Many contractors have lowered their
standards thinking they have to sell low
end, low quality equipment. They maybe
saving their customer a few dollars, but
what does it really cost them? As
reported by the February 2005
Consumers Report, the lower end bottom
of the barrel cheap equipment are listed
at the bottom of the ranking. Goodman
for instance, was among the more repairprone
of the 12 big brands in Consumers
Report 2004 annual questionnaire.
What does this mean for you if you
are selling the low end equipment? A
reputable heating and cooling contractor
selling and installing equipment should
stand behind their equipment and
workmanship for one year. The
contractor has to figure into his price the
cost for any unforeseen service calls for
any parts failure or service problems.
When selling the low end as reported by
Consumers Report you can expect to
have more service calls, in spite of the
quality of your installation. Your
customers can also expect to have heat
outages, when purchasing the low end
equipment. Why have your company’s
Many contractors have lowered their
standards thinking they have to sell low
end, low quality equipment. They maybe
saving their customer a few dollars, but
what does it really cost them? As
reported by the February 2005
Consumers Report, the lower end bottom
of the barrel cheap equipment are listed
at the bottom of the ranking. Goodman
for instance, was among the more repairprone
of the 12 big brands in Consumers
Report 2004 annual questionnaire.
What does this mean for you if you
are selling the low end equipment? A reputation tarnished by installing low
quality, low end equipment.
Now lets talk about Ruud’s very
competitive “Weather King” builders line of
equipment. What is the difference between
a builders model and low end equipment.?
Ruud’s Builder model is the same high
quality furnace sold under the Ruud logo
with a few minor changes to lower the
price. The integrated furnace control
comes less the connections for humidifier
and electronic air cleaner. The insulation is
removed from the furnace jacket, as the
builders model is usually installed inside
the building in a heated area. The warranty
is lowered from Ruud’s standard five year
to a one year on the Weather King line.
The low end equipment manufacturers
have no high end to scale down. For a
copy of Consumers Reports heating
equipment you can download it from our
web site, yaunco.com / Downloads.doc.
