Ventilation job is for an electrician

Adding bathroom ventilation was a must do in my space.

I have a giant bathroom and the shower head is massive in there.

The heat from the shower creates a lot of steam. I hated that my mirror was always fogged over. I would get condensation all along the walls that I would have to mop up. I was constantly fighting mold in the shower and the corners of the bathroom. I immediately went online and looked up ventilation helpers. I found that you can spend anywhere from 10 to multiple hundreds of dollars on bathroom ventilation. I sprung for a good system. I have a bathroom ventilation system with an LED light that turns on when you walk in the shower. It automatically removes the heated air from the indoor air quality to cool the space down. It is said to lower the HVAC bills if you have good bathroom ventilation. I assumed that a HVAC technician would do the installation. I mean it stands for heating, ventilation and air conditioning. Well after I had the HVAC guy in there he told me he installs ventilators, ductwork and indoor air quality equipment. Bathroom ventilation was actually an electrical job that my local electrician did. It was weird calling a different professional in. I felt a HVAC worker should drill holes into the side of my house to pump air outside. However the electrician did a good job. My space is cooler, less muggy and I do like how it feels after a shower. I don’t clean up half as much mold anymore.

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HEPA filters are so good

However, as soon as the good filter stops them, it prevents them from getting into the air, and therefore it helps to keep you calm as well

Have you ever wondered how HEPA filters catch all the things they managed to catch? I have wondered how they are able to keep the air quality so good. I think they will work very well, however how do they really work? This was a question I asked my local heating and cooling friend when he came out to service an air con issue I was having. I told him that I had recently switched to the HEPA filters because of how good they are in the home. He explained to me exactly how these HEPA filters work; he said that they have a bunch of little fibers and that they are responsible for catching all the dust and debris. These papers are so small that they are able to catch even the smallest pieces of dust that would otherwise make their way through. If this dust and bacteria were to make its way through, it would then be flowing around in your air, which you would be breathing in. However, as soon as the good filter stops them, it prevents them from getting into the air, and therefore it helps to keep you calm as well. Which is why there are several benefits to using this HEPA filter. When he explained this to me, it finally all made sense and I understood how the HEPA filters work, and I was pretty astounded by the technology. It was so good to have a new HEPA filter to use, because they really did give me very good air quality.

 

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Time for some new filters

It’s time for me to clean the air filters, as my other filters I have to change every month.

I feel that most people only have to clean out their filters every four months, however I have to change my filter every month because of how dirty it is here.

I started using those HEPA filters because I have noticed that it has improved the air quality significantly. Ever since I saw our air quality improve, I have wanted to continue to have a better lifestyle by continuing to use these kinds of HEPA filters. I can’t believe I used old disposable air filters for so long when a HEPA is apparently the superior choice. There was only one problem, right when I really needed the filters, the AC dealer was out of them. I have become used to buying them every other month, and I should have bought three of them because I was making a mistake only buying one at a time when I needed them. Well something great happened, those HEPA filters went on sale! The issue was that because they went on sale, everybody was running to get some and there were people fighting over these filters. Sadly for me, I was one of the last people to make it to the heating and cooling corp, and so I was unable to get my hands on one of those, however I still really need a HEPA filter. I was going to look elsewhere to see if I could try to find one. And after searching five more heating and a/c dealerships, I finally found one!

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Servicing my air conditioner myself

So I did something dumb, I did something my lady told me that I shouldn’t do and I got pretty badly hurt because I didn’t listen to her.

What a bad thing I did, I went and I tried to repair our own air conditioning unit.

I know, I feel it’s a really dumb idea and I should not have attempted it. When it comes to heating and cooling, apparently it should be left to the pros. However, I didn’t want to wait to have a heater and air con lady come out here for more than one reason; It is costly to have a heating, ventilation and air con unit repaired, and the second reason that I didn’t want to have a heating and cooling expert to come out here was because the heating, ventilation and air con businesses were all booked up and I knew it would be at least six weeks before I’d be able to get someone out here. So I decided it would be best for me to go and try to fix it myself. I told my lady about my idea, and she didn’t want me to do it, however I was confident in my abilities to do it. I had no heating or a/c training whatsoever, and I didn’t bother to read or do research like I was supposed to, and in my mind it was the correct idea. Really, I was lucky that I didn’t totally damage our Heating, Ventilation, and a/c plan by attempting this. Although I did manage to get hurt, it was enough to tell me that I had no clue at all what I was doing. I think I’ll just go ahead and call the experts and wait for them to do it right.

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The air filters have arrived

I’m really thrilled because our new HEPA filters came in the mail this week. I’d ordered some air filters online a few months ago and now I finally got them, and I can’t wait to use these new air filters. These are those HEPA filters, which are different from the other air filters that I normally use. I now have a filter that is much better at grabbing, and getting rid of particles and bacteria that are found in the indoor air, which is what I like about having a HEPA filter. Because I live in a more rural area, I decided to go ahead and buy some of these online because I’m not close to a heating store. The entire time after I bought them I was eagerly awaiting their arrival, and the reason I really needed them so soon was because the old filter that I have in our central heating and A/C unit was really dirty and I needed to have it changed out if I wanted to be able to use it. I could tell that it was having an impact on our indoor air quality and I wanted to get our air quality good once again. So when our HEPA arrived, I was excited to have it. It was the first time for me ordering these air filters online, however it was a really wonderful experience. I thought of more than two other heating and air con products I could also order online, which will save me from having to go all the way into town to buy them.

 

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My air con unit has bugs

I’ve had the most disgusting thing happen as of recently, as I have an infestation of big cockroaches in our ducts. So why is it important what kind of bug they are? Well it’s because if you know anything about these cockroaches you know that they are horribly invasive and can quickly create an infestation in your crib if you are not careful. If you see one I bet you there are a lot more. I do not know how these little things got into our ducts and started breeding, however I do feel they need to go, and go very quickly. There were several options available on the market to get rid of them, everything from sprays to poisons, however I wasn’t going to deal with all that, I was just going to hire an expert and have them do all the work. Since it is difficult for me to even reach our ducts, this is the best option. I called our pest control person and she came out and sprayed our ducts and then cleaned them out thoroughly. Once she was finished, I had a heating and AC guy come out and inspect the ductwork to make sure that they were clean. I asked the worker and he told me that I should be fine using our heating and a/c unit. After finally getting rid of them using the exterminator, I was so happy to have our heating and cooling system back again. The moment I saw just a few of them in our home I wanted to evacuate and burn the whole place down. Maybe it sounds a little extreme, however I can’t stand the sight of roaches.

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Pests in our air conditioning system

One morning, I noticed that I started to see pests crawling around in our house.

It all started with one that crossed the bedroom floor while I was making breakfast, and then there was another encounter where I saw one that was on our sofa while I was watching TV.

Then I saw another one on the floor while in the room, and I started to freak out because what I thought was just one incident of a bug getting in from outdoors was turning into me starting to see many bugs inside our home. I started looking all over our home to see if I could find where these things were coming from, however no matter where I looked I couldn’t find any spots that showed where they were emerging from. So eventually I just gave up and I hoped they would just go away, but the concern only got worse. I started seeing a lot of them and then I started noticing a line of them crawling up our walls. I followed the trail and noticed that they were coming out of the air ducts. That’s when it hit me, they were up in the air con unit! I wasn’t sure if I was supposed to call an air con specialist or hire an exterminator. I live in the far south, and so sporadically we have these massive insects, cockroaches to be exact, that come in from outside. They’re horrible and nasty and I wanted to get rid of them as soon as possible. I called our heating and air con specialist first because I decided it would definitely be best for me to confirm that I did have an infestation in our air vents. The cooling pro came out and took a look and confirmed I did have pests in our air vent and that is where they were coming from. He suggested that I should have a bug guy come and get rid of them first, and then afterwards he could come back out and do a cleaning, and so I agreed to do this.

 

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Try out a washable air filter

Have you ever given a washable type of air filter a try? I have, and at first I wasn’t going to give it a watchful eye.

But I ultimately decided to because I wanted to go and try something different after using throwaway air filters all my life in heating and cooling systems.

In my circle of buddies, washable air filters were all people were talking about. A few people were spreading it around as a life hack, and were saying that it was much easier to use a washable air filter than to use a cheaper air filter. I thought about it and I was wondering if using one of the washable air filters was worth the price, or would it be cheaper to continue to buy the disposable air filters? There’s only one way to find out, and so I went down to my local heating and air con business to compare some prices. What I found was that those washable air filters were genuinely a little bit more pricey, however this was no big deal because they could be used again and again. I decided that I would go ahead and give it a try, and so I picked one up while I was there at the heating and air con store. When I put it in there, a few weeks later it got dirty and I realized it was time to wash it. I was kind of sad about cleaning it because I was sad that I may damage it, but it was far easier than I had thought it to be. All I had to do was take a vacuum cleaner and clean all the dirt out of it and it was as good as new, and then I put it back because it was reusable. These are nice, and I want to continue using these instead of the disposable air filters.

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Try a UV light filter

After some convincing from a buddy of mine, I finally decided that I’m going to go ahead and try to get a new UV light filter. I have never used a UV light filter before, but everything that I know about them has been honestly positive. What I like about UV light filters is that they kill germs on contact, and even filters like HEPA filters don’t do that. HEPA filters are designed in a completely different way, and the filters work by catching small particles and bacteria that are floating around in the home. Those kinds of HEPA filters are made for catching anything that comes in contact with them. The benefit that UV light filters have over old filters is that they can kill germs right away. With the use of a filter, there is still a chance that something is small enough to get through and float around and drop your air quality, but this is not possible with that UV light filter though. But there is one drawback to UV light filters, which is that they are run by a light, and not all bulbs have to be changed out, so you have to check on your bulb sporadically to make sure that it has not burned out. I bought one of these UV light filters from the corner HVAC business and got it successfully installed onto our Heating, Ventilation, and air con system. Now it is time to just sit back and chill and see how it does.

 

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My heating system is possessed

But the heater and air con corporations make a lot of money here because they are selling cooling systems and air con supplies

My air con unit lately has been making some different sounds, but hearing me say this sounds like it’s not something that I want, as I’m distraught that my air con is going to break down on me again. The last thing I want is my air con to break down on me, because that is all I have to keep me cool. I assume that there are some women that have window cooling systems, or ductless mini split air con units, to keep themselves cool. However, I do not have either of those and I’m completely relying on my central air con to do all the cooling for me. I’m not going to have anything to keep me cool in the home that I live in, and that is a serious problem because I live in an area where the temperatures are genuinely scorching. You must have air con here, as it’s bad not to have any kind of way to cool yourself down. But the heater and air con corporations make a lot of money here because they are selling cooling systems and air con supplies. Another popular thing that the heating and cooling supplier sells here is a lot of those good air filters, and they do this because of how much stuff ends up in people’s heating and cooling systems. I’m not just going to sit here and do nothing when my heating and cooling unit is making different sounds, I’m going to get it taken care of and schedule an appointment with my nearest Heating, Ventilation and air con supplier.

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