I’ve never been a fan of winter. And I’m not even really from around here. Where I grew up, there was some winter weather but it was nothing like what I experience these days. My parents had a great house that I was lucky enough to grow up in. Our heating method was a wood stove primarily. However, that’s because my dad preferred it and we lived on a lot of acreage with plenty of available firewood. But we also had a heat pump that provided heating on the days that weren’t all that cold. And our neighbors all had heat pumps as well. It could get cold but nothing like what I’m dealing with now. Yet this year, we are doing so much better thanks to me finally tracking down a heating thief. Since we’ve been up here and in this house, I’ve not been completely committed to winter prep on the house. Of course, each fall I call the HVAC company to set the appointment for the heating maintenance. That’s something that I’ve always done as it just makes good sense. But as far as the house was concerned, I was sort of hit and miss. But this year, I really took winter preparation on the house a lot more seriously. I even went so far as to get a thermal gun in order to find the source of a big heating leak in our home. This instant read temperature gun allowed me to see just where the heat was pouring out of the house. I was surprised to find so many small leaks. But I finally found the really big one and was able to seal that up for good. Having a tighter house has made the winter in our home so much more comfortable.
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The different types of thermostats