Power outage leaves us without air conditioning

This past winter was especially long and brutal. I started up the furnace in mid September and kept it running until the end of April. We were continually confronted with blizzard conditions and temperatures well below zero. I spent a fortune on my heating bills and endless hours shoveling snow. I was constantly worried about something going wrong with the furnace. It was operating just about non stop, struggling to keep up with demand, and there was no way my family could get along without heat. If the heater had quit, we’d have needed to brave the icy roads and driving bans in order to check into a hotel. There would have been the very real possibility of our water pipes freezing and bursting. I was extremely thankful that I’d scheduled maintenance for the furnace with a professional HVAC contractor in the fall. Because of having a licensed tech inspect, adjust and clean all components, I knew everything was in good working order. When the weather finally warmed up, it happened very suddenly. We went from freezing temperatures and snowfall to heat, humidity and thunderstorms. The high winds knocked down trees, branches and powerlines. We were left without electricity for almost a week. With no power, we couldn’t shower, turn on lights or run the air conditioner. Due to the snowmelt, there was widespread flooding. Since the sump pump wasn’t operational, my basement filled with water. While there was a lot of damage, mess and inconvenience, we managed. Had the power failed in the winter, we would have been in real trouble. Because of that, I decided to invest in a standby generator. The generator was rather expensive but in the event of a power outage, we will still be able to use our essential systems and appliances, including the furnace, sump pump, water heater and air conditioner.

 

 

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