After getting back home from the tour of the eastern seaboard, I found our home in dire trouble. While I was away for the last more than two weeks I had followed the news, and had heard about the major hurricane that hit the area. I was also aware that there had been flooding in the area. My home had not been affected by the flood, according to our neighbors, but that didn’t mean I didn’t have some major troubles to deal with. The long-term power outage had done something to our central HVAC system, and when the electricity came back on our system did not! Thanks to no temperature control for numerous afternoons, the air quality in our beach house was stagnant and foul-odoring, to the point of seeming like it might be toxic. I brought in the industrial-sized fan from our workshop, to generate the maximum amount of air circulation. I needed to dry the whole locale out, so air circulation combined with natural ventilation was our only shot. This was the priority over getting the HVAC system fixed, because if I didn’t clear out this moisture I could get mildew or even mold, but once mold gets into a beach house your air quality can become toxic, and you might never get it 100% clean again. As the natural ventilation and the air circulation worked their magic over a series of afternoons, I did some labor on the cooling system. Thankfully it was just some blown fuses, and I did not need to contact a professional HVAC supplier to solve our problem.