I wanted better air purification for my home

Like most of us, the pandemic situation has made myself and others ponder always our and our family’s health.

  • Of course, akin to most other people, the two of us are doing whatever the two of us can to avoid the virus or at least stop the spread as much as possible.

I’m actually working from the heating and air conditioning comfort of our home. However, my wifey has resumed actually working in her retail position. Her supplier has gone out of their way to ensure the air filtration for the heating and air conditioning is doing all it can to give the most safe environment. Once I heard about my wifey’s situation and the new air filtration for the company’s heating and air conditioning, it got me and others to think as well. Working from home, which it appears will be a long term situation, means I’m in our home nearly all the time. I actually hadn’t given the indoor air conditions of our home much thought. The only time I considered it was when the cooking or pet smells hung in the air. But with the pandemic once again surging, I wanted to do all I could to protect and improve our indoor air conditions. The HEPA style air filter was our first step. But, I wanted to be even more proactive. So, I have tied up the heating and air conditioning people to install a whole home air cleaner. This goes into the air handler of the heating and air conditioning and uses high intensity UV light to destroy the DNA of airborne contaminants. Now, I guess that our home has the best indoor air conditions and the heating and air conditioning combo I have in place works actively to mitigate the presence of the virus.
Propane boiler

I have had to change my HVAC mindset amid the pandemic

Like most of us, the pandemic situation has made myself and others consider consistently our plus our family’s health.

Of course, just like most other people, both of us are doing whatever both of us can to avoid the virus or at least stop the spread as much as possible.

I’m undoubtedly working from the heating plus A/C comfort of our home. However, my husband has instead resumed undoubtedly working in his retail position. His corporation has gone out of their way to ensure the air filtration for the heating plus A/C is doing all it can to give the most safe environment. Once I heard about my husband’s situation plus the new air filtration for the heating plus A/C, it got myself and others to think as well. Working from home, which it appears will be a long term situation, means I’m in our condo nearly all the time. I really hadn’t given the indoor air conditions of our condo much thought. The only time I considered it was when the cooking or pet aromas hung in the air. But with the pandemic once again surging here, I wanted to do all I could to protect plus improve our indoor air conditions. The HEPA type air filter was our first step. But, I wanted to be even more proactive than this. So, I have tied up the heating plus A/C people to install a whole condo air purifier. This goes into the air handler of the heating plus A/C plus uses high intensity UV light to destroy the DNA of airborne contaminants. Now, I know that our condo has the best indoor air conditions plus the heating plus A/C combo I have in this locale works actively to mitigate the presence of the virus.

space heater

Getting a UV-light air purifier for the air handler

Like most of us, the pandemic situation has made myself and others ponder consistently about our and our families’ health.

  • Of course, like most other people, both of us are doing whatever both of us can to avoid the virus or at least stop the spread as much as possible.

I’m working from the heating and A/C comfort of my home. However, my wife has resumed working in her retail position. Her supplier has gone out of their way to ensure the air filtration for the heating and A/C is doing all it can to give the most safe environment. Once I heard about my wife’s situation and the new air filtration for the heating and A/C, it got myself and others to think as well. Working from home, which it appears will be a long term situation, means I’m in my home nearly all the time. I entirely hadn’t given the indoor air quality of our home much thought. The only time I considered it was when the cooking or pet stinks hung in the air. But with the pandemic once again surging across the country, I wanted to do all I could to protect and improve our indoor air quality. The HEPA type air filter was my first step. But, I wanted to be even more proactive. So, I have stressed the heating and A/C people to install a whole home UV air purifier. This goes into the air handler of the heating and A/C and uses high intensity UV light to destroy the DNA of airborne contaminants. Now, I know that our home has the best indoor air quality and the heating and A/C combo I have in the locale works actively to mitigate the presence of the virus.

HVAC worker

Making a more healthy environment with HVAC

Like most of us, the pandemic situation has made me think constantly of mine and my family’s health.

Of course, like most other people, we are doing whatever we can to avoid the virus or at least stop the spread as much as possible. I’m working from the HVAC comfort of my home. However, my wife has resumed working in her retail position. Her company has gone out of their way to ensure the air filtration for the HVAC is doing all it can to provide the most safe environment. Once I heard about my wife’s situation and the new air filtration for the HVAC, it got me thinking as well. Working from home, which it appears will be a long term situation, means I’m in my home nearly all the time. I really hadn’t given the indoor air quality of our home much thought. The only time I considered it was when the cooking or pet odors hung in the air. But with the pandemic once again surging, I wanted to do all I could to protect and improve our indoor air quality. The HEPA type air filter was my first step. But, I wanted to be even more proactive. So, I have scheduled the HVAC people to install a whole house air purifier. This goes into the air handler of the HVAC and uses high intensity UV light to destroy the DNA of airborne contaminants. Now, I know that our home has the best indoor air quality and the HVAC combo I have in place works actively to mitigate the presence of the virus.

Air conditioning repair

The promotion led to a move.

For the last five years we have been living in an area where the weather is horrible both in summer and winter.

With another long winter bearing down on us, I was thrilled when my husband received a promotion in his company.

Not only was he about to make more money, but we were going to need to move. His promotion was taking us to an area that had average winter temperatures in the upper fifties and I would never need to worry about freezing. Even the summer had mild temperatures with an average high of only in the mid to upper seventies. I would never need to worry about air conditioning in the summer. Winter would be a breeze with the electric heating that was in the house. The company he worked for had already secured a home for us and paid the first and last month’s rent. Even my kids are excited to get to a new area. From what I understand, there are very few people with air conditioning in that area, and we were going to be living on the outskirts of town. I couldn’t wait for the move and I hoped we would be out of here before the cold and snow arrived. I used to like winter when I was a kid, but not anymore. I want to be where I’m not going to freeze every time I walk out the door. I no longer want to worry about having air conditioning when I’m in the car or out. We are all excited about this move and it can’t come quick enough.

indoor air quality

The house smelled of burnt oil.

My daughter is a budding pastry chef.

Some of the things she makes turns out to be quite yummy and they are decorated so beautifully.

Unfortunately, these items are few and far between. Most of her baking ends up burnt. When she fires items like donuts or pasties, the oil inevitably gets way too hot, burning the food, and sending an acrid film of smoky grease throughout my kitchen. I didn’t realize how bad it had become until I came home one afternoon and all I could smell was old grease. It floored me when I recognized the condition of my air quality. I said something to my daughter about the odors and she almost cried. She told me she thought the air filters were going to take care of the odors. A part of me also thought some of the odors should have been eliminated with the air filters, but we were both wrong. I then remembered how my best friend had told me that when she had her air purifier install, the air quality in her house had improved within hours. I had considered having a whole home air purifier installed, but I also knew how expensive they were. Maybe with all of the mistakes my daughter is making in the kitchen, and the pandemic raging again, I should reconsider my decision not to have it installed. I’m sure I can get some kind of monthly payment plan throughout my HVAC company. I have excellent credit and I have been with the same HvAC company for the last fifteen years. That should help toward getting my air purification system right away.

Heating tune up

I’m the queen of coupons.

I have the worst type of allergies. I am allergic to all kinds of pollen and I am highly allergic to house dust. House dust causes me to have symptoms that are worse than when I had the flu. The only difference is that with the flu I had nausea and diarrhea. One of the things that helps with my allergies, is when I change the air filters more often. I was changing the air filters about once a month, but I had to change that time. I realized that if I changed the air filter every couple weeks, my allergies would be less severe. The air filters help to take out the dust,, dirt and pollen, before it is able to get into the house. When the air filters get too full, they aren’t able to remove as much dust and dirt from the air. I was looking online one afternoon, and I started reading about HEPA air filters. I was beginning to wonder if the HEPA air filter wouldn’t be a better option for me. I went online and I found a place where I could purchase the HEPA air filter. I couldn’t believe the difference they made in my HVAC system. My air was cleaner than it had ever been. I even had comments from my family about how good my air quality was. I found that the HEPA air filter was much more expensive than my regular air filters. I was worried about the cost. I went online and I found a coupon where I would only need to pay half the price if I bought a full case of the HEPA air filter.

Cooling equipment

The air conditioner wasn’t doing its job.

I was having a bit of a problem with my air conditioner last summer.

It didn’t matter what I did, the AC wasn’t able to cool off my house.

We didn’t have an HVAC company to call when something went wrong. We had the name of the HVAC company the previous owner of our home had used, but we knew how difficult it was to get in touch with them. I decided to go to my social media page and get some recommendations on an HVAC company to work on my air conditioning unit. One of my friends from church happened to see my post and she gave me a call. She told me that she had a friend that had been working on her HVAC system for years. He did a good job and he didn’t charge much if he charged anything at all. She told me she used to live next door to this man and that was how she got to know him. I didn’t like working with people I didn’t know and with HVAC companies I didn’t trust. I started thinking about the HVAC service van that I always saw sitting outside her house, so I asked her to give the man a call for me. I told him what was going on with the air conditioner and he assured me that he would be able to repair it for me. He came out to look at the air conditioner and he went right to work on it. He told me my problem was the ductwork was clogged with dust and dirt. He fixed the air conditioner and he told me I needed to get my ductwork cleaned.

Heating corp

He works more than he is at home.

My husband has been an HVAC specialist ever since I met him.

I’m not sure what his customers see in him, other than that he is very good at his job.

Most of his customers think that he is better than the invention of sliced bread. He is in such high demand that he seems to be out of the house more than he is in the house. Because of how hard he works, he is always getting raises and getting promotions in the HVAC company. I know that he loves his job, but I don’t. His boss calls him the super hero of HVAC technicians. His schedule is always full and many people will request his presence if they have an emergency call for their HVAC system. A couple weeks ago, I was upset when he had to go out of the house for work, more than he normally did. I tried to tell my husband that I thought his HVAC job was more important than I was. He told me that he got paid well for the job that he did. His customers depended on him to be there when they needed his help. I thought they depended on him way too much, but he didn’t see it that way and neither did his boss. I would love to be able to talk to his customers and tell them that his wife needs him just as much as they do, but I would never do that. I know what a good HVAC technician he is and I can only imagine how much his customers depend on his being there in a time of need.

 

HEPA filter

It isn’t easy to remodel.

Unfortunately, since I liked it, my wife didn’t and she went back to the brass air vent cover

Remodelling is possibly one of the hardest jobs you will ever undertake when it is your home. Not only is it hard work, but it is the cause of many fights in my family. Once we got into the home stretch of having the house completed, my wife wanted to finally have her say in the repairs and updates. Up until then, she had stayed away and allowed the contractors to do their job, but not anymore. She suddenly decided she didn’t want to have the old air vent covers that were in the house. I knew this was coming, but I didn’t think it was going to be such a long and difficult decision for her to make. She chose several different types of air vent covers. She found this one that looked like it was made of brass. It had squigglies all over and it was really expensive. I had to tell her no, but she was pretty stubborn. From that air vent cover, she went to a white air vent that looked like it was part of a chain link fence. It was cute, but I didn’t think I would like it. Then she found an air vent cover that looked like it was made of wood. I was worried that it would burn from the heat, but the salesman told me that it wasn’t real wood. It did look good and I knew it would go with the rest of the decor. Unfortunately, since I liked it, my wife didn’t and she went back to the brass air vent cover. I put my foot down and gave her a price range.

 

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