Our residential home growing up was in a lovely neighborhood.
Dad had worked hard to purchase it, and we all loved living in that area.
It was near all the amenities, and its value kept growing each year. Dad was quite adamant about making sure the house was in good condition. He even went further to call in technicians and experts once a year to make repairs. He said he might not have a lot to leave for us, but we would benefit from the home later on. One fall, dad was worried about the AC system in the house. He had turned it on to make sure it was working properly before winter. The weather people predicted a brutal winter ahead and urged everyone to ensure their heating units were in excellent condition. Our AC unit was located in the basement, which dad had refurbished into a swanky games room. It seemed the aircon unit wasn’t heating every place since there were cold patches in some places. Dad opted to phone the HVAC repair and maintenance company. An aircon mechanic came and noted the issue wasn’t the AC unit. It was the air ducts in the house which had cracks letting out the warm air. The best solution for this was duct sealing which would prevent the loss. Duct sealing would be a lasting solution since we could enjoy a warm house all winter. It prevents the loss of warm air and lowers the energy bills in the process. Dad had tried cranking up the heat, which he knew would only increase energy consumption in the house. The AC technician reassured him that dad would notice a significant shift in the electric bill during the winter months after sealing the ducts.