As a responsible homeowner you exercised due diligence when choosing an HVAC contractor for residential HVAC service for your residence. You checked references and BBB (Better Business Bureau) ratings. You compared prices and equipment and established solid professional relationships.
The same approach applies to your vacation home or RV (Recreational Vehicle). Your second home may be much smaller than your primary residence or located in a different climate zone, which could mean different HVAC requirements. For instance, you might need more or less insulation or better windows. Available fuels can vary, as can prices. Don’t impose the values of your first home on your vacation home, rather, treat it as though you were learning for the first time. If you’ve chosen a good company there shouldn’t be any great problems.
What if your leisure palace isn’t a “regular” home? Your lakeside villa may be a park-model mobile unit. Your beach cottage could be a motor-home or travel-trailer. There are different construction methods, power systems and space prerequisites, for example, but there are still going to be basic HVAC essentials to deal with.
If you own a travel-trailer or motor-home you may find that your primary residential HVAC company also works on RVs or you might have to reprise your initial search to find a company that specializes in recreational vehicles.
If you are talking about standard construction, then the biggest differences will have to do with size and location. If you are dealing with RVs you will have to familiarize yourself with some new concepts, such as battery banks, inverters, converters and appliances that that run on varied power sources. It depends on whether you are stationary and hooked to A/C power or traveling and relying on generators and batteries to make things work. Whatever you have to work with it’s a good idea to engage good professional help.
