Last winter, we went on a trip to a cabin in the woods.
It is pretty cold up north and a furnace or an alternative heating system is required 9 months out of the year.
That is, if you don’t want to freeze to death. I have to bring extra blankets and make sure I pack plenty of winter clothes such as jackets, scarves, hats, and gloves as well. We rented this cabin for one month. After the long drive, I just wanted to get into the heated cabin and take a nap. Once I walked through the door, the inside air felt as cold as the outside air. I quickly walked to the thermostat and the display read that the temperature was 53 degrees inside! The “on” switch was turned on but the furnace was not running. So, either the thermostat was broken or the furnace was. I made a phone call to the cabin owner and explained the issue. He called out an HVAC technician but they weren’t able to come until the next morning. I didn’t know how we were going to get through until the next morning. We had no space heaters, no fireplace, or any alternative heat source. The owner offered to pay for a hotel room for us until the HVAC technician came out to fix the heating problem the next morning. It wasn’t what I had planned, but a good night’s sleep in a comfy bed and with a working HVAC system was sounding pretty good at the time since we had such a long drive up. We finally arrived at our hotel room, and the only thing I was thinking was “ please let this furnace work correctly!” I walked in the room and checked out the thermostat and it read that it was a comfortable 78 degrees inside. Finally, I could relax and take a shower and get some sleep and warm up from being in such cold northern winter weather.