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How Do You Ensure Your Total Comfort System Is Good?
Having a properly designed and installed Total Comfort System will ensure
that your family enjoys year-round indoor comfort for years. The following
steps are recommended for the homeowner who wants to be certain that
the ducted central system he or she purchases will be the Total Comfort
System -- with all of its features and benefits -- this document has
described.
1. Select your installing contractor carefully - The installing
contractor is actually the manufacturer of your Total Comfort System.
It is the skill, experience and care with which this contractor selects
quality components and assembles them into an engineered system to fit
your home that makes the difference between good and poor comfort results.
Check your contractor's reputation. Ask for the names of customers whom
he or she has served and contact them about the contractor's performance
- both the effectiveness of the system and the quality of service that
was provided before, during and after the installation. (Refer to the
Characteristics of a Quality Total Comfort System Contractor on the next page
of this document when looking for a contractor.)
2. Recognize that quality may require significant investment
- If you want the Total Comfort System benefits and advantages described
in this document, don't expect to buy them at discount prices. The adage
that "you get what you pay for" holds true in this instance.
3. Specify what you want in terms of Comfort Performance when you buy - You are not a heating or air conditioning engineer. You generally will have no trained way of personally determining whether your system has been designed and is being installed correctly. However, there is a way that you can definitely protect yourself and get the Total Comfort System you want. Specify the Comfort Performance you want your system to deliver. Your contractor should be willing and able to work with you to make sure that all your comfort needs are met.
