I can acknowledge that I am not well versed in anything having to do with home ownership or handiwork.
I’m the type of person who would like to cuddle up with a book and pretend that the world doesn’t exist all day. I definitely do not go out of my way to get involved with any of the home repairs or renovations that my husband is constantly talking about. In fact, when he calls service professionals out to our house I do everything in my power to stay out of the way. I don’t want to hear about our heating and cooling system, our potential energy savings, or all of the other expensive maintenance services that we could theoretically purchase. My only interest is making sure that the indoor air temperature is comfortable, our home is safe, and our energy bills aren’t going to put us on the street. My husband is the one with the intense interest in central heating, cooling, and air quality control systems. That’s why I was on board when he wanted to install a heat return vent, or HRV. To be fair, I had no idea what he was talking about when I agreed to the HRV installation. It turns out, there is a way to properly circulate your indoor air by bringing in as much fresh air from the outside as you exhaust from inside. This is what an HRV accomplishes. I have no idea which HVAC technician installed the heat return vent or how much we paid for it… But I can tell you that the indoor air quality has improved.