Then, I explained how a furnace produced warm air and the air conditioner produced cool air
Last week, I was the guest speaker for my daughter’s class. Her teacher sent home a letter to all the parents, asking for volunteers to speak about their careers. I didn’t think anything of it until my wife suggested that I go. I’ve been an HVAC technician for over 20 years, but I didn’t think the kids in her class would want to know anything about heating and air. When I expressed this to my wife, she helped me see a different side. My wife thought it would be a fantastic learning opportunity, because kids didn’t learn about heating and air on a normal basis. They could experience a hot or cold room, but not have any idea why the air around them felt a certain way. Once she explained this to me, I decided that it would be fun! I put a lot of time into my presentation, because I needed to “dumb down” my message into simpler terms for children. My daughter’s face lit up when she saw me walk into her classroom in my HVAC uniform. I spent time explaining how the air in their classroom was 72 degrees, because that’s what their teacher set their thermostat to. The thermostat on the wall is what decided how hot or cold their room felt. Then, I explained how a furnace produced warm air and the air conditioner produced cool air. The kids were enamored by my HVAC career, and they had a lot of questions about hot and cold air.