When the HVAC professional broke the news to my wife that our HVAC equipment was not going to last much longer, she called me at work.
I felt a bit bad for her because she was really sort of upset.
So, I asked her to meet me downtown for lunch. Normally, I eat at my desk in the zone controlled HVAC of my office. But the sound of my wife’s voice and what I knew of the HVAC situation warranted getting to her for lunch. When we met at an outside cafe, I could see the concern on her face. We have two in college and the thought of spending thousands on new HVAC equipment was really weighing on her. So, I was really happy to relay some good news when it came to the HVAC unit being replaced. A few years ago, it sort of dawned on me just how old the HVAC equipment really was. This prompted me to start a separate savings account for when we would eventually have to replace the HVAC unit. I showed this to my wife and the light came back to her eyes. That night, we started to look at all the new HVAC technology that was out there. It was a bit staggering to see all the changes in residential HVAC that had taken place in two decades plus. But we were able to familiarize ourselves enough to meet with an HVAC contractor and finalize our choice for the HVAC equipment. Now, we are still sort of marveling at how impressive the new HVAC equipment and new HVAC technology really is.