Subject: Re: Potential Agreement with All-Temp
From: barst@comcast.net
Date: Thu May 31 2007 - 14:28:48 CDT
I have a question:
If one has the problem described, is it O.K. to still run the air conditioner? I'm wondering since the fan keeps going and going, is that hard on the motor?
-- Barbara 501 -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Michael Peterman" <m.peterman@gmail.com> > 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 > 304 > > >
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