Bill wrote:
In article ,
Tim Killian wrote:


Yeah sure, whatever. The whiny HVAC "techs" will continue to fight their
losing battle against the day A/C installs are as simple as plugging in
a toaster. I know a number of folks who successfully installed
mini-splits, and the day is coming when the larger stuff will be
plug-n-play too.

The HVAC industry only has itself to blame as their ranks are full of
no-account, lazy, dumb-ass techs who charge full fare for sub-standard
work. They act like carrying a hose set entitles them to neurosurgeon
pay, when many can't multiply 12x12 in their head!


And if I had a dollar for every moaner who has told the story of having
someone other than a legit contractor do it because it was a dollar
cheaper....

You shouldn't hiring techs. You should be hiring licensed contractors.

Most moaners problems stem from hiring the unqualified. But hey. You get
what you pay for.


Oh yes, the "licensed, insured" contractor. You must mean the guys who
have a salesman in the office and and a girl who actually answers their
phones? I've dealt with their ilk on several occasions and they seem to
have the same dumb asses working for them as well. Ex.: A $6K heat pump
system they installed stops working after two weeks, so they send out
Mr. Earring. Earring boy replaces a circuit board, the same one, 4 times
over a two week period, and then tells me that my attic is too hot, and
they're not going to replace it under warranty again. I call Mr. Fatass,
the owner of HVAC Supremo and tell him that he needs to send out a
competent tech, one who at least finished high school. They send out
their "best man" and he determines the problem is a short in some god
damned outside wiring. He is gracious enough to apologize for my lost
time, and admits that half the guys in his shop are total ****-ups.

So maybe I'm one of those "home-moaners" who expects to get what they
paid for. Pardon the hell out of me, Mr. HVAC asshole.