My friend had invited me to her house for dinner.
Instead of going home first, we went straight to her house.
When she opened the front door, it felt like we had entered an oven. Her house had a furnace, but the new heating equipment had to have a mind of its own to reach such high temperatures. She went straight to her smart thermostat and reduced the temperatures like on a hot summer day. It was too late to call the heating dealer. Kelly decided to check the last time she had her heat pump serviced, and while she was at it, she saw that someone had set a timer on the temperature control system to reset the temperature in the afternoon. She remembered giving her neighbor’s daughter her phone to play games. For once, I was glad I did not have an app on my phone where I could control the temperature settings of my whole home heating system. With my units, the settings had to be done manually. Given the high temperatures, I asked Kelly to call the heating company the next day to ensure everything was okay with the heat pump installation. At first, she protested, saying that she would check the unit herself since she knew more about heating than I did, but I told her that only an HVAC professional would see if it needed heater maintenance. Kelly lives to be up to date with the ongoings of the heating industry. On the other hand, I needed to get a heating technician to check my fireplace to help with indoor comfort. It had been a while since I had called the heating business for their services.