HVAC Maintenance Plans: What to Compare

any company worth their salt will offer a maintenance plan of some sort, whether it's one visit or two visits. What maintenance is required and do you offer service plans? This is a great question for a homeowner to ask. What maintenance is required? Well, that is the default of the manufacturer. It doesn't mean that it has to be seen twice a year. So, once for this and once for that. It can be done at the same time, but a manufacturer states that in order for the equipment warranty to be valid, an HVAC professional has to maintain it at least once a year. Now, the second half of this question is, do you offer service plans? that company is interested in creating a legacy brand uh like we are, you know, I I don't want to just sell you one HVAC system. I want to be here for your next home and your kids' home and and so on and so forth. We've been in business for 37 years and plan to be here for many more, God willing. We're in the relational business and to me, if a company doesn't offer service plans, it tells me that they're not interested in that relationship.

So when one part struggles, the whole system struggles and if the whole system is struggling, it can lead to a lot of different things like uneven temperatures, premature breakdowns, and can really even damage the system in a way that cost you a lot of money to fix. That's why we really advocate for maintenance. You know, getting eyes on your system by a professional so that you can spot issues early and help reduce any unnecessary costs for you and your family. [Music]

you can prolong the life of your current system just by regular maintenance having conversations with homeowners about replacing uh you know how often does maintenance come into that conversation pretty often um if you're not maintaining your system you can have a rocket ship of a system but if it's not maintained and your filters are dirty and your coils dirty it's not going to be able to do its job efficiently at all and so um you know it's the life of your system is really contingent upon how well it was maintained for for the time of period that it was in it was that it was in the house um so I've been on systems that are really pass du and by P du I mean like they're like 20 years old and so but they look great and that's why the system has lasted that long just because it was maintained so well they changed their filters kept them clean kept the coils clean had a maintenance agreement to where the a technician was coming out and cleaning the coil well

so when we come out here and do a tuneup you know one of the most valuable things that you get you get peace of mind you get to ensure that you know your system is operating correctly and you get a sense of safety you know we want you to be safe in your own home we want you to be comfortable in your own home and we come out here and check to make sure that you know there's no cracks in the heat exchanger you're not getting any carbon monoxide in your home you know nothing on your outdoor unit's going to fail on you you know that makes you safe that makes you comfortable and that's valuable to me

this is definitely a value just to have some a set of eyes on this of somebody who knows what they're looking at is a great way to help prevent and and look at saving a lot of money from not having to replace the whole unit we highly recommend contacting your local professional to have it serviced and have it looked at once a year

maintenance membership what we're going to do uh it's a $300 value uh so that gets us out to your house twice once in the spring once in the fall and gives you a 10% discount on any repairs that need to be made for your HVAC uh equipment as well as any repairs that may need to be made on your plumbing equipment um it also guarantees uh priority scheduling we will guarantee you a slot on the service schedule within 24 hours of your call so we will make sure that you get jump to the front of the line even if it's the Dead Heat Of Summer puts you at the front of the line if you do have problems in the middle of summer to make sure that you're getting taken care of before anybody else uh that is just a way that we can say thank you for allowing us to keep our schedule full and keep our guys productive uh during the uh shoulder season uh which is you know the spring and the fall

Something that gets talked a lot about within the AC world that maybe customers aren't immediately aware of is that a lot of times in maintenance is a part of maintaining the equipment's warranty. A lot of AC manufacturers have in the fine print that systems for them to warranty it, it has to be maintained. So, if you're not getting your air conditioning system maintained or getting tuned up at least once a year, you could possibly be in jeopardy of losing that warranty on your whole system. Your pros. >> [singing] [music]

To be honest, your average homeowner isn't waking up thinking about HVAC at all. Right. That's 100% true. Yeah. Yeah. So, it's not something that they see every day. It's not something that they think about until it's broken, until it's not working. So, getting on a maintenance plan with Yarbrough & Sons, with a reputable company that's actually going to check those things out. That's one of the best things that realistically you can do. Yarbrough [music] >> [singing]

If your HVAC company that you're dealing with doesn't have a maintenance membership or a maintenance plan or some sort of service agreement, I would really consider finding a different company. Uh, one, uh, that tells me that that company might not actually believe in maintenance, which is just a huge red flag. And nothing says we value you as a customer in your home like a maintenance plan. Uh, it is a lowcost way to make sure that your home's most expensive appliance is well taken care of and is going to last as long as possible. We're trying to get more um creative on the ways that we uh roll out our maintenance plan and that's you we started including our Yarro smart home thermostat on them. Uh so every maintenance membership that is a uh sold by our team gets this as well.

Y brro and Suns does offer uh a maintenance membership where we'll come out twice a year we'll take a look at the air conditioner do a maintenance on it do a full service on it and then we'll take a look at the heater and do a full service on it if you're not part of our maintenance membership program you know we do offer onetime cleaning checks really good way just to get the air conditioner taken care of most manufacturers require that have your unit serviced at least once a year to maintain your manufacturer Parts warranty

What's the difference between just a tune-up and an AC maintenance? And really the difference is is an AC tune-up is just a one-time deal. The homeowner calls us out, we come out, we do a clean and check, and that's it. But a maintenance plan, you get our services, we come out either once or twice a year depending on the plan you choose, and also comes with perks like priority scheduling, discounted services. And so it kind of comes down to what type of homeowner are you looking to be? Someone that kind of just does the one-and-done, or are you trying to maintain your systems and catch problems before they actually become real problems. Your pros. >> [singing] [music]

We're going to talk about what a pro homeowner would do. Well, they would get their local professional Wow, that was great. They're going to get their local professional involved and give them a call. Call a shop that you like, know, and trust that has the receipts that says, "I am who I say I am." That they have a backing that shows, "Hey, we're going to be here long enough to service the warranty on this piece of equipment and long after." Call them out and say, "Hey, I want a maintenance." Here at Yarbrough & Sons, you call and say, "Hey, Tucker, I want a maintenance." We're going to say, "Outstanding." It costs $300 a year or $25 a month. You get a 20% discount on HVAC and plumbing repairs. You also get a free tank flush or not even free, it's included in the maintenance, but a free water heater flush with that. And so, you get two visits, one in the spring, one in the fall, where we clean your AC system and then we clean your furnace. >> Your >> [singing] >> home. >> [music]