I can’t even begin to tell you how much I’ve learned from my friend.
My friend is a heating and AC technician and he is giving me so many great tips on how to properly take care of my HVAC system. I had no idea how many common mistakes I was making until I talked to him. Like for example I used to leave the heating and cooling system running all day long. It didn’t matter if I was home. It’s just the way that I had it. I just let it run all day without stopping. I told my friend this and he told me that it wasn’t a good idea, the reason he gave me for it not being a good idea was because you put more strain on your heating and ac system. He also informed me that it would cost me more money on my energy bills. Honestly, as if there weren’t any other reasons to not leave my heating and cooling system running all day, he told me that leaving my HVAC system running all day would wear it out quicker which means I would probably have more repairs and have to replace the entire HVAC system faster. If I want minimal repairs and I want my heating and AC system to last a long time then I should either shut it off when I’m not home or get a smart thermostat. Another thing he told me was how often I should be changing my air filters and how often I should be having heating and AC tune-ups. Did you know that you should have Heating and Cooling tune-ups every 6 months? I didn’t! And I’m supposed to change my air filter every 3 months. I only changed my air filter once a year. Needless to say he gave me a lot of great advice.