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Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: ...in the 22039 ()
Date: July 18, 2018 01:32PM

Looking to have refrigerant recharged. Who's the most honest around? The guy I used to use passed away.

What are your experiences?

Looking at Yelp, there are a couple of stand outs in either direction for good and bad. And anything which is ____ & Son(s) is suspect, as everyone knows the 2nd generation doesn't get involved in work.

Your help and suggestions are appreciated. THANKS.

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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: I gave up trying to find one ()
Date: July 18, 2018 01:37PM


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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: bogey1 ()
Date: July 18, 2018 01:46PM

A-Adkins

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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: Since Jan 1 18 ()
Date: July 18, 2018 01:47PM

You have to have a EPA 608 license to buy R410 even thou its harmless thank Democrats on election day with a no vote for them

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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: Dont Let Your Lib Neighbors See ()
Date: July 18, 2018 01:55PM

If your working on your own AC unit, there's huge EPA fines and rewards for liberal tipsters, your luck may be your neighbor is a EPA mid level liberal. Find a AC tech who is licensed to handle the refrigerant and willing to work on the side.

Better yet get a real job as a HVAC tech helper, go to Nova for night training, beats Starbucks or Uber which is all most FXU lib posters do. Sorry they used to teach HVAC in FCPS, now they teach socialism and P.C B.S. Yes they have computer training instead, big deal so you can type and file for 11 dollars a hour.

Of course as a HVAC tech you will have to work, Forget the whole damm idea

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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: Hot ex ()
Date: July 18, 2018 02:37PM

I always go with Cropp-Metcalf. Reason? Decent work, not the lowest price but the more $$ Cropp gets oit of this, the more $$ his hot ex-wife gets so she can keep going out to the bars and showing off her sweater meat (I'm sure he paid for). Yes sir, keep the AC on, cold and nipply!!

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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: dimples ()
Date: July 18, 2018 06:01PM

Jim's Refrigeration out of Manassas. Honest, prompt and reasonable prices.

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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: j4nce ()
Date: July 18, 2018 08:02PM


fuck off troll, this isn't your private advertising site

pay cary $$$ to advertise or fuck off


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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: yty7c ()
Date: July 18, 2018 08:13PM

the contractor that did our home made SEVERAL problems, indoors and outdoors

outdoors they didn't install the correct pad: which every shopper knows is the primary outdoor installation consideration to avoid DAMAGE.

indoors they left WATER LEAKS which created THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF DAMAGE

all clinton obama endorsed

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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: t3jhm ()
Date: July 18, 2018 08:17PM

fx co is corrupt. WTOP used to run radio ads that hiring illegals and doing un-certified work would be met with prosecution. at the same time fx co gov supervisors and employees were investing in the business DOING EXACTLY WHAT WTOP was telling others not to do.

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as a result fairfax is full of illegals (also to stuff voting boxes with), and NONE OF THE WORKERS ARE CERTIFIED FOR ANYTING. the businesses say they are licensed BUT by that they mean one person in the business is licensed and the rest are illegals. but often that also is a lie

businesses in the area don't do fx co gov inspections when they should

GUESS WHO IS PROMOTING THESE BUSINESSES OR BEHIND THEM: fx co gov workers

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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: Greybeard ()
Date: July 18, 2018 10:05PM

We were happy with Ace, but switched to Mann-In when we replaced our unit because Ace didn't carry the brand we decided on. We've been VERY happy with Mann-In. Coherent, pleasant people, and they seem to have very little turnover, which perhaps tells us something (good) about them.

But that's just our experience. HVAC is one of those hard things to rate, because how many can you really try? It's not like restaurants, where you (or a reviewer) can spend a month trying all the Bolivian restaurants in the area repeatedly: you buy a unit every 20 years or so. You just can't collect enough data.

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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: I gave up trying to find one ()
Date: July 18, 2018 11:59PM

Since Jan 1 18 Wrote:
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> You have to have a EPA 608 license to buy R410
> even thou its harmless thank Democrats on election
> day with a no vote for them


No one on ebay asks for anything.

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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: U3WNT ()
Date: July 19, 2018 08:22AM

http://www.deemheatingandair.net/

Have used them for over 20 years. Was able to troubleshoot issues another company was not able. Honest, family run, and reasonable prices.

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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: Lazy Sons ()
Date: July 19, 2018 08:28AM

...in the 22039 Wrote:
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>
> Looking at Yelp, there are a couple of stand outs
> in either direction for good and bad. And anything
> which is ____ & Son(s) is suspect, as everyone
> knows the 2nd generation doesn't get involved in
> work.
>

This is the most valuable insight. The sons are only interested in spending the money that the dad earned, and they have to charge ridiculous prices to pay for the sons' McMansions, boats, and sports cars.

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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: Cool EPA ()
Date: July 23, 2018 02:58PM

Since Jan 1 18 Wrote:
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> You have to have a EPA 608 license to buy R410
> even thou its harmless thank Democrats on election
> day with a no vote for them

Anyone who can pass second grade successfully can get an EPA refrigerant license. The test is quite simple if you spend 45 seconds to study for it.

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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: Love Michael and Sons ()
Date: July 23, 2018 03:38PM

Only go with Michael and Sons.

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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: Michael and Sons ()
Date: July 23, 2018 04:07PM

Call for your $40 "tune up" leave with your 401k depleted.

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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: Bad medicine ()
Date: July 23, 2018 04:23PM

It was a good thing I was not armed the only time I was dumb enough to call on Michael & Sons. These are NOT at all the sort of people that I prefer to work with.

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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: gated driveway ()
Date: July 23, 2018 05:15PM

It must be horrible to be so poor that you even care about something like this.

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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: You’re not in the loop ()
Date: July 23, 2018 05:22PM

Lol. It’s not money that the well-to-do fret over — it’s quality and dependability.

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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: ...in the 22039 ()
Date: July 24, 2018 11:06AM

Lazy Sons Wrote:
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> ...in the 22039 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> >
> > Looking at Yelp, there are a couple of stand
> outs
> > in either direction for good and bad. And
> anything
> > which is ____ & Son(s) is suspect, as everyone
> > knows the 2nd generation doesn't get involved
> in
> > work.
> >
>
> This is the most valuable insight. The sons are
> only interested in spending the money that the dad
> earned, and they have to charge ridiculous prices
> to pay for the sons' McMansions, boats, and sports
> cars.

True, ad I am not even sure they have "sons" in the business. It's a game, to get you to think it's family oriented.

To replace a 3 ton system with outside it and air handler, all electric & 14 seer (Is what I have now), what would one expect to pay? No changes to ductwork or electricity. Thanks in advance for sharing your experiences.

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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: local man6 ()
Date: July 24, 2018 05:06PM

...in the 22039 Wrote:
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> Lazy Sons Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > ...in the 22039 Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > >
> > > Looking at Yelp, there are a couple of stand
> > outs
> > > in either direction for good and bad. And
> > anything
> > > which is ____ & Son(s) is suspect, as
> everyone
> > > knows the 2nd generation doesn't get involved
> > in
> > > work.
> > >
> >
> > This is the most valuable insight. The sons
> are
> > only interested in spending the money that the
> dad
> > earned, and they have to charge ridiculous
> prices
> > to pay for the sons' McMansions, boats, and
> sports
> > cars.
>
> True, ad I am not even sure they have "sons" in
> the business. It's a game, to get you to think
> it's family oriented.
>
> To replace a 3 ton system with outside it and air
> handler, all electric & 14 seer (Is what I have
> now), what would one expect to pay? No changes to
> ductwork or electricity. Thanks in advance for
> sharing your experiences.


Depending on the SEER it should run 8 to 11 thousand. Be sure to get a 10 year warranty and that warranty needs to be backed by a major manufacturer like Trane, Carrier, Lennox. Warranties by others are very unreliable. Stay away from Goodman equipment at all costs.

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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: Goodman FTW ()
Date: September 01, 2020 10:53AM

local man6 Wrote:
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> ...in the 22039 Wrote:
> Depending on the SEER it should run 8 to 11
> thousand. Be sure to get a 10 year warranty and
> that warranty needs to be backed by a major
> manufacturer like Trane, Carrier, Lennox.
> Warranties by others are very unreliable. Stay
> away from Goodman equipment at all costs.


LOL, why is the Goodman bad? The steel casing covering the same exact compressors the other are using is .05mm thinner?

Trane is the worst, avoid them. If you need parts, prepare to bend the fuck over. Best part is they will only sell them to their authorized Trane contractors so you're fucked.

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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: Goodman FTW ()
Date: September 01, 2020 10:54AM

Trane does make good commercial units, residential though just stick with a Goodman.

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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: d673m ()
Date: September 01, 2020 11:10AM

B & B of course!

Beltway Bandits

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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: cool air ()
Date: September 01, 2020 11:58AM

I used Altavista the last 15 years, I am now out of the area. Prices are reasonable, he is honest and doesn't overcharge.

If you have basic electrical knowledge, things like the capacitor, fan motor, contactor aren't too hard. One time I had a failing contactor, seems that an ant got smashed at the contact point, then thousands more ants followed to their death as they went for the remains. It was a good pile of goo before the contactor didn't make contact. A good cleaning job and was good to go!

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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: Brytongi ()
Date: May 01, 2021 04:38PM

I can't say I'm very impressed by most of the companies in Australia. It's not as easy as it seems to get someone who will actually spend time fixing the problem instead of being in a hurry to move to the next client's house. I know that duct cleaning seems like something easy to deal with, but the model of my air condition is as expensive as a car and I would never go ahead and attempt a DYI that could mess it up for real.It's much better and logical to call a technician who will also be able what else is needed to keep the system running well.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/05/2021 10:03PM by Brytongi.

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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: Cool in Cape Town ()
Date: May 01, 2021 05:47PM

I like FB Airconditioning

FB Airconditioning was established in 2005 by sole owner and proprietor, Francois Bleuler. Although Francois only established FB Airconditioning in 2005, he has more than 25 years of previous experience in the airconditioning industry and carries a National Higher Diploma in airconditioning and refrigeration, making him highly knowledgeable, qualified and experienced in his field.

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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: Michael and Sons ()
Date: May 02, 2021 12:26AM

ONLY THE BEST!!!

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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: As Long As ()
Date: May 02, 2021 11:36AM

As long as you avoid the niggers and Jews then you are probably going to make a good choice.

Asians tend to offer good value since they're the cheapest and do decent work.

The White guys do the best work but are more expensive and often try to upsell you on stuff you probably don't need.

The Hispanics are usually too busy with drywall to mess around with HVAC.

In the end it comes down to who you trust, and avoiding niggers and Jews is the always the best option for the trust department.

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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: Mumford and Sons ()
Date: May 02, 2021 11:39AM

> And anything which is ____ & Son(s) is suspect

You could check out Mumford and Sons. They're definitely not Highly Suspect.

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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: C.M. ()
Date: May 02, 2021 12:08PM

Cropp Metcalfe are reliable. They’re specialists in heating and cooling glass enclosed nerve centers.

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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: NewJack ()
Date: May 21, 2021 03:29AM

You know, it's so difficult to find a good company or a repair technician in our region. I had some problems with my AC as it refused to perform my commands. I contacted 2 companies (some of them are even posted above) to resolve this problem, but in the end, their so-called "pros" failed to identify the cause. But I still had to pay for their "work". Disgusting!

When I lived in Singapore it was easier to find a good AC/HVAC repair company. For example, I used https://www.socool.sg/ services and they repaired my AC without any problems. Too bad that I can't return to Singapore now...

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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: Decision Points ()
Date: May 21, 2021 08:34AM

If it's a nigger or a Jew then you're best to avoid them. Whatever they're selling is going to turn about to be a scam about 99% of the time. It's just not worth taking the chance, especially on letting them into your home. If you do end up letting a nigger into your home to do AC work or HVAC work, then make sure you have a gun handy in case they go ape on you. Better yet, avoid them altogether.

Avoid the groid, as the old wise tale goes.

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Re: Who's the best and most reasonable (ahem, honest) HVAC company in Northern VA?
Posted by: Mayketor ()
Date: May 28, 2021 09:48AM

Searching for reliable, trustworthy HVAC contractor can be a major pain, as this is a complicated matter. To help you guys out, I can recommend a good option: a HVAC service in California that I used extensively when I lived there. They offer professional repair, installing and maintenance services for your HVAC systems at reasonable prices.

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