NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Tools packed and ready, Chase Scroggings knows a thing or two about how heating systems can break.
"In a heat pump you are going to see more wear and tear like the compressor and the outdoor fan motor," said Scroggins.
Even in a regular maintenance visit, Chase finds an issue just while doing an inspection in the attic.
"You can actually see where this has fallen off," said Scroggins. "You can feel it you are introducing some dust or something to your unit but also loosing a little bit of air flow."
Chase said when these types of smaller fixes aren't caught, homeowners call him out as a technician with Hiller when inside feels just as cold as the outdoors.
"I am seeing a lot of avoidable issues, things that would be caught during maintenance," said Scroggins.
The same idea applies to pipes too.
Hiller shared a few tips about how to keep pipes from bursting.
- Trickling both hot and cold water
- Insulating pipes keeps them from bursting.
- Turn up the thermostat
- If a pipe does freeze use a blow dryer until the water is flowing
- Do not use an open flame such as a lighter to thaw pipes
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This story by Aaron Cantrell reminds me of my first school in Dyersburg, TN. I was a student at Bruce School from Kindergarten to second grade until the school system was integrated. My parents graduated from this K-12 school in 1960 in one of the city's African American communities. After sitting empty for several years, part of the school was demolished while the rest was renovated and now serves as a community center for the Bruce community in Dyersburg. A local pastor is now trying to do something similar in the Cemetery community in Rutherford Co.
-Lelan Statom
