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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
Are you sure that most HVAC companies check the items you mentioned in your post? And, if they do and they find an issue, do they repair it for free? If not, I think that some homeowners would feel scammed and refuse to pay for the repairs. I doubt that they send their best technicians for maintenance visits. On their website, Sunkool shows a 21-point checklist of items they perform, but I don't see these items listed. Also, if you read the list, I don't think they spend enough time at the house to perform all of the items on their list. Personally, I think most HVAC companies are more interested in getting the $100 or more maintenance fee. Some even recommend coming every 6 months. If I were trying to prevent failures, I would replace the start capacitor every 3 years or so, but I have not heard of a single company that does this. Call me skeptical.
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Are you sure that most HVAC companies check the items you mentioned in your post? Yes a reputable HVAC company will check all these items.
And, if they do and they find an issue, do they repair it for free?No they do not. Depending on your maintenance agreement you will pay for the part and labor.
I doubt that they send their best technicians for maintenance visits. No way to verify this but you don't need the "best" technician for maintenance generally.
On their website, Sunkool shows a 21-point checklist of items they perform, but I don't see these items listed. I've heard this before so time to get another company but I'll bet they do everything since I know SunKool is reputable.
Also, if you read the list, I don't think they spend enough time at the house to perform all of the items on their list. If your system has been maintained, generally it should take under an hour to perform this maintenance. I have Sunshine and I get an e-mail confirming all that was done and the readings they took. I check their readings to what I witnessed and they are the same. They have an iPad and as they are taking readings they are entering all the information so you can compare to previous maintenance visits.
If I were trying to prevent failures, I would replace the start capacitor every 3 years or so, but I have not heard of a single company that does this. Right, no company is going to do this since the life of the capacitor will depend greatly if your condenser unit is in the sun all day or not and how much you use the system and what temperature it's set to. The more starts, the more wear on the capacitor.
I know you are skeptical but that's OK, just trying to describe what needs to be done. Since I have a background in HVAC, since moving to the Villages I've tried a couple of companies and personally, I feel the most comfortable with the Sunshine techs. Granted, every company has there "good" and "less good" techs but I know with Sunshine it's going to be done correctly and honestly and I also know if I have a concern and call them, they will make it right.