Year: 2023

Dealing with a spouse who gets cold easily

Before my wife married me, she lived in a very tropical climate. She is the kind of woman that thinks that when the temperature is in the low 70s, it is cold. While I grew up in a subtropical climate and I actually do enjoy basking in the sun and that comforting feeling of humidity […]

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HVAC related odor in the house

I consider myself to be a very clean person. I do my best to make sure that my house and my car and virtually everything that belongs to me is kept spotlessly clean. That’s why I wasn’t very happy at all when a rather unpleasant odor began emanating from my air vents. It had the […]

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Working from home without A/C

I just had to purchase a new vehicle after getting into a wreck, so I’m low on dough I was absolutely loving my work at home for quite a long time. I am not a particularly social person, and I much prefer keeping to myself. Don’t get me wrong, I have a handful of friends […]

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Bad smell from air vents

I remember a while back there was quite a foul smell coming from my air conditioning system every time I turned it on. I was afraid that some sort of animal had gotten into the system and was leaving droppings or urine. Perhaps something had even died in the air vents! Well I wasn’t prepared […]

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Frozen evaporator coils

We keep getting strange and extreme weather patterns this winter. I live in a climate that is predominantly subtropical, although winters can be quite interesting because the temperature will fluctuate wildly throughout the day and evenings. Recently, this caused an issue with my heating and air conditioning system. We had a night that saw temperatures […]

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A drain clog causes my HVAC to shut off

Recently, I came home to quite a surprise. It seemed that my heating and air conditioning system was not working at all. It must have shut off at one point while I was at work during the day. I couldn’t figure out for the life of me what the problem was. The thermostat seemed to […]

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Sweating in the bleachers

I’m really starting to wish that my son’s high school football games were televised. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love getting a front row seat to see my boy in action. It’s just that this early fall weather isn’t fall-like at all! Summer is bitterly still clutching our town, and it is hot and […]

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Patching a coolant leak

It’s been a busy week at my place of work. On top of all the headaches that I’ve been dealing with, I’ve now come to discover that the commercial air conditioning system in my building is faulty. There seems to be a problem with its cooling capabilities. I’m nowhere near an HVAC technician, so I […]

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