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How to Avoid Getting Ripped-Off      Have you ever wondered how heating & air companies determine what to charge you for repairs?  The great majority of companies use flat rate pricing.  Flat rate pricing takes an average cost of a repair and applies it to every job.  Let’s say you need a new condenser fan motor, this usually may take one hour of labor to complete.  On some jobs it may take two hours due to the motor shaft being rusted and very difficult to remove.  Flat rate simply averages the time it will take and charges accordingly.  This allows the customer to be told a price up front before any work is done and allows them to approve or decline the repair.  The old way was to charge a price for the motor and tell the customer that they would be billed a labor charge that would be determined by...

Heating & Cooling Cost (Atlanta) Does it cost more to heat your home or cool your home?  There are a lot of variables to consider, but in general you will pay more to heat your home than cool it. Here are a few examples assuming a 15 year old home with 2,500 square feet. 1)     15 year old heating and air system.  Gas heat is 80% efficient; air conditioner seer rating is 8.  This would be a typical home. Heating Cost: 1,081.00 Cooling Cost:  881.00 Total Cost:  1,962.00 As you can see in this example, it cost more to heat your home than to cool it.   2)     This example uses the same home, but uses a duel fuel system to heat and cool the home.  A duel fuel system is a heat pump and a gas furnace.  The heat pump provides your heating as long as the outside temperature is...