The Bungalow Pit

There was no air conditioning when we bought the bungalow, and the existing furnace had to be torn out due to asbestos. We thought we could put off installing central heat/air until later. Then after a few straight days of temps over 100˚ we agreed, we need to get air conditioning it wasn’t a luxury, it was a necessity.

I started getting quotes and the prices and recommendations varied considerably. Some said we needed a 4 tonne, others insisted we needed a 5 tonne. Some said the unit should be placed outside my office window (”don’t worry, you won’t hear it”) while others said, “it makes noise, believe me. You don’t want it near your window.” Then there were the vastly different brands that were recommended. Long story short, we went with a 5 tonne Bryant that was as “green” as we could find.

I climbed onto the roof and found a spot where the unit wouldn’t be visible from the street or the yard and today the crane showed up to hoist the monstrosity onto the roof.

A little to the right…

During the house inspection it was discovered that the (old) hot water heater, (filthy) washing machine and (dirty) dryer were, “at the end of their life and need to be replaced.” Of course they are, so does everything else.

Maybe we can put that off for a bit though? Turns out, no. Weeks after moving in, the hot water heater burst and started spraying the ceiling. I was able to patch it, buying us some time, but we needed to replace it. Rachel and I decided we were going to do everything right, or not at all. So, I started looking into tankless water heaters. I ordered a Noritz Residential N-0751M-OD Outdoor Tankless Heater through DesignerPlumbing.com — free shipping, no tax! We installed it outside and gained all the space the old heater use to take up.

Soon after, we decided a new washer and dryer were in order as the old ones were creepy and nothing seemed clean coming from something so dirty. A trip to The Great Indoors later and we had a new Kenmore Elite HE5 duo.