Chad Recommends

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Why is it such a wise investment?  

Everyday homeowners pay $5,500 or more for the exact air condition and heating system

I install for only *$3,646 or $77 a month with $0 Down Payment.

 

Wise Homeowner Be Aware

Because retail service contractors often mark-up their cost by 100%, pay 8-10% in sales commissions, and then add $500 or more to the price of every system to cover marketing cost, a contractor's $2,500 total job cost can easily cost you $5,500.  Just the sales commission along cost you $440 to $550. It's crazy...

 

How Can I sell For So Much Less?

Because of low overhead, low marketing cost, and because I'm not on commission, I can save you $100's often $1,000's on your home's next air conditioning and heating system.  I've been installing quality heating and cooling systems for custom homebuilders at wholesale prices since 1993 and now you can buy at A/C Direct to "Builder Wholesale Prices" too!

 

Why Is This Such A Wise Investment?

Because you get expert installation, a 10-year parts and labor warranty, and 24-hour, 7 day a week service.  Plus, your total comfort, correct system size, and quality workmanship are 100% Guaranteed Or I'll Redo The Job Absolutely Free!

 

Call Right Away Installations Are Limited...

So Please give me a call at the first sign of trouble or if you're just tired of wasting money on repairs and high utility bills*.  Every Estimate and Second-Opinion is Free of Charge.  I look forward to putting my "Free Written Estimate" in your hands.  One simple call could literally save you from wasting $1,000's.

 

(*W.A.C. *Price increases on material and equipment, etc. are beyond my control and subject to change without notice)

Furnace & AC Tune Ups - Necessity or Gimmick?  

The necessity of a heat tune up on a gas furnace is to check for any safety failures such as a cracked heat chamber or faulty safety  roll out or limit switches. The problem with this is most companies have these fancy cameras and show you something like a crack in the heat exchanger which you have never seen one so you are wondering if they are telling you the truth and why are they checking for a cracked heat chamber on a 7 year old furnace when they called you to do a tune up on your furnace for $69 dollars or were they just trying to give there guys something to do? The only problem is for $69 dollars is they better sell you something. First they try after the system by scaring you with safety problems or if your system is fairly new  then you will only end up with either a thermostat or a compressor contact or capacitor so they can afford  the $69 dollar tune up all the calling and gas in the trucks etc. So if it was my house I would invest in a carbon monoxide detector and keep the techs out of my house unless it broke because you cannot vacuum out a rusty chamber when they don't rust anymore.

 

AC tune ups is another marketing game they play rolling the dice that 1 out of 10 will need a new system and the other 9 will need a indoor coil or they will just go back to trying to afford to send a tech out there with the chance of nothing so they will just sell you a capacitor you needed or did you really? All you need to do is clean condenser with coil cleaner and use pleated filters and make sure you do not have any return leaks. The reason I know this is I joined a franchise back in 2000 and learn how to play their game and I decided I would not want to be treated like that if I had no idea of how an AC works. So  make sure all tune ups that you get a good job it is always better to watch them clean the AC with coil cleaner and drain and  tighten electrical wires on breaker and contacts. 

Should you Replace or Repair?  

                                       

  Repair Replace

Replace

$0

$3646

Repair

$350

$0

Extra Energy- 3 years

$1080

$0

Future Repairs- 3 years

$630

$0

Replace System- 3 years

$4446

$0

Total Cost

$6506

$3646

 

1.   Replace- price for new system at today's prices.

2.   Repair- cost of repairing the old unit today.

3.   Extra Energy- (3yrs)- dollars wasted if repaired in 3 yrs.

4.   Future Repairs- estimated at $210 a year x 3 yrs.

5.   Replace System- (3yrs)- replace in 3 years@3.9% inflation

6.   Total Cost- over the next 3 years for each decision.

 

     $30 Wasted Utility Dollars x (12) Months x (3) years= $1080

 

You should replace your system if it has a repair cost of over $450 and out of manufacture warranty.  If your system is over 10 years old and you have a big service bill.

 

It is always better to replace your system if it is 8-12 years old because of the warranty. Just be careful. You need to get proof of the warranty from the manufacture and not the installation company. Warranties cost about $400 to $500. It is never better to replace your system if the company that is putting it in over charges you because they want to make more profit. This happens mostly in the summer when everyone is so busy. They increase their price 20 to 50 percent.

 

One reason not to replace your system would be that you are about to sell the house. Another reason would be the repair cost is low under $300. Next you just don't have the money or you cannot get financed or if someone charges you over $5000.

Tune-Ups  

With everything increasing except your pay, why should you have 2 tune-ups a year when all the service technician does is turn it on and see if it works and charges you $69.00 and then tries to sell you a new unit. The new heaters have roll-out safety switches and other safety devices so all I have to do, at minimum, is use a pleated filter, get a CO detector, clean the drain and the outside AC with coil cleaner (not water). 

Heat Pump Tune-Ups  

Clean trap and outside unit. Use pleated filter, at minimum. One tune-up a year for $79.00 includes checking the heat and air conditioning.  You only need to do it one time a year and you can get done in the fall or winter and that sure beats $138.00.

Companies that Market Tune-Ups  

If they market tune ups they have a planned reason to try to get in your house and sell you a system and if they can't they will at minimum sell you a capacitor, contactor or thermostat so they can afford to send a guy to your house and do a tune up for $59-$79. So beware and make sure they clean the coil with coil cleaner and they are there to do a tune up. Most of these marketing tune up companies just clean with water and charge you extra for coil cleaner.

Return Leaks  

Air leaks are a major efficiency killer of heating and ac systems so make sure the return is sealed with blue board or duct board with silver facing inside so the fiberglass is not facing in the air intake. Cost to seal a return is around $100-$150.

Supply Leaks  

Most leaks are around take offs and supply plenum so mastic the take offs and supply plenum. Cost is around $15.00 a vent sealing and $15.00 for supply plenum.

Filter  

The EPA states that “Indoor air quality is the number one environmental health problem today.” Indoor levels of pollutants can be up to 100 times higher than outdoor levels. Continual inhalation of polluted air in your home coupled with highly polluted, smog-filled outdoor air can cause you to feel tired, suffer from allergies and even cause long term health issues. Give us a call to schedule a convenient time to ensure that you are breathing the healthiest air possible in your home.

 

I use HEPA whole house air cleaner.  It has one intake vent on one side of house and  a outlet on opposite side. Clean Affects or equal for the system filter. And if you have a return duct you need a 1 inch electronic filter. Just make sure you have enough return size to allow for the thickness of the filter. There is nothing like clean air. Clean air means less medicine for you, less doctor visits for the kids, and you just feel better. If your filter does not catch the dirt you can't see then your lungs do. Cost of whole house HEPA installed $800, clean affects $800 with system $990 to $1290 filter only.

Ultraviolet Lights  

These are very good for help with the quality of the air. I have one in the return and one on the indoor coil so you will not get build up of algae in your indoor coil pan causing emergency calls from system failure. Stopped up drains is not a 10 year parts and labor warranty issue or repair. It also helps from the mold build up on your coil.

 

The light needs to shine on the area so I would recommend one every 24' in supply duct  and one in the return and one at your indoor coil .If you can only afford one then I would recommend one on the indoor coil area or in the return only. The reason is think of yourself being in a car wash going 1 mph verses going 10 mph which is going to clean better? The one going 1 mph that is the same in a AC supply the air moves slower than in a AC return. When the air moves slower it has more cleaning affect on your air. If you have a standard pleated filter I have seen these lights in supply slow down the dust mites build up in your supply duct. But it is still best to have a Clean Affects air cleaner with UV lights.