HVAC

We have NEW HVAC! {= heating, ventilation, and air conditioning} Perry & I were blessed with the means to upgrade our seriously outdated heat & air stuff, praise God. The ducts were probably original to the house- which was built in 1955- and the heat pump & AC unit were approaching "their time" too. After getting an absurd amount of estimates, Perry settled on a company he liked the best but did not offer the lowest price. He called them back, named the amount (that another company had quoted us), and said we'd sign the contract immediately. It never hurts to ask! They snatched it right up. Air Experts tore out all of the disintegrating, duct-taped, really truly nasty old duct work and replaced it with shiny new, highly efficient, mold and mildew resistant R-8 flex duct. They replaced the old furnace that was on the far left side of our crawl space with a new one in a more central location so it evenly heats the house {our bedroom & office on the opposite side of the house used to be so cold!}. They installed a new AC unit, too.

-OLD DUCTS-

Ew.

-NEW DUCTS-

Something similar to these

-OLD AC UNIT-

-NEW AC UNIT-

The crew changed out a return in our dining room to a larger 20x25" with a filter! I can actually change it now, as before it was under the house... somewhere. And lastly they added a 2nd vent in the kitchen for better air flow and a new thermostat like this one:

Perry & I have a thing for energy efficiency. We can already tell a huge difference, but are eager to see how our bills change in the summer and next winter! Holy shamoly our gas bill was outrageous in December.