Being a homeowner is better than I thought it would be.
- For sure, I love the fact that I’m no longer living in rented places.
For more than a decade, I had to share walls with people who weren’t my family. I also had to dread this time of year over and over again. That’s because I just hated living in places where the HVAC equipment was overwhelmed, undersized of just plain ancient. I can’t tell you how many times I laid awake all night because the air conditioning wasn’t working right. So just being free of that and having great central air conditioning is the best. But there’s even more to the joy of being a homeowner that I wasn’t expecting. Turns out that when you don’t share a wall with your neighbors, it’s a whole lot easier to want to know them. I wasn’t expecting just how much I enjoy being part of this neighborhood. Having kids out playing and folks out walking their dogs is just cool. Plus, I love being the sort of neighbor who can lend a hand. It’s nice to be trusted like that. I pick up the mail or feed pets for neighbors along my street. And I even will hold a flashlight for a neighbor who needs a hand working on something. But when it comes to helping repair or service HVAC equipment, I always go with just one thing in mind. Sure, I’ll be neighborly in wanting to lend a hand to anyone who needs it. But I’ll also be reminding that neighbor that HVAC repair is for the HVAC professionals alone. And that’s just the truth. Not only do we take a chance on making things worse by working on HVAC equipment, we will void the warranty as well.