Are Maintenance Plans Worth it?

My Air Conditioning unit recently gave up. Yup, it flat lined completely to the point of no return. Here in Florida we use our AC pretty regularly, and can often use it year around (some of the perks of our state). The Air Conditioning expert in Brandon FL came out to assess the problem and although he wanted to provide us with solutions – there really was only one, buying a new unit. Once installed, our expert let us know we could get a maintenance plan where they would come out twice a year to inspect our unit and make sure its running well. They even let us know they could provide some cleaning to keep the unit running as efficiently as possible. I need to decide in the next few days if I’d like to take them up on this plan, but wanted to get any comments on maintenance plans you may have. I’m leaning towards this being a good investment considering the large bill I was footed with to replace the unit, but I just wanted to make sure!

Holiday Disaster!

I cook a big meal for my family every year for the holidays and yesterday I discovered that the piping under my sink, where I wash the dishes, were completely shot! I didn’t know what to do! There are people coming to my home both this and next month and I am known for my cooking. Thankfully, my sister found a Worcester MA plumbing expert with same-day estimates and the ability to give me an estimate on the time it would take to do the work, I’m in limbo for now but I’ll be in heaven later.

Sweltering

The weather has been getting nicer out and ,after  remembering last year’s heat wave, I was so thankful that my air conditioning was working. Of course, as soon as I thought of it breaking, I found myself searching for air conditioning in Lusby MD.  I hadn’t realized how easy it could have been keeping up with my air conditioning system maintenance. Thankfully, I was able to find a repair company that wasn’t only nice and helpful; they explained things to me as they went along and were as transparent as they could possibly be. Next year, I won’t have this problem and I won’t have to worry.

Good Luck or Bad Luck?

Do you ever feel like you have all the bad luck? This past week alone I was hit from behind at a stop light, my son’s fish died and our HVAC unit started making some really interesting noises. I asked around for a great expert in AC Repairs in Atlanta GA and had an amazing technician come see what was going on. Apparently we hadn’t serviced the unit in over 7 years, and it was slowly dying on us. We had to bite the bullet and purchase a whole new unit, but the bright side is we’ll be keeping cool all summer long. 

First Name Basis

My family uses our air conditioning Port Orange, FL a lot. So much, in fact, that I’m on a first-name basis with everyone at the HVAC company that we use. Just the other day I called them to discuss air conditioning repair options, as I didn’t quite know what was wrong with our unit. They came out to diagnose the problem and provided me with some repair options that would keep our air conditioning running for years to come. As soon as they left, my daughters came home from school and cranked up the air conditioning, insisting it was too hot in the house. Good thing I’m on that first-name basis with the HVAC crew.

Spring RIGHT Around The Corner

With spring around the corner, I can’t help but think about the warm days we’re about to get. And then I remember last spring, when we suddenly had a heat wave here in Birmingham AL, and our air conditioner just wasn't up to snuff. I found myself Googling ‘air conditioning repair’ in Birmingham two days before a big party I was throwing. I was sweating in more ways than one! Luckily I found a local guy who came out and got the system up and running again. He’s on my list to call this spring to come and check everything out, so that I don’t get stuck in the same hot spot again!

Opposite Sides of the Spectrum

The Mid-Atlantic region can get both extremely hot, and extremely cold. By far one of the longest ongoing struggles for my family is finding a reliable contractor for when things go wrong. This past summer, we came back from my sons little league game to find that our Air Conditioning had cut off. We were not sure what the issue was, and I have no knowledge of AC units. Luckily I found a reliable Clinton MD air conditioning contractor and they were able to correct the issue quickly. They were great- I will never use another contractor again!