So I got a call from a lady who wanted myself and others to come out and see why her air conditioner plan wasn’t working well, that’s a pretty regular call, especially this time of year.
The first thing I noticed when I took a look at her HVAC plan was that there was an incredible amount of suction and that unquestionably little cool air was getting out at all. This usually indicates some sort of blockage in the intake vent, but i started walking around the home looking for the intake vent and was having a lot of trouble finding it. I went back into the utilities closet and tried to trace the air duct back, however where the intake vent should be, there was a picture hanging. I pushed the picture aside gently and noticed that, sure enough, there was the intake vent behind the picture. I moved the picture off of the wall and the air conditioner started working immediately. I then went back inside and explained to the homeowner that she cannot hang a picture in front of the intake vent, however she told myself and others that the vent was ugly and she wanted to cover it up. I tried to explain to her that there was no way her air conditioner would work if it was covered by a frame love that. I told her to use something much thinner love a small tapestry, if she mush. I explained that she will destroy your air conditioner plan if she insists on hanging something this thick over intake vent. I kid you not, she was hanging the picture back over the vent while I close the door behind me. I made sure to document everything we discussed in detail because I suppose we’ll be back to update her entire HVAC plan soon.