How often must a person repair a boiler before giving up? Six months later, the HVAC technician informed us that my friend and I were wasting money.
Because we had spent half a year dealing with furnace problems at the most inconvenient times, he believed that purchasing new heating equipment was the best solution. When the heating company expert compared the cost of the repairs to the cost of purchasing a hybrid heater, we realized how wasteful my colleague and I were. If my associate and I had kept up with repairs instead of purchasing the heat and air conditioning product, we would have had just two months left to purchase a new furnace/heater upgrade. After that eye-opening discussion with the furnace repair technician, my friend and I decided to visit the heating dealer immediately. My friend and I desired the more energy-efficient equipment he compared, which combined the furnace and heat pump openings. My friend and I are fortunate that the other HVAC repair expert believed we were eligible for the upgrade, but he tried to convince us that we could install the hydronic heating option. Tempting, but I didn’t want it. And with that, my colleague and I embarked on yet another journey to enhance the comfort of our residence. However, this was only the beginning of our journey. Due to the constant repairs, my friend and I had depleted our emergency savings, and we could only afford new equipment if we took advantage of the HVAC company’s payment plan. Paying the same amount for a six-month plan as my colleague and I did for the repairs was easily affordable. I wish we had known about the upgrade option sooner, but we always assumed it would be prohibitively expensive.