Ductwork cleaning leads to improved respiratory health

I’ve certainly not done everything that I could in order to take care of my health as I should have.

There were a couple of decades there were I let my appetites and lack of movement to get the better part of me.

I just quite simply spent to much time lounging in the air conditioning instead of exercising. Add to that all the junk I ate and you can put the picture together for yourself. Well, it all sort of came together to the point where I was no feeling good. Everything sort of hurt and I really couldn’t do much more than hang out in the heating and cooling comfort of home. That’s just not the way I wanted it to go so I started to adjust my lifestyle to one more geared to taking care of myself. To that end, I got out of the air conditioning and started getting regular and consistent exercise. I also got pretty regimented about my diet as well. The better I felt the more engaged with life I became. However, I was also experiencing some ongoing respiratory symptoms I couldn’t quite get rid of. I had sinus issues and a dry cough that just persisted. When I went to the doctor, I was surprised to hear her say that I needed to contact the HVAC company to have the ductwork cleaning done. When I got home from the doctor, I called to set up the ductwork cleaning appointment. The ductwork cleaning and ductwork resealing were just the thing as I’ve not suffered with an respiratory issues since.

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House is getting a full HVAC makeover after a quarter of a century

If you wait long enough, eventually everything in life needs some sort of redo.

And that is exactly what is happening with my HVAC equipment.

This house has been such a wonderful place to live for the past 25 years. It was the second home I owned but the first for a real house. I had a small starter home before I got married. It wasn’t much to look at really. The HVAC equipment wasn’t all that good and it was pretty cramped. But it was better than paying rent and I sold it at a profit. This house was different. My wife and I purchased it with the thought of raising a family in it. And that’s just what we did. Now, 25 years later, we’re thinking we may sell it. The reason we are considering this is that we are at a point where we have to replace the heating and cooling equipment. It’s stood the test of time for sure but the HVAC unit has just seen better days. So since we are replacing the HVAC equipment, we thought we might do so with potential buyers in mind. The HVAC contractor helped us choose new residential HVAC with an eye to all the latest in HVAC technology. And I have to say, this is the best quality heating and air I have experienced. If we do put the house on the market, I’m sure going to enjoy this air conditioning while I can. From the smart thermostat to the zone controlled HVAC, there is sure a lot to like with the new heating and cooling equipment.

 

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Indoor air quality is an investment in health

Yet, it’s our respiratory systems that get the most relief from something like air purification

There are times where I really have a hard time spending money on myself. This may sound a bit absurd but it’s really quite true. It’s just that I always think about the essential first. And for the longest time, my health just really didn’t fall into that category. So my recent investment in a whole home air purification system is a departure from that sort of thinking. And way overdue I might add. The idea that having something like good indoor air quality be too expensive is just not right thinking. And that’s what I was doing. My wife and I originally looked into air purification over indoor air odors several years back. But we weren’t all that keen on the sort of air purifier that had to be moved around and the air filter cleaned so often. The HVAC company also suggested the whole home air purification system back then as well. But it was just far to expensive as a home deodorizer. Too bad that’s all I was looking at air purification as but an air freshener. That was prior to the pandemic just changing the way I looked at mine and my family’s health. It wasn’t until then that I learned about how important indoor air quality is to our health. That just changed everything for me. Indoor air quality is so vital to our immune health as well as just our over all health. Yet, it’s our respiratory systems that get the most relief from something like air purification. And it’s great to be able to have the HVAC unit help in cleaning every inch of air volume that goes through the air handler.

 

 

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It got time to be serious about the HVAC replacement

We’d put a downpayment on the new HVAC unit and now we could finish paying for it and get some great HVAC cooling for the rest of the summer

At least I had some time to prepare for a rather expensive process. Replacing heating and cooling equipment isn’t cheap. So, it’s not exactly like I could just write a check and not have to figure out my finances later. Again, I’m sure glad to have gotten a long heads up from the HVAC company. That really made a difference in how this whole HVAC replacement situation went for my wife and I. And it could have been so the other way. We belong to the HVAC service plan from our local HVAC company. So part of that plan includes seasonal HVAC maintenance. And it was on one of these appointments that the HVAC technician told us that our HVAC unit was at the end. He told us that once we saw a significant spike in heating and cooling utility costs, we’d better have an HVAC replacement plan in place. This heads up ended up just being crucial for us. We were able to immediately do some specific saving. From there, we just sort of paid attention to the HVAC equipment. Any sound or weird noise was made not of. But then we saw the spike in HVAC cooling costs and that’s when we rolled into action on our plan. The HVAC contractor had already helped us choose our new residential HVAC replacement. We’d put a downpayment on the new HVAC unit and now we could finish paying for it and get some great HVAC cooling for the rest of the summer. We couldn’t be more pleased with the way this all turned out. The whole HVAC equipment replacement was seamless really.

 

 

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My parent’s home gets an HVAC makeover

The heating and cooling can now be controlled in concert or in an almost zone controlled HVAC sort of way

You know it’s really weird to see my parent’s home without them in it. Add to that that it’s also my childhood home and it’s a bit of a timewarp. But that’s where I find myself as executor of their will. God bless those two, they died within months of each other. So I’m doing stuff like replacing the HVAC equipment and updating some other stuff in order to get the house on the market. What I noticed right away was just what a great house they had. This place is built so well and the open floor plan is just timeless. They even have a garden room attached to the house that has a ductless heat pump installed inside. This thing is awesome and keeps that awesome sunroom space wonderfully HVAC maintained no matter the season. The house also has a pretty traditional residential HVAC system as well. But the ductwork is just completely warn out. There would be substantial cost to redo all the ductwork as its built into some parts of the house. So I talked it over with my siblings and we chose to use that ductless heat pump in the garden room as an example. Now, the entire house gets quality heating and air from a ductless multi split system. It’s really quite an amazing bit of HVAC technology really. The heating and cooling can now be controlled in concert or in an almost zone controlled HVAC sort of way. Again, it’s a weird place to find yourself when you’re renovating your parent’s house. But at least the HVAC choice was easy.

 

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I really messed up the HVAC

It’s not that I’m a complete idiot.

  • I just seem to do the most idiotic things at time for almost no reason at all.

That’s for sure something that has to change. Maybe the fact that I just had to spend thousands from our savings to replace the HVAC unit will teach me something. If I don’t learn from this heating and cooling catastrophe, then I could be looking at getting my self divorced. My wife is still so mad about what I did to our HVAC unit. And again, it was a stupid move. But I was honestly trying to do good. But like she said when I broke the news to her, why I didn’t just call the HVAC company in beyond me. What I do know is that I came home to a cold house a few weeks ago. It’s just starting to get cold around here so I thought maybe the gas furnace just hadn’t kicked on yet. But checking the thermostat showed me that the gas furnace just wasn’t kicking on at all. This would be the time to call the HVAC company. Yet, I went to the basement and started messing with the HVAC equipment. And I ended up wrecking the gas furnace in the process. Oh and that warranty was voided by my efforts as well. So you can see why I feel like and idiot and I’m like super hot water with my wife. I just can’t believe I thought I could even have a look at what was wrong with the HVAC unit. Again, not an idiot but capable of complete idiocy.
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Great HVAC for a great gym

Getting fit when you’re in your fifties isn’t what I thought it was going to be.

It’s just a heck of a lot tougher to do when you’re older.

This somehow didn’t really need apply to me when I first tried changing my lifestyle. I was quickly shown the difference between in shape and not. I was in the not group. Of course decades of eating whatever I wanted and doing nothing but kicking back in the HVAC after work took a toll. And it was a much bigger toll than I suppose my conscious mind wanted to acknowledge. Just getting up out of the air conditioning to go for a walk was a process. One day my heels would hurt. The next, my arches were too sore to go as far as I wanted. It’s like trying to stay healthy enough to do the stuff that will help you be fit and healthy. It’s such a wire to walk. Once I got to a place where I could at least walk a few miles without injury, I did a visitor pass at the gym. The first thing I noticed when I opened the door was the wave of heat and humidity that washed over me. The HVAC equipment was definitely overwhelmed. And so was I. So I ended up putting together a bit of a home gym. To put the cherry on top, I called the HVAC company. They sent out an HVAC technician who then installed a ductless heat pump in the room I chose for the home gym. It’s just the best gym that I could imagine. And being able to customize the quality heating and air doesn’t hurt much either.

 

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A heat pump winter is my kind of winter

There are definitely plenty of things to become accustomed to when you leave a region you’ve occupied for an adult lifetime.

But one thing I’m definitely all about is the weather.

I do not miss that brutal winter one bit. Not even the absence of a white Christmas mattered for a minute. I’ll trade that old gas furnace for the heat pump any time it’s offered. It’s hard to believe that I walk around in a tee shirt some days in the middle of winter. I’m not huddled next to the HVAC ductwork trying to stay warm. It’s such an amazing change. The fact that I don’t have to deal with the snow and ice is another bonus. Getting all bundled just to go outside of the cozy heating of my house to clear snow and ice was dumb. And my entire life was spent just hating that process. Now, the heat pump might kick on late at night or be heating when I get up in the moring. And then that’s about it. The heat pump might play a bigger role a few time over the winter when an unusual cold snap happens. Now, there is still a price to be paid when it comes to the weather here. It’s not like we get off without any sort of seasonal HVAC load. The summer sees temperatures near the triple digits so there is plenty of HVAC cooling to be had. But I’ll trade a sizzling four months for this sort of winter that’s for sure.
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Beating back the allergies with air purification

Boy is it ever nice to feel as though I’m not on the verge of sneezing every five seconds.

  • That’s a sensation that I deal with a lot as I have a vast array of airborne allergies.

Everything from pet dander to all the pollen, my respiratory system just doesn’t operate well in the presence of these airborne problems. It’s worst in the spring and that should be the time of year that I’m the happiest. But due to the grass and tree pollen, I can’t find anywhere, not even the air conditioning in my house, to enjoy some relief. That makes it tough to look forward to spring. Yet, I love the spring. I’m not much of a winter sort of guy. Being inside with all the gas furnace heating isn’t exactly my cup of tea. But that’s what we have here for the better part of five months during our winter. When the weather breaks and the sun comes out, so does the green. And all I want to do is go outside and run around. But there is a trip to the doctor first to get meds. However this year, I also brought in some air purification so at least my home can be a sanctuary from the allergens that wreak havoc on my life. After doing some research on indoor air quality myself, I decided to go talk to the HVAC professionals myself. They were great and showed me all sorts of ways I could lessen the indoor allergens. But I was really more into getting all of them. So they turned me on to the whole home air purification system. And this thing is amazing.

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Just leave the HVAC unit alone and call the HVAC professionals

I really do my best to look after hearth and home to the best of my ability.

There really isn’t anything more important than my home and family.

So that’s what I work for and they are the ones that I’ll do just about anything for. However, I won’t ever attempt an HVAC repair again for the comfort of our house. I’ll dang sure call the HVAC company. It’s much easier and they actually know what they’re doing. And perhaps that’s the thing about that HVAC mess that still just puzzles me no end. For some reason, I somehow forgot that I have absolutely no training when it comes to heating and cooling. So why in the world would I feel as though it was appropriate for me to start messing with the HVAC equipment? But that’s exactly what I did when I came home to find the air conditioning running but no HVAC cooling coming from the vents. Again, maybe the fact that the HVAC unit was still running was what lead me to think that I could somehow do something to make the HVAC cooling work. I’m still so confused over why I didn’t just stop and call the HVAC company. Instead, I pulled the panel off the air handler and messed around with the compressor outside. And in doing this stuff, I ended up just making things worse. Not only that but I also voided the warranty on the HVAC equipment by fooling with it myself. So that dumb move not only added to the HVAC repair bill but it cost me the factory warranty on an HVAC unit that’s not even 10 years old yet.
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