Best Salt Water System Installation in Phoenix AZ
Heating & Air Conditioning/HVAC
Gerardo came to the house today to install a soft water system. He arrived on time, was very pleasant to speak with, and was thorough in his work and explanation of the system. I was very satisfied with AHWA for install in less than 24 hours from calling them. I will definately use this company in the future as needs arise.
https://americanhomewater.com
2030 W Desert Cove Ave Phoenix, AZ 85029
Heating & Air Conditioning/HVAC
Had a new water heater and furnace installed last week by Yavapai Plumbing and Heating. Installers were on time, polite, knowledgeable, professional and did what appears (to me anyway) to be a fine job installing both pieces of equipment. That is the good news. If that is all I was rating, I would rate them 5 stars. On price and quality reputation of equipment installed, 1 star. Hence, the average of 3. Once I had the specific model numbers on both the water heater and the furnace installed, I did some research. And, to be clear, that I did not do this before I purchased is on me. I now know the water heater can be purchased online for $600, and is highly regarded, the furnace online is $1169 from Sears, and, unfortunately,is not so highly regarded. On one site I looked at with about 150 reviews, 77 current owners, rated it 1 star out of 5. Now 56 people on the same site rated it 5 out of 5, so I'm hoping I'm one of the lucky ones. It seems with this furnace, owners experiences have been either really good, or somewhat more often, really bad.
It took 2 guys 1.5 hours (3 man hours) to install water heater and two guys 4 hours (8 man hours) to install furnace. Price I paid was just over $4K for furnace installed, for a $1169 (retail, not wholesale) furnace and 8 man hours to install. Price I paid was $2166 for water heater installed, again, a $600 (retail, not wholesale) water heater and 3 man hours to install. I realize there are other aspects to the prices being charged (hauling away old equipment, the thermostat, some transition ducting, plumbing supplies, catch pan and other adds/ends). Add another (my rough estimate) $500 to the furnace and say $300 to the water heater for these other things, and you are still at roughly $3K for the $4K furnace and well under $1.5K for the $2K+water heater.
Now with all the information in front of me, their pricing seem to be very high. And, in regards to the furnace specifically, after reading the reviews, it is a furnace I doubt I would have purchased at all. At least the water heater is a high quality, highly rated item, even if I paid too much for it. That l could have lived with, without feeling the need to post this review. The furnace is another matter. To have overpaid for an average lowly rated furnace, well, as you might imagine, that hurts, and what has prompted this review. Bottom line, don't do what I did. I was lazy, perhaps a bit gullible, and I paid the price (pun intended). Do some serious research BEFORE before choosing any company for this kind of work. Get the specific model numbers being proposed for installation, BEFORE signing the contract, and do your own research on what is a reasonable price, and what are other people's experiences with the equipment. Look at the alternatives in the same price range. You may still chose to use Yavapai Plumbing and Heating. That will not be a mistake, if you are going with eyes open. In my experience, they will do the installation right, and working with them will be a pleasure, IF you are OK with the price you are being charged.
https://ypeinc.com
It took 2 guys 1.5 hours (3 man hours) to install water heater and two guys 4 hours (8 man hours) to install furnace. Price I paid was just over $4K for furnace installed, for a $1169 (retail, not wholesale) furnace and 8 man hours to install. Price I paid was $2166 for water heater installed, again, a $600 (retail, not wholesale) water heater and 3 man hours to install. I realize there are other aspects to the prices being charged (hauling away old equipment, the thermostat, some transition ducting, plumbing supplies, catch pan and other adds/ends). Add another (my rough estimate) $500 to the furnace and say $300 to the water heater for these other things, and you are still at roughly $3K for the $4K furnace and well under $1.5K for the $2K+water heater.
Now with all the information in front of me, their pricing seem to be very high. And, in regards to the furnace specifically, after reading the reviews, it is a furnace I doubt I would have purchased at all. At least the water heater is a high quality, highly rated item, even if I paid too much for it. That l could have lived with, without feeling the need to post this review. The furnace is another matter. To have overpaid for an average lowly rated furnace, well, as you might imagine, that hurts, and what has prompted this review. Bottom line, don't do what I did. I was lazy, perhaps a bit gullible, and I paid the price (pun intended). Do some serious research BEFORE before choosing any company for this kind of work. Get the specific model numbers being proposed for installation, BEFORE signing the contract, and do your own research on what is a reasonable price, and what are other people's experiences with the equipment. Look at the alternatives in the same price range. You may still chose to use Yavapai Plumbing and Heating. That will not be a mistake, if you are going with eyes open. In my experience, they will do the installation right, and working with them will be a pleasure, IF you are OK with the price you are being charged.
5860 Fulton Dr Prescott Valley, AZ 86314