The next work assignment required my colleague and me to visit a small town for our research.
Since we would be there for eight days, the company had booked us into what my boss referred to as The Hamptons.
The town was in a cold region, and the first thing I did was call the B&B to ask about their furnace/heater installation. The state and history of the heat and AC products from the reviews would either break or make the deal, but I preferred to call the owner first before reading the comments to see if they were honest about the situation. The man I talked to on the phone told me they had a good electric heating system. He assured me that he had the paperwork for their HVAC service plan and receipts from recent heater maintenance. He even went ahead to give me the heating dealership’s contacts if I needed to corroborate what he was saying. He sounded like an honest man, and there was no need for all that. The only knowledge I had about heaters was from friends since my house was fitted with heated floors, although I did have a boiler for my hot water needs. The heating industry, especially where homes are concerned, was all new to me because I grew up where HVACs were not common since they were rarely necessary. Here, I learned the importance of HVAC tech when it came to heating repair and servicing. I remember when my friend told me that I needed to check my furnace filter, I asked him if I could do that from the wireless thermostat. To date, it remains one of the most embarrassing situations.