Finding A Qualified Heat Pump Service Provider in Dunedin

Finding a qualified air conditioning service provider

When it comes to Calgary air conditioner repairs, it can be tricky to find a reputable one. Trouble is, without the phone number of a good technician in your back pocket, you can be in a bad spot when you air conditioning goes on the blink (which will almost certainly be on the hottest day of the year, according to the law of averages). Unless you are a savvy homeowner and can fix the issue yourself, you’re going to need to find a good professional to do it for you. The question is, how do you go about it?

One tack is to simply open up a phonebook (or go online) and search for a technician in your area. But how do you know if they are reputable? The short answer is, you don’t. The only real way to know for sure is to either hire them and take the risk, or to ask trusted friends and family for their advice and recommendations. Sure, you can find reviews of the company you are considering hiring online, but it’s important to take those reviews and testimonials with a grain of salt. You don’t know who is actually writing those reviews. It could be anyone. It could even be the company themselves!

Before you hire a service company, it’s important to ask the right questions. Ask things like:

• Where did you earn your certification?
• How long have you been in business?
• Can you provide me with contact information for three references?
• Are you insured? What kind of insurance do you carry?
• Do you guarantee your work?

The answers to these questions are very important in deciding which technician to hire, but there’s an additional question that you may not think of asking.  That is, “Do you work on commission?” If they do, you could run into a situation where they will try to upsell you to a bigger, more expensive unit instead of fixing the problem with your current one. In many cases, the problem is an easy fix, but some commission-based salespeople will try to convince you to replace your unit rather than repairing your existing one. If you go with a company who does not work on commission, they will be much less likely to try to upsell you.

However, there are some cases in which it’s simply necessary to replace your unit. For example, if it has reached the average lifespan (about 15 years) and/or has been repaired increasingly more frequently lately, it’s a more economical choice to replace the unit. In this case, a reputable tech will make a fair and unbiased recommendation for the type of unit you should paurchase next, taking into consideration several factors about your lifestyle and the climate in which you live. These factors could include the size of your home, your budget, the humidity in your area and more. They will find the right unit for your needs and not try to sell you on a more expensive unit that you don’t need.

If for some reason your heat pump is not working and you need to repair it or you're thinking of getting a new heat pumps in Dunedin, you can contact McClelland Heat Pump and Refrigeration on 03 477 0088