Saturday night we went to the final performance for the season of the symphony and all the numbers were incredible. There was a guest pianist and the entire symphony played some amazing pieces that showcased many of the individual instruments in a beautiful way. We thoroughly enjoyed it and were sorry to see it end.
Mother's day was wonderful! I've received beautiful, thoughtful cards, gifts, sentiments, and phone calls from my husband, children and grandchildren. Chris and Emily came over for the afternoon and dinner too. Thank you all so very much. Your love has enveloped me completely. I love being a MOM.
Today has been a day of lots of noise, for a day off, because our new furnace and duct system is finally installed. Yep, it was supposed to be installed last Tuesday but to our dismay and relief it had to be postponed. Let me explain.
Last Tuesday the workmen from One Hour heating and Air came with our new furnace and took out the old one and discovered some sever problems with the duct system in the attic and the crawlspace under the house. The ducts were all wrapped in Asbestos and several of them were bent, cracked, and actually not connected to the vents where the heat should have been coming in. To our dismay, several problems from this were evident; 1) asbestos can be leaking into the air that is being heated and pumped into the house, 2) the heated air wasn't getting into some of the house vents and rooms they were in but was heating the attic area instead (which could have caused a fire, and 3) the return air duct was squashed half way and therefore the return air was partially coming from the attic and under the house instead of being recirculated from the house. Not healthy or effective. No wonder our PG & E bill was outrageous and our house never seemed to get very warm and never quickly.
The long and the short of it was, a different company of specialists came on Saturday and took out all the old bad ducts from under the house and from the attic in about 4 hours. Then today between the hours of 8:30 AM and 6:30
PM all new ducts, vents, filter system, boots, a two stage 93% effective furnace, and a new digital "really cool" thermostat was installed. Our front driveway looked like something from a space movie but it sure was pretty and shinny.The new heater has a great fan system that will circulate the air in the summer too, to help keep the air cooler all over. We are very happy and relieved that the unsafe conditions of our home (that we didn't know about but that we could see ourselves once the old furnace was removed) have been fixed and our home will be safer, healthier, and more comfortable. Yippee!!!!! (By the way family, the vent in the dining room that we were afraid someone would fall down is new and fits snuggly so no more fears!!!) However this new furnace also means it will take us longer to be able to go on our mission; but it will happen.
