I don’t really like feeling that I have to defend the value of HVAC maintenance. But the fact that I have a neighbor who doesn’t believe in heating maintenance or an air conditioning tune-up, I felt compelled to speak my mind. That is sort of unusual for me. Normally, when I hear a blow hard going on about something they actually know nothing about, I usually ignore them. That’s really the simplest way to avoid listening to misrepresentations and twisted logic. But this guy that lives down the street kind got me fired up by calling me a sucker for paying for HVAC maintenance. I did my best to check my anger because I don’t like getting in shouting matches with anyone. But this guy was such a smug idiot that I had no choice but to lay some facts on him. Like, if HVAC maintenance is a scam, is all maintenance then a scam? Perhaps you can’t prove that to me by not getting your oil changed on your truck for a couple of years. That would prove the point wouldn’t it? Yea, HVAC maintenance is so unnecessary that HVAC equipment getting consistent HVAC maintenance lasts about 7 years longer than those that don’t. I mean that’s pretty indisputable fact based on data from a third party. I kept at him like this for another five minutes to just stop him from talking. Somehow, I actually out talked someone who can’t seem to stop talking. Then, I turned on my heel and walked into my garage.