I was anxious to move south plus leave behind the long, cold plus snowy winters in the north, but i visited strange areas around Tampa plus eventually found a small home in Lakeland.
I was cheerful to purchase a lakefront property, however the household was affordable because it had been left empty for several years, everything was outdated plus in need of service.
The previous owners had gutted one of the washrooms plus left it torn apart. There were no gutters on the house, several of the windows were broken, plus it odored musty. I was a bit sad thad the heat pump looked rather old plus was harshly loud. I expected to be forced to replace it within a year! However, the component ran just good for several years. It was in the middle of June, when the outdoor temperature in Lakeland was in the mid nineties, when I noticed hot air pouring from the vents; When I called an Heating, Ventilation and A/C supplier for repair, he found a actually small refrigerant leak. It cost me one hundred dollars to have him recharge the refrigerant, then since I was expecting to need a whole modern system, I was relieved. There was no way of knowing how long the service would last! Less than a year later, hot air was once again flowing from the vents. I was unwilling to spend money one hundred dollars in repairs every year to keep an outdated system going. I invested into a brand modern heat pump. While the cost was significant, the modern heat pump is far more energy efficient plus has trimmed my energy costs.