This is the first time I have ever owned our own home.
I have been a renter for the last 15 years or so, and that isn’t counting the years I spent residing with our parents.
There was an initial feeling of power and hope when I first closed on this house. It was a nice place, and it was all mine! That initial feeling was swiftly updated by the overwhelming horror of how little I knew about being a homeowner. In the past I would just call a building owner whenever there was an issue with the power, the water heater, or the a/c… but now I was the building owner! I found a website that had a how-to tutorial about basic water oil furnace repair, so that’s where I started. There was no way I could ever learn something as complicated as Heating, Ventilation, and A/C repair, because I am not that smart. A water oil furnace was a much simpler piece of equipment, so that was something I felt I was capable of reading; Luckily this house came with a newer model tankless water heater, which I have l acquired is the best you can find. A tankless water oil furnace is smaller, more efficient, and lasts for years longer than a traditional water heater. If I take good care of it, this water oil furnace could serve me for another 25 to 30 years. That means it is worth reading inside and out. If I can repair our own water oil furnace I will never need to spend money an Heating, Ventilation, and A/C tech to come do it for me.