Can’t wait for the weekend

Everyone always looks forward to the weekend if you work a regular job.

However, working in the heating and air conditioning repair and installation business like I do, I have to say that I look forward to the weekend every single week as if it’s a major celebration! That is how hard the work I do in heating and air conditioning is.

To be totally honest, I really regret going into this for a career. But when I was younger I always had the dream of becoming a heating and air conditioning specialist. I did not know what the reality of that was! I honestly am thinking about a mid life career change here. That is how much I really do not enjoy what I do. But for now, I plow through it until I can figure out what else there is that would be good for me and who I am. And this is why I always look forward to the weekend! Because that is 2 days that I do not even have to think about heating and air conditioning and I can just laze around the house and do nothing. All while enjoying every single minute of it! I am single, not married and do not have any kids. So living alone with no other obligations other than making a living makes this all more bearable. But soon I will think about getting a degree in something else and changing my career path. This is something that needs to happen. I can not do this heat and a/c stuff another 20 years!

Ductless heat pump

Hard but doable

I took on the big task of converting a ductless mini split air conditioning system to a full on ductless mini split heating and air conditioning system.

The reason I decided to do this was because I wanted to save money.

Getting a ductless mini split air conditioning system on its own cost thousands. To have it converted by a heat and a/c specialist from the local heating and air conditioning company would be several hundred dollars, possibly close to another thousand. I just wasn’t having that! You don’t have to be a certified heating and air conditioning specialist to covert a ductless mini split a/c. It isn’t like repairing or installing a brand new and up to date central heating and air conditioning system unit. This is something that can be done with the right parts, the right tools and good instructions. I have to admit it was very very hard with me having no background in heating and cooling. But I was able to find out how to do it and I learned a lot along the way. If I had to do it again and covert another ductless mini split air conditioning system into a full on ductless mini split heating and air conditioning unit, I could do it a lot faster and easier next time. But it still will be a lot of work. I hope I never have to do it again. But if I do I am fully ready for it! At least now I have ductless heating and air conditioning in my home!

Air quality systems

Always home for dinner

Being an independent heating and air conditioning specialist is the most awesome thing! Not only because I set my own rates and manage myself, but because I also can choose when to work, when to not and when to quit for the day without having to worry about some slave driver boss telling me when I can breathe and when I can not.

This brings me to the fact that I am always home for dinner when my wife cooks it.

I have dinner every night with my family because I make it a point to quit at 5pm daily. If there is a heating and air conditioning repair job that comes in, I do not schedule it that day if I don’t think it would be done by 5pm. I know exactly how to pace everything and I do make a great living at this. I am by no means rich, but I am steady and secure to live a normal life with my family the same as if I was some working stiff in an office. So I am happy with the career path that I chose for myself. I would never give it up for the world unless one day the business stopped rolling in and I had no choice but to go slave it for less pay at some heating and air conditioning company. Hopefully that will never happen though. I have been at this for over 10 years and there’s been no work shortage so far. But I guess you never do know what could happen in the future. If that day ever comes, I am prepared for it.

 

 

Commercial air conditioning

Will try anything once

I am the type of person who will be open to trying anything at least once.

Even if it costs me a few bucks to do so.

This was the case with the smart thermostat for my central heating and air conditioning system. People had been going on and on about how great smart thermostats were and I had my doubts. But I wanted to try it just in case I was wrong. And I am so glad that I did because I was very wrong! The smart thermostat is indeed all it is cracked up to be, if not a little more in my humble opinion. Smart thermostats are the latest and greatest in HVAC technology when it comes to thermostats in general. I do not know what they could even come up with next to top the smart thermostat. I think as of now, the smart thermostat is as far as you can go to improve on the thermostat concept in general. This smart thermostat has been the best thing ever for my central heating and air conditioning system. I like the fact that I can control the smart thermostat from virtually anywhere in the world. From my sofa to another country if I wanted to. It makes things so much more convenient than they used to be. Also with being able to program the smart thermostat and have the manual control option as well, I save money on energy use of my central heating and air conditioning system all year round! It is really wonderful.

 

Residential HVAC

Breathing much better with help from air filtration

I’m not so wild about getting older.

It’s like this fantastic line between acceptance in addition to prevention.

I’m in our mid 60’s in addition to I’m legitimately starting to notice a difference in our physical abilities. For sure, I’ve never been one to just stay parked inside the While I worked inside the zone controlled Heating in addition to Air Conditioning of an office. I always got out of the for a walk in addition to a healthy supper on our supper minute. Likewise, when I got home, I didn’t just plop down in the recliner to suck up the at home either. I either went to the gym with our fiance or the two of us took a lovely walk or maybe had a quick game of tennis in the night. So I’ve always been pretty healthy in addition to fit. But as I age, it takes more to keep all of this going. And one recent point of interest has made a great change for myself and others respiratory health. Indoor air quality is something that I legitimately never understood nor paid that much attention to. I’ve always lived outside the town in addition to figured our air was clean. Yet, even with cleaner outside air, there are plenty of sources for synthetic airborne contaminants in the house. From carpet to furniture, synthetic airborne contaminants get released into the indoor air. Add to that pet dander in addition to pollen. That makes a lot of stuff attacking the respiratory system. So the two of us now have HEPA filters in the new home in addition to they work great. I could tell the difference in the indoor air quality within just a few days of having the HEPA filters in site.

 

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