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eve_primeWhen I woke today, I discovered that the heat pump that provides my summer air conditioning and winter heating had broken. Whee! I didn’t even dare phone a repair company yet because there was so much work to do to get ready for that. In the afternoon I cleaned up the garage enough that J could help me figure out why the garage door wouldn’t open. And he did! There was a long bamboo pole obstructing its movement. I don’t even know why I have a long bamboo pole, but at least now it’s in a better location. Later he helped me start clearing the blackberries away from the heat pump itself. Tomorrow I’ll call for a repair person and make a better path from the driveway to the furnace (now that the garage door opens), and I’ll also clear away more of the blackberries outside. Thankfully, starting tomorrow the high temperature will be in the 70s for at least a week.
The last time I got it repaired (August 2021), the repairman said that they’re only expected to last 30 years (this one was installed in 1992), and I should start planning for replacement. At the time, it cost something like $7000 and they had a two-month waiting list. If it’s a two-month waiting list now, that will not be fun! I can’t even open the windows until mid-July because of the pollen. I guess we’ll see!
Between the cleaning tasks I took a break to visit Tsunami Books, where I bought two and ordered one, and in the evening I relaxed with a library book due soon, which I’m enjoying more than I had expected.
The last time I got it repaired (August 2021), the repairman said that they’re only expected to last 30 years (this one was installed in 1992), and I should start planning for replacement. At the time, it cost something like $7000 and they had a two-month waiting list. If it’s a two-month waiting list now, that will not be fun! I can’t even open the windows until mid-July because of the pollen. I guess we’ll see!
Between the cleaning tasks I took a break to visit Tsunami Books, where I bought two and ordered one, and in the evening I relaxed with a library book due soon, which I’m enjoying more than I had expected.