When our HVAC system finally reached a point beyond repair, we had to upgrade. When my husband asked me if I wanted anything in particular like radiant heated floors, I said that it didn’t matter to me. He was really…
Controlling the air conditioner
Have you ever realized how hard it can be to adjust to a different car? I undoubtedly abhor driving any automobile other than our own; I own a Chevy Cobalt, and admittedly, it is pretty beat up. It still has…
Magic in the air
I can remember when my wife and I first met. I was a pizza delivery guy and I was delivering pizza to this really great house one evening. Then she opened the door and I was just struck with something…
Hubby needs excess cooling
My husband is also my best friend, and these days he is also my business partner. He laughed at me when i started my home based business, but he’s not laughing any longer! My sales grew by 1000% last year,…
It’s dangerously cold
When I go on holiday I have someone to look in on our pets although I still worry about the a/c or heating going out… I would horrible if our pets went 24 hours with heat or cooling because I…
Deciding which house to buy
My wife and are in a bit of a quandary and not sure how to proceed. For over a year now, we have been searching high and low for the best house in which to start a family. We do…
Installing a ductless mini-split at a portable classroom
So the school where my daughter attends 5th grade isn’t exactly blessed with fortune. The teachers are excellent, and the classrooms are equipped with the best textbooks and learning tools, but the classrooms themselves are actually portable structures. It’s not…
Ideal temperature changes
I keep a lot of pet frogs but have trouble keeping them warm in the winter months. Heat emitting lights, in addition to under tank heating systems warm them up nicely, however they make my electric bill go up so…
Teaching a class on the principles of heating and cooling
It’s not often that we get the chance to be teachers. Professional educators aside, most of us only teach a class under special circumstances, like an employer asking for a presentation or workshop. In my case, I relish in the…
We’re going to set up a will
A few years ago I needed to get some legal items set up so that my children would be taken care of in the event of my sudden death. Although I was only turning 40, I felt it necessary to…