I was having problems with my HVAC unit and I couldn’t figure out why.
I looked inside my HVAC unit and found some random tree nuts inside, but didn’t think anything of it. Later that week I turned on my air conditioning with my smart thermometer, but nothing happened. Confused, I tried to turn on the heater as well. The heater worked fine, but for some reason the air conditioner was just not cooperating. Since the heater worked and the air conditioner did not, I at least had a clue as to where to start looking for answers. I went back out to my HVAC unit and took off the outside panel. As I investigated the air conditioner part of the HVAC unit, I discovered more and more random tree nuts nestled inside. I shined a flashlight inside the air conditioner and discovered a little squirrel nest. I didn’t know what to do about this. I called an HVAC technician and asked his advice. The HVAC technician told me to have a wildlife ranger come and safely remove the nest, then he would come and do any other repairs that the air conditioner needed. The wildlife ranger was able to safely remove the nest from the air conditioner without harming any of the squirrels. Once the nest was removed, I called the HVAC technician to come and fix some of the wiring in the air conditioner that the mother squirrel had chewed through. After all was said and done, I made sure that the HVAC unit was well sealed so no more critters could enter my heating and cooling system.