The other day I was outside gardening.
I was planting my summer vegetables in the heat.
It wasn’t the smartest idea to start planting them in the middle of the day, but I was too lazy to wake up any earlier. After I planted most of my vegetables, I put together a fence to keep out unwanted animals. Last summer I planted sunflowers and they were growing very nice when I went out to water them and saw that something ate the top of the flower! I had a feeling it was the deer that live around my house. To avoid this happening again, I put up a five foot wire fence to keep curious animals out. Once I was done I went inside to cool off and make dinner. I went to my thermostat to turn the programmed temperature down, but for some reason the air conditioning wasn’t kicking on. I went downstairs to check my system and I couldn’t hear it turning on. That’s when I decided to call my HVAC technician. He showed up and told me that my heat pump was broken. He recommended that it be replaced and he also mentioned replacing the ductwork. I asked him why because I felt like he wanted more money from me. I was wrong, the reason why he suggested in replacing my ductwork too is because installing a new high-efficiency heat pump and using old ductwork can affect performance. The ductwork can be leaky or inadequate and may not be sized for the new heat pump. I accepted his suggestions and allowed him to continue repairing.
