No heat...

My condo has central air conditioning with coils for electric heat. The bathroom has electric heating coils on a separate switch to the exhaust fan. The heat hasn't been used since last year. Dust accumulates on the coils and the first use emits smoke as the dust burns from the coils.

I go through this every winter, whether it's a 1200 watt space heater or central heat... an allergy attack that knocks me out for a few days!

Last month, I visited my brother in Ohio. It was 17 degrees Fahrenheit outside and his furnace had the interior around 78 degrees. The problem was the lack of relative humidity. My guess it was 'sinus cracking' 10% inside.

Florida is usually more than 80% with temperatures in the 80's and going to the Ohio extreme had me on antihistamines and saline nasal spray for a few days until I returned to Florida.

This weekend, South Florida may have the warmest temperatures in the nation. It was cold last night with temperatures to 42 degrees around here. My front door has jalousie glass and you can feel the cold wind blowing through the slats. Room temperature right now is 66 degrees. Yeah, it's chilly inside!

I'll be out of here this afternoon to visit family and my plan is to remove the covers to the heaters and vacuum the coils... all of this maintenance will be done while wearing a KN95 filter mask. Prior to leaving, I'll turn on the heat to 70, enough to burn off the dust so when I return the smoke will have cleared and I'll change the filter to the a/c system.

Once 11 months of dust burns away, the air should be good and I'll get out the vaporizers to bring up the humidity!

Happy Holidays...