I think the weather sure should have held more weight when I was making my decisions.
But, I seemed to consider just about everything but the fact that I was going to deal with a very serious winter.
I considered so many other details when it came to taking this new position. But the one thing I really didn’t give enough thought to was moving to a place that a gas furnace runs all the time. For my entire life, winter has been mild with a little bit of help from the heat pump. So perhaps I should have considered the winter weather up north a bit more before agreeing to relocate. I was lucky to find a house that suited my needs just a few weeks after I was moving. My house is a small two bedroom home which is fine since it’s just me. The previous owner actually upgraded the residential HVAC prior to putting it on the market to be sold. This meant that I at least had a great gas furnace from day one. But what I didn’t realize at the time was it it takes more than just great HVAC heating to get through these kinds of winters. That was such a cold first winter that I can hardly even remember I’m a moment when I felt cozy. And that new gas furnace was running all the time. But after one of those winters, I learned that preparing your home for winter makes all the difference. These days, I make sure that winter preparations are done on the house prior to me calling for the heating maintenance from the HVAC professionals.