Growing up, there were several kids in the house. Apart from my two brothers and sisters, there were also three cousins living with us. After their parents passed away, they moved in with us. We were all like brothers and sisters. This was evident in our never ending fights and quarrels. It used to drive our parents crazy, especially during summer. At one time, the fights over the temperature control became so intense that we exchanged blows. Needless to say, we were all grounded and punished. Mom and dad also banned us from touching the thermostat until they came up with a lasting solution. Mom called an HVAC technician to the house to service the cooling unit. As he was working, she spoke to him about the situation in the house, and he came up with a solution. The HVAC worker explained that mom and dad could get HVAC zoning. We’d have separate thermostats in each of our rooms. This meant we could each set it the way we wanted and not interfere with the rest of the house. Mom was so happy after she learned about HVAC zoning since she knew we’d stop fighting. It took a day for the HVAC crew to come in and set up HVAC zoning in the house. After that, our parents sat us down and set some new rules about the main thermostat in the house. No one apart from them was permitted to touch it. We were only allowed to change the thermostats in our bedrooms. Things calmed down in the house, and we got along that summer, but as siblings, we knew we’d always quarrel about something.
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