It always surprises me when I learn what some people deal with.
As someone who likes to have their heating and air conditioning system in top shape, when I go to other people’s homes, I often find the opposite.
It is actually hard to find someone with good quality heating and A/C that isn’t a professional business. Most HVAC devices in people’s homes aren’t very good quality, or they are good quality but in bad condition. When I ask people about it, they don’t even seem to realize how bad their heating and cooling actually is. I actually just had this happen about a week ago. I visited my brother’s place, and after only being there for a few hours, I could tell there was something wrong with his cooling component. First off, there were several hot and cold patches and I swear every room was a different temperature. Second, his HVAC device turned itself on and off multiple times during my day, without him even touching it. Last, it was much noisier than it was supposed to be. When I confronted him about this, what he told me was shocking. He actually said he thought that is how air conditioners are supposed to be! It then took me an hour of convincing him and telling him how that is in no way normal, and even after I convinced him to call a HVAC specialist, he still seemed unsure. The entire time he had been living in a constantly changing environment, and he thought that was normal. It just baffles me.