Subject: Potential Agreement with All-Temp
From: Michael Peterman (m.peterman@gmail.com)
Date: Thu May 31 2007 - 11:43:53 CDT
For those that joined the listserv late, a collection of us unit owners are
experiencing problems with their A/C units. The general problem is that the
A/C is not blowing as cold as it should. This may or may not be caused by a
leaky valve on the units that allows the freon gas to escape. That is based
on reports from several unit owners and the solutions they have uncovered,
as well as from the experience of an A/C repairman that was on site.
I offered up the suggestion of joining up for a possible "group rate" on
service from a company that has a history with the building and that has
their license on file with First Properties. The thought was that if enough
of us are in need of service, one or more companies would offer us a
discounted rate. I contacted two companies, the first being All-Temp which
is probably the most well known HVAC firm to our building. The second
company is headed by Robert Zaborniak who as mentioned above, worked on a
unit at Vanguard and is familiar with the leaky valve issue.
After a few calls, Sean at All-Temp spoke with the owner of that company and
is willing to offer us a price break due to our special circumstances. The
terms are as follows:
1. The $95 service charge per unit owner will be brought down to $79.95.
This charge is normally just for "showing up" for the service call. Sean
will add a cleaning and inspection to this fee for no additional charge.
2. Each unit owner participating will receive a 15% discount on parts and
labor. So if you need freon, you get 15% off the $24/lb rate and a discount
on the labor to fill it up. Estimates for the amount of freon required are
from 3-6lbs.
3. Next week is booked, so possibly the week of June 11th is when the
service will be scheduled. It will be completed in 1-2 days, depending on
the final count of unit owners and the problems, if any, found.
4. Sean also is highly recommending the Discount Club which is $160/year if
you have one furnace, one A/C unit, and one humidifier. It includes a twice
a year inspection and cleaning and offers 15% discount on any parts and
labor. Joining this club is OPTIONAL and not required for our group rate.
5. We must as a group, provide the full name, unit number and telephone
number of each unit owner to All-Temp. Each owner may have to call All-temp
to confirm, but I will nail that down with Sean when I call him next.
So basically they are offering us a hybrid of their Discount Club prices.
We are getting a break on the service call fee, getting a free inspection
and cleaning, and a 15% discount on parts and labor. This is essentially
"half" the service of the $160/yr Discount Club, which many have already
paid for. So if you have, you are not missing out on anything since this is
essentially only half of what you are getting already.
I forgot to ask if someone needs to be in each unit at the time of service
but I'm guessing that is 'yes' since they told me that yesterday. I will
check on that also.
I think this is a pretty favorable arrangement. We can discuss it here a
bit, and if everyone is on board, I will circulate a list of the the unit
owners and numbers TOMORROW. Just reply to that email with your phone
number added to the list. DO NOT ADD YOUR PHONE NUMBER TO THIS EMAIL. IT
WILL GET TOO MESSY.
Michael
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