I was worried about the cost of all the maintenance and repairs.
I happen to live in a very cold part of our country. We have lakes all around us that are frozen from November through April. The temperatures are below freezing and nearer to zero during that time. We have a very short summer and most people in our area don’t even have air conditioning. On the contrary, everyone has an excellent heating system and most of us actually have two. We all rely on our heating systems not just for warmth, but to keep us safe. A person could die of hypothermia before anyone realized their heat had gone out. I have a back up fireplace, but I still make sure my furnace is running well. I have a generator that starts running as soon as the power goes out, and there is barely any change. I make sure to have my furnace maintenance done twice a year. The HVAC technician doesn’t just clean the system, but he does a thorough inspection. He checks all of the components to make sure everything is in good repair. If there is a problem, they replace the part or repair it while they are there. I was worried about the cost of all the maintenance and repairs. Then I thought about the cost of needing to have repairs done during a snowstorm or deep freeze. I didn’t like the idea of going without the furnace at that time, or what emergency repairs cost. The cost of all of this is much more than what the cost of maintenance is. I would gladly lay out the money for HVAC maintenance and know that I am safe.