I remember when I thought that I was so fancy because I got my first air conditioner in my home.
- I was behind the times, and everyone in my neighborhood owned central air conditioning, and I was ready to join the club.
Unfortunately, central air conditioning was not quite in my budget. I didn’t have enough money to hire an HVAC company to install a huge HVAC unit outside of my home, and I also couldn’t afford to have an electrician install the larger wire to run the unit. Instead, I went with the economical HVAC option. I decided to go to the general store and purchase a couple of window air conditioning units.I drove home with quite a few large boxes, and my wife and young daughter looked at me with nervous excitement. The box that packaged the HVAC unit promised an easy installation, and I had plans for the rest of the evening. Well, those were completely shot. I never realized how heavy those air conditioner units were. It took all of my strength not to drop the air conditioner out of our window the first try. I found out that you have to use a wooden board to prop up the air conditioner so that it doesn’t fall at any given moment. I also learned that the sliding things that come with the air conditioners don’t cover the hole in the window well, so bugs can get in easily. I had to eventually use plywood to put my air conditioner in. Though was very grateful for my HVAC unit, I wish I would have just called an HVAC technician and an electrician.