Clean Air

[434 words] There’s a new heat pump on the south end of the “preacher’s home.” I was there when the repair guys were pulling out the old one. The compressor died. It was no big surprise as all mechanical things fail, wear out, or break, sooner or later. However, there was an unexpected bit of information waiting to be discovered. As the old unit was removed and the “innards” exposed to the light of day, the inside coil was about 80% blocked to airflow. There’s an air filter to make sure that only “clean” air can get into the system, but the filter was being bypassed. The return air duct was leaking under the house and allowing unfiltered air into the air handler. Eventually it plugged up the coil and the compressor went “kablooey.”  Take a look at the following quotes. (Proverbs 4:23 KJV) “Keep thy heart with all diligence;…