The weather turned chilly honestly fast

I had no system I would be stuck in this lodge for as long as it lasted.

If I had known, I never would have come.

It was one of the hardest periods of my life. Now that it is over, I am grateful it happened, because it made me stronger in ways I could not have anticipated, and long story short, I came to the lodge to work on my writing plus get some isolation for a few weeks while I finished my novel, however cOVID struck around that time, so I was forced to stay longer, plus by then Winter set in plus I was trapped. The place didn’t have a/c, bujt this area was so temperate plus mild that it was rarely needed. The only heating plan it had was a wood burning furnace in the middle of the central room, which I had been using to rest my drinks on up until this point. It had never occurred to me that I would certainly need to use it for heating the lodge, until that first snowstorm hit. At that point I was honestly happy for the important woodpile stacked out back, so I could feed the furnace plus keep myself warm. Since I had never used a wood burning furnace before I had no system how abruptly they devoured wood, plus that important pile dwindled honestly abruptly. For the first time in my life I had to grab an axe plus chop wood, because otherwise I could not keep heating the lodge, which was a death sentence in weather like that.

 

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Heating plus A/C tech for a rock band

I always wanted to be a musician, however a lot of young people dream about making it big, becoming a star, plus being rich plus famous, the only complication was that I had no musical ability.

After a while I gave up on that dream, plus settled for something more within my grasp.

After being a correct working-class stiff for almost a decade, things have come full circle, however i have been hired as a road tech to tour with a famous rock band. I don’t want to say their name, I don’t want to do anything to jeopardize this job, because it is an Heating plus A/C dealer’s dream come true! You always hear about the people running the sound board plus the lighting for shows, but musicians need climate control to perform their best. This includes the tour bus, which uses an air conditioner greater than you find in most houses. It always includes the stage, because blasting an open-air period with strategic a/c is honestly important while I was in the Summer shows! Obviously you can’t have an Heating plus A/C plan on period with the guys, chugging away being ugly plus loud while they play music, and but there has to be some kind of cooling for them, because with the spotlights, the crowd, plus the frenetic energy of the show, they get honestly hot. I have a custom rig Heating plus A/C plan built under the stage, with a dozen strange air vents set into the floor. It is always running, so while I was in a show whenever one of the guys gets too sizzling they can just stand over one of the air vents for instant cooling.

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I started working in Heating and Air Conditioning in 1971

I met our fiance in 1971, when I was coming back from Vietnam and she was part of a protest to scream at us while getting off the plane, but she was a spitfire, and I enjoyed her passion.

It took a while to win her over, however when she got to know myself and others she understood I wasn’t some faceless soldier fighting an unjust war, I was just a country boy who wanted to go home.

She and I made a house together, a most odd 1! I moved onto her marijuana farm, and studied long distance to earn our Heating and Air Conditioning certification. Back then you didn’t get an authorized certificate, you just got the expertise of repairing heating and cooling systems, however back then that was all you needed. If you could repair the air conditioner, then no 1 was going to ask you for paperwork and documentation. It was a odd world back then. That changed in the 90s, so I found myself having to take an exam for Heating and Air Conditioning certification however I had been doing the job professionally for over 20 years… With that much hands-on heating and cooling experience, the exam was still truly difficult, but I managed to pass. At this point our fiance’s folks had passed on, and since the Heating and Air Conditioning business was doing so well she retired from the marijuana farm. She still grew a little for herself, of course, however when it came to money the legal heating and cooling business diagnosed our bills. Over fifty years together, and both of us are still going strong.

 

 

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Heating and Air Conditioning tech for a rock band

I regularly wanted to be a rock n rollian! A lot of young people dream about making it big, becoming a star, and being rich and famous; The only concern was that I had no rock n rollal ability.

After a while I provided up on that dream, and settled for something more within our grasp.

After being a typical working-class stiff for almost a decade, things have come full circle; I have been hired as a road tech to tour with a famous rock band. I don’t want to say their name, I don’t want to do anything to jeopardize this job, because it is an Heating and Air Conditioning dealer’s dream come true! You regularly hear about the people running the sound board and the lighting for shows, however rock n rollians need weather conditions control to perform their best. This includes the tour bus, which uses an air conditioner bigger than you find in most houses. It regularly includes the stage, because blasting an open-air stage with strategic a/c is truly important while I was in the Summer shows, then obviously you can’t have an Heating and Air Conditioning system on stage with the guys, chugging away being ugly and loud while they play rock n roll! But there has to be some kind of cooling for them, because with the spotlights, the crowd, and the frenetic energy of the show, they get really hot. I have a custom rig Heating and Air Conditioning system built under the stage, with a dozen odd air vents set into the floor. It is regularly running, so while I was in a show whenever 1 of the guys gets too hot they can just sit over 1 of the air vents for instant cooling.

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HVAC tech on a dude ranch

I am just coming back from a two week trip, & I have to tell you I suppose amazing.

Not only did I get to relax & see a whole new part of the country, although I also got a new job! This is not what I expected to happen on a trip to a ranch out west.

This is the sort of place that is a fully functional farm & ranch, with crops & livestock, however is also a resort endpoint for people who want to ride horses & pretend to be cowboys & cowladies. I liked it so much I asked the owner if they needed an HVAC maintenance tech to labor on staff, or if they already had a single. It turns out they had a contract with a local HVAC maintenance provider, however they were not at all ecstatic with the maintenance they were getting. The concern was that the owners didn’t suppose there was enough labor to require a full time HVAC tech on staff. Every one of us worked out a little deal, & I took a numerous week contract to be the HVAC tech, after which the two of us would see if our services were still needed. This was a huge win for me, because I meant I got to keep working as an HVAC tech & still be on trip for numerous full weeks. I enjoyed that dude ranch, it was the best job I ever had, & I’m not even mad they let me go numerous weeks later, because they undoubtedly didn’t need a full time HVAC tech.

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A concern with our air quality

My concern isn’t that I smoke too much weed, it’s that our lake house smells too much like weed.

I suppose there is no such thing as too much weed, if I have the wherewithal to keep smoking after that I will! The next morning though, I wake up & the place reeks of stale smoke, ash, & dirty bongwater.

I have to open up all the windows & crank up the fans to air it out. The concern is that after doing that so many times, it isn’t helping. The ugly smell sort of clings to the place now, & it’s a concern for me. I need better air quality, & at this point it is a twofold problem, because I need to raise the current air quality, & keep it fresh in the future. I bought an media air cleaner, & for three full afternoons I ran it with all the windows wide open, & all the fans on. Then I closed up the house, turned the air conditioner back on, & left the media air cleaner going on full blast, but my system was to leave the media air cleaner on permanently, & just never shut it off. Once the air conditioner was on, our lake house started smelling stale again, much to our chagrin. I finally had the thought to check the air filter, & in doing so realized I had not done this in over a year… Part of our air quality concern was a restrained air filter, however at this point the concern had sprawled out into all of the air duct. .

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Spending more for the best possible HVAC system

Every one of us could have done a full system upgrade a year ago, however the two of us didn’t have enough money saved up.

I am of the firm belief that if you are going to invest in something important, you should spend a little extra & get something excellent.

I l earned this lesson with a series of cars, & it turns out when you take the cheap route you end up with a lot more issues. So the two of us took an entire year to put extra cash away, so when it was time to get a new central HVAC system, it would be a single the two of us could depend on for a long time. I did the research, & entirely watched a hundred hours worth of HVAC tutorials & reviews on Youtube. I l earned that you get what you pay for, & while the cheapest model of HVAC system will last you for several or ten years, the nicer models can last for twice that long. Beyond longevity, the high end HVAC systems are also far more energy efficient, & extend their lifespan by using short, powerful bursts of overheated & cold; For me it made sense to wait a little longer, spend a little more, & get the best possible HVAC system. This way after it is all said & done I don’t need to worry about our heating or our a/c for a undoubtedly long time. If I sign up for a respected maintenance plan, & have an HVAC tech inspect it once or twice a year ,it could labor well for twenty years.

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My air conditioner gets a taxing workout

Autumn used to be our favorite time of year.

That little snippet of heaven nestled in between the overheated afternoons & the cool, that time when the flora changed colors & the sunsets got prettier.

I have never been a single for severe rapidly changing temperatures, meaning that I don’t like the deep snows of the Wintertide nor the high humidity of the summer time weeks. Then I moved down into the Deep South, where the season of Autumn obviously does not exist! I have lived here for three years now, & while there are little moments of cold weather, it mostly feels like summer time all year around. Out of curiosity, I kept a log of how much I ran our a/c through the year. I have a undoubtedly nice air conditioner, & our lake house even has insulated windows to reduce heat exchange, so our weekly energy costs are quite satisfactory. When I started keeping track, I found that I used the air conditioner at least a little bit on 348 afternoons of the year. There are only 365 afternoons, which means our poor little HVAC system only got to rest for a couple of weeks! As an interesting side note, of those 348 afternoons the air conditioner ran for 212 of those afternoons it stayed on all morning long. The other afternoons were when I used the a/c for a couple of hours in the morning, so it was on & off. But for 212 afternoons last year, our air conditioner did not get shut off, even for a few minutes.

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I love the sizzling weather

It seems crazy now, because of where I live, but there was a time when I was distraught about the cold.

  • As a child in the wild northwest, the two of us had blizzards plus the polar vortex to worry about, so the winters were not just a little chilly, they could literally flash-freeze you.

As a teenager I moved down south, I just drove our car until the sunshine got bright enough plus the weather got sizzling enough, plus I stayed down there for good, but ever since after that I have never owned a parka or an electric blanket, I can sleep with our windows open, plus I have turned on the heating ever. Every day I hear people complain about the humidity, plus the 100 degree temps, but I will go for long periods of time without using our a/c, plus just revel in the damp heat. I guess it’s the theory of relativity, right? I am used to relying on a furnace to survive arctic weather, so any day that our complication is being a little too hot is a nice day. The longer I live here, the more I use our a/c, plus the more the high humidity starts to get to me. The more I get used to this location plus forget about our old way of life, the more I will rely on Heating & A/C systems to keep me comfortable. I just hope the day never comes where our internal control device has shifted so much that I honestly need to turn on the oil furnace in our apartment.

 

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Unhappy with the result

I had recently obtained a brand new central heating & A/C unit, & this thing was not all that it was cracked up to be.

Within a week of having this thing, it broke down on me.

Thankfully, because I had both a warranty & an Heating and Air Conditioning protection plan I was able to swap it out & get another central heating & A/C plan to replace it. That included the Heating and Air Conditioning upgrade & everything. I did not have to pay a cent. The only pain in the rear was the fact that I had to deal with a full afternoon of uninstalling & removing the broken down central heating & A/C plan & then them installing the brand new & new replacement central heating & A/C plan unit. This was an all afternoon affair. But when all was said & done I have to say that the replacement central heating & A/C plan worked out just nice & was much better. I must have got a awful factory build or something with the other central heating & A/C plan unit. That is the only logical explanation. Because when you buy a brand new & new central heating & A/C unit, it never should turn out where it breaks down within a week of having the thing. That is not quality Heating and Air Conditioning equipment! But what I have now is quality heating & A/C device & I am glad it all works good.

 

 

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