The rest of it was up to the Heating and Cooling professionals as they had the skills and experience, as well as the tools needed to do a proper job
It was about an hour or slightly more before bedtime when I got a text from my neighbor down the street. She wanted me to go and hold the flashlight for her as she tried fixing the HVAC unit in her house. We live in an area where no one can survive without cooling in summer months. Sleeping without an air conditioner in the summer was unbearable. However, the fact that I live in a good neighborhood is something I don’t take for granted. Besides the lack of proper heating in some neighborhoods, there was the issue of annoying neighbors. So when I moved here I was happy for the change and good neighbors. And part of what makes it so good is the fact that I’m part of the community here. However, my stomach sort of turned when I got that text since this was definitely a HVAC repair case. I didn’t like the idea of handling the HVAC equipment in the middle of the night. I knew better than to ever touch anything more than the temperature control or the air filter when it came to HVAC equipment. The rest of it was up to the Heating and Cooling professionals as they had the skills and experience, as well as the tools needed to do a proper job. So the first thing I did once I was handed a flashlight was to gently bring up the topic of calling for an air conditioner expert. Fortunately my neighbor agreed and I made that call that saved us all the stress.