Finally, we’re doing well enough that not only have our paychecks grown significantly but we’re now enjoying top flight commercial HVAC. Not only is the heating and cooling equipment new but it comes with all sorts of HVAC technology. The one that I am really wild about is the fact that we have zone controlled HVAC. Instead of just one thermostat for the whole floor, we now have five different zones of heating and cooling. That sure makes coming to work even that much more enjoyable.
An hour with the HVAC professional was a real eye opener
I’m always up for learning more about things that I depend upon. This just seems like good logic on a number of levels. Knowing more about the stuff that is essential in our lives gives us a better perspective, knowledge and understanding. So when I got the opportunity to spend an hour or so with the HVAC technician, I jumped at the chance. We have the same HVAC professional that tends to our HVAC equipment twice a year. We actually belong to an HVAC service plan whose main focus is HVAC maintenance. So the HVAC technician comes to our home to do the heating maintenance in the fall and then follows up in the spring with an air conditioning tune up. Last spring, I happened to be off the day the HVAC technician was coming out to do the air conditioning tune up. Again, I’m always looking to understand more about vital components in my life. And the heating and cooling of my home is one of those essential elements in my life. So I asked the HVAC professional if I could simply tag along to learn more about the heating and cooling equipment. He was actually quite pleased that I was that curious and really gave me a great understanding of how all the components of my HVAC system come together to provide such quality heating and air on a daily basis. But for sure, the consistent HVAC maintenance is a very important part in all that quality heating and air. It was an hour well spent and I’m even more grateful for my residential HVAC.
Important for me to have the HVAC just the way I want it
Still there isn’t anything the smart thermostat can do about the toll on my body from all those years spent out in the elements
My father was so right. He told me that focusing on what I wanted to do with my life was more important than trying to make a pile of money. And to this day, I get to work at a passion each day. My passions aren’t concealed inside the commercial HVAC comfort of a downtown office building. Instead, most of my life has been spent outside the central air conditioning developing landscapes. While I have been known to spend a few hours inside the HVAC controlled work site trailer, most of my work is outside. And so coming home to my central air conditioning being just the way I want it has always been so important. It’s been important enough that my wife was kind enough to mind the thermostat before we figured out how to program the digital thermostat. But now, nobody has to watch the thermostat or get it where it needs to be before I get home from work. That’s because we have a smart thermostat that does just all of our residential HVAC business for us. Not only that but it’s also looking to minimize the heating and cooling costs as well. I not only got a thermostat manager, it’s also saving me money. Still there isn’t anything the smart thermostat can do about the toll on my body from all those years spent out in the elements. The older I get, the more the summers and the intense heat and humidity take a toll on me. But I’ll keep going as long as I can count on that great HVAC cooling when I get home.