I was watering my herb garden when I heard my neighbor calling over the fence, asking me to go to her house.
It sounded urgent, so I turned off the tap and headed to her house.
When I got there, she looked calm, indicating that it was nothing serious. I could tell that she was baking something because the aromas were heavenly. She told me that she had heard strange noises from the outside compressor. Her house was fitted with a mini-split air conditioner unit in each room, enabling a zone control system. She assured me that none of the inside teams was making any strange noise. However, the temperature control system was in excellent condition, and the readings on the thermostat were correct. When I heard the noise, I asked her to call the HVAC business. The cooling specialist arrived within the hour and went straight to inspect the ductless heat pump. After a while, the new contractor told her that she would have avoided such an issue with regular air conditioning tune-up. He also added that it was ideal that the service happened twice a year. I took the maintenance of my electric furnace seriously because I would not want to go back to the HVAC supplier to shop for a new air conditioning system simply because the one I had completely broken down sooner than I had anticipated. It was not all up to the cooling expert to ensure good indoor air quality and comfort. We also had a role to play when taking care of our systems. For instance, I always keep tabs on my HVAC duct, and duct sealing is one of the things I have learned to do very well.