Spring has sprung as my dad was always fond of saying. But indeed, I see so much new growth and that awesome shade of green that comes with the baby leaves on the trees. It’s the first week of March and we are fully into the rebirth of another Spring. I even heard a heat pump kick on a couple of afternoons in a row this week. My neighbor goes right for the thermostat switchover to cooling the second the temperatures break 79 for the first time. We tend to hold off on hitting the air conditioning right out of the gate. But before long, we’ll be closing up the windows, sealing the house tight and leave the air conditioning on. I like to get a bit more accustomed to the rising temperatures but I also get a bit knocked off my feet by pollen. Usually, we start off with all sorts of tree pollen which doesn’t bother me nearly as much as the grass pollens. And in our region, I get smacked hard with that about the first couple of weeks in April. That’s when it’s time to do a couple of HVAC chores prior to leaving the air conditioning on. First, I call for an air conditioning tune up in order to ensure that the heat pump is ready for all the cooling demand that is coming. That’s also when the HVAC technicians do the ductwork cleaning. This makes a big difference with my allergies as does switching to a HEPA filter. The sort of air filter removes nearly all of the allergens in the air. Since Spring has indeed sprung, I best call the HVAC company to set up appointments.