Tough saying goodbye to the old heat pump

I know that I’m not so melancholy over a recent HVAC upgrade because the old heat pump was something special.

  • For sure, the main reason I’m moved by this situation is the fact that so much time has flown by.

I can remember when we first bought this house and how excited we were to be homeowners. And the very first thing we did was replace the heating and cooling equipment in our new place. We actually got a steal on this house because the owner just wasn’t willing to do the upgrades that needed to be done. But with those savings, we made sure that we got the sort of HVAC unit we wanted. And that HVAC unit did a great job for almost 30 years. That’s a lot of time to provide the heating and cooling my family needed. So when the HVAC technician came to the door after he completed the heating maintenance last year, it wasn’t with good news. Fortunately, we live in a region where we don’t need much from the heat pump during the winter. But the HVAC professional told me that I would definitely need to be replacing the HVAC unit before the heat and humidity got here. I didn’t dally once I got this news and my wife and I started the process of the HVAC upgrade. And the new HVAC equipment is about to be installed next week. Yet instead of being thrilled, I’m a little sad to see the old heat pump go. I’m sure thankful for all the quality heating and air that old heat pump provided.

 

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Our sunroom now has HVAC

But I wanted to add to that value so we could enjoy the sunroom no matter the season

Retirement sort of sneaked up on me. So I’m very grateful that my wife was fully on top of making sure we were making plans and following through. Leaving the commercial HVAC of that office was something I really didn’t even like thinking about. Most people can’t wait for retirement in order to walk away from their job. But my job was really more of a passion and I was lucky to be able to work with such great people for nearly 40 years. I had worked my way up through the ranks in order to enjoy an executive position for nearly 15 years. That position came with a corner office and an amazing view. And that office even had a thermostat of its own. I loved what I did for a living and I loved the company so it was hard to walk away. Thankfully, my wife took care of so many details when it came to transitioning from my career to retirement. And the biggest thing she did was find the place where we live now. We moved to the south as we both were over all the snow and ice of our home region. We definitely were ready to swap a gas furnace for a heat pump. The place that we ended up buying even came with a sunroom. Once we were there for a year, I realized the value of that sunroom. But I wanted to add to that value so we could enjoy the sunroom no matter the season. That’s when I called the local HVAC company and they installed a ductless heat pump inside the sunroom. So no matter the season, my wife and I can enjoy all the great quality heating and air we need out in the sunroom.
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The end of the great thermostat confrontations

It’s funny how just something so small as a single thermostat can make for such a big problem.

But that’s the way it was in my office for the longest time.

Our company owned an old building and we all worked on one floor. It was a pretty big space and there were more than 60 of us working mainly in cubicles. Of course, that old building came with old commercial HVAC and just one thermostat. It shouldn’t be too big a surprise that one thermostat setting isn’t going to please 60 some odd people. But most of us did our best to deal with this situation individually. For instance, there were plenty of us that brought in our own space heaters during the winter. The commercial HVAC just never warmed up that space very well. And during the summer, there were small fans on just about every desk. Still, there were folks in our office who would literally get physical when it came to the thermostat setting. It was like two different camps warring against each other when it came to the thermostat setting. Honestly, it was ridiculous that it had gotten to that point. Finally, management replaced the old commercial HVAC with the latest in HVAC equipment. But it was the HVAC technology upgrade that really made the difference. Once we got zone controlled HVAC in the office, it signaled the end of any more thermostat confrontations. And I for one was really glad to have that sort of drama out of my work day.

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Enjoying all up-to-date Heating & Air Conditioning technology

When the Heating & Air Conditioning supplier came out to have a look at the heat pump, it was the first time in more than 20 years there was a problem; That’s a pretty impressive run for any residential Heating & Air Conditioning.

But this was a sort of mid tier piece of Heating & Air Conditioning equipment; When we bought this house, we had to substitute the heating and cooling equipment.

There were other things that also needed renovating so we had a limited budget. That meant we had to get reliable but basic Heating & Air Conditioning equipment! From there, we just made sure that the Heating & Air Conditioning unit was able to get seasonal Heating & Air Conditioning maintenance year in and year out. That was made all the easier when we joined the Heating & Air Conditioning maintenance plan once it was offered by our Heating & Air Conditioning corporation, but still, when the Heating & Air Conditioning professional told that the heat pump was pretty much at the end, I was a bit excited, and i wasn’t all that cheerful about coughing up a bunch of cash for up-to-date heating and cooling equipment. But I was happy to finally be able to substitute to the latest in Heating & Air Conditioning technology. And I’m so cheerful with the up-to-date smart thermostat and the zone controlled Heating & Air Conditioning that we have in the household now. Additionally, the SEER rating for the up-to-date heat pump is triple what the aged one had. That means the up-to-date heat pump is exponentially more efficient than the aged heat pump. So I can expect a bunch of utility costs to be carved off my bill when it comes to all the air conditioner we use in the summer. I couldn’t be more pleased with my up-to-date Heating & Air Conditioning unit and all this good Heating & Air Conditioning technology.

 

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