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| The most important day in the life of heating and air conditioning equipment is the day that it is installed. Nearly as important is regular maintenance by a qualified service technician. Unfortunately, manufacturers say that over 70% of equipment is installed by HVAC contractors with major flaws in the installation process. We spend a significant amount of time correcting mistakes made by other companies. Here are just a few examples of problems we have encountered. |
| This customer called us after another company never returned to finish repairing his A/C. Because the previous company had screwed his contactor in (the only way they could get it to operate), the customer was turning the unit on and off by the main breaker. We discovered that they had wired his transformer incorrectly, thus rendering his thermostat powerless. We did remove the screw! |
| This was a new install by another company. We were called because it was not working properly and the owner did not want that company to come back out. This electrical conduit was missing the other half of its connector, thus risking a short in the electrical wiring. |
| The company that installed this unit wired it incorrectly, nearly causing the unit to catch on fire (notice the blue wire nut at the bottom of the picture that completely melted off). |
| This unit was improperly wired. These high voltage wires are rubbing against a sharp metal edge that will eventually cause a short. |
| This air conditioner was installed inside in an attic. Not only is this against code, the coil can never be washed and will result in higher power bills and will shorten the equipment life. |
| This package heat pump was installed without weatherproof flashing between the unit and house. This would result in problems with rodents and rain getting in the crawl space. This was also installed with an improper drain and no pad under the unit. |
| The weatherproof flashing on this gas furnace flue pipe was installed inside the attic instead of on top of the roof under the shingles. Notice the dark stains on the roof sheeting indicating rain leaking into the attic. |
| All I can say is I hope the homeowner has the fire department on speed dial! We stopped counting at 5 wiring errors and several code violations!! |
