I do not particularly appreciate moving, but the constant rise in living costs pushed me to leave my lovely western state for the Midwest.
It took me a while to make that decision, and you’d think that I spent time carefully selecting my next home.
Nope! I was randomly picking and dropping states based on my gut feeling and how best I’d fit in with the community. I am hardly a traveler, and I also keep very few friends, so getting information was quite a challenge except for some random Youtube channels. Not thinking much about the weather patterns, I set off with my belongings and set up everything in a week. I should have been wise enough to prioritize checking climate control, talk to the landlord about quality AC service, or at least consult a cooling specialist but no. Excitement got over me big time. The rainy storm season caught me off-guard. Despite being a resident and hearing about potentially destructive storms, I wasn’t prepared for the aftermath. All through the period, my cooling needs were met without a hitch. Interestingly, during the stormy weather, cooling corporations and even freelance cooling technicians and HVAC contractors kept informing residents of the need to monitor all heat-based and cooling equipment to ensure everything worked smoothly because in-person help with indoor comfort wouldn’t be possible at times due to the bad weather. Several weeks later, I got to understand what they actually meant. A thorough inspection of my equipment by a local service provider who has been in the HVAC business for decades revealed clogged drains all over the street, resulting in malfunctioning equipment and causing energy waste. A number of residents needed new HVAC installation, but at least some landed some new cooling technology with the change. I am glad I only had to deal with a malfunctioning electric heat pump.