The other day at Thanksgiving, my siblings and I told stories and reminisced about our young days in the cold town we grew up in.
We loved making a snowman, snow angels, and snowball fighting which was a favorite.
Though we had snow gloves on, our little hands would be freezing. When we had enough to play we’d run to the house which at the time had an electric HVAC. Since the winters were intense, Mum would ensure that she booked an appointment with the heating technician for comprehensive heater maintenance. When I grew up and became an HVAC specialist, I understood the importance of regular boiler tune-ups. They were to ensure the heat pump installation did not malfunction during winter. It was also meant to keep the heating equipment functioning optimally. Since we used an electric heat pump that worked all year round, Mum had been advised by the HVAC serviceman to tune it up regularly. Regularly tuning up the unit saved a lot on energy costs. I remember we had a pamphlet with a list of energy-saving tips. Mum would refer to it every time. Later, when there was a technology boom, we upgraded our regulator to a wireless thermostat that Mum got at a discount from the local HVAC supplier which had a sale for some HVAC products for sale. We could now control the temperature in our rooms using our phones, which was very convenient. We shifted from washable filters to HEPA filters. A lot about electric heating systems have changed apart from the fact that they provide excellent heating during winter, which allows kids to play outside and come to a cozy home.