Last year, my HVAC tech told me I was going to need a new furnace before the following winter.
I spent the entire winter season obsessing over what kind of furnace I wanted.
I went through different websites and poured over different flyers I picked up. I even went to the local home center in search of more information about furnaces. By the time spring arrived, I was no closer to choosing a furnace that would suit me than I was when I had the furnace inspections done. I called the local HVAC company to have my air conditioning serviced for spring. By the time they serviced the AC unit, I had already forgotten about the furnace. I spent the entire summer enjoying my air conditioning, only giving a small thought to the furnace, once a while. When it came time to have the furnace serviced again, I was faced with my decision again. The HVAC technician told me the furnace would not last for the entire winter season. I was faced with a huge decision whether to trust a HVAC contractor to not overcharge me and give me some extravagant HVAC system I couldn’t afford, or to hastily choose something based on price. My wife decided for me when she called the HVAC company and asked for a contractor to come over and recommend a new HVAC system for our home. I wanted to yell at her and ask her what gave her the right to make that decision without consulting me. Instead, I thanked her and realized that if I had to decide alone, we would sit home in the dark, freezing to death.