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Proper AC Installation Never More Important

By kurthartmann on 05/11/2016 in Air Conditioner Installation

Community Cooling and Heating Inc.
Air Conditioner Repair, Service, Installation
239-267-2117
Fort Myers, Florida
Serving Ft Myers and all of SW Florida since 1970

Proper air conditioner installation has never been more important!

Evaporator coils made over the past few years are earning a reputation as “pure garbage” according to many, local to Fort Myers, air conditioning contractors. The coils being made today, having copper tubing and aluminum fins, are proving themselves to have a very high failure rate. Whether due to poor engineering, low quality materials, or even “planned obsolescence” is unclear, but, one thing is for certain …

… air conditioner coils manufactured in the past three to five years are definitely

not lasting as long as their predecessors!

One major, name brand, air conditioner manufacturer has a class action law suit filed against them due to their high evaporator coil failure rate.

The replacement coils now are mostly all aluminum like this replacement coil on the top. I’ve replaced more evaporator coils that are anywhere from 8 months to 7/8 years old in the past three years than I have replaced in the past 30 years! The coil pictured on the bottom in the picture below is a Bryant evaporator coil about 7-8 years old. Bryant has always had an exceptional reputation for quality and durability, and in the past a typical lifespan for a coil such as the one pictured below would be ten to 15 years at a minimum with proper installation and maintenance. In some cases we are now seeing coils fail after only 7 or 8 MONTHS of service …. and in my opinion that is a disgrace!

Air Conditioner Coils

With all of that being said I am going to go out on a limb and say that the air conditioner running your home RIGHT NOW is the toughest and most durable piece of air conditioning equipment you may ever own for the rest of your life … if you are talking air conditioners they just ain’t making them like they used to. With that in mind, it is now more important than ever to have your equipment serviced regularly, and installed not just properly, but, with genuine care. You want to be certain to use a licensed, qualified contractor in order for your product warranty to be valid, and additionally … make certain that licensed, qualified contractor does his part in processing the paper work that puts your new air conditioner equipment’s warranty into effect. At Community Cooling we truly believe that attention to detail is a main ingredient in providing value to our customers whether it applies to our technicians work in the field, the paper work in the office, or the level of customer service we provide either in your home or on the phone!

Community Cooling takes great pride in showing up on time, accurately assessing your air conditioning problem, and providing the consumer with the full range of options available to him … and then letting the customer decide which option makes the most sense to him personally, and fits his family’s budget as well!

Our Motto is…“We won’t send you a wolf in sheep’s clothing …

just an honest professional”

We guarantee all our repairs and offer a Free Second Opinion

Kurt Hartmann, Owner of Community Cooling and Heating

Call Today For Air Conditioner Service, Repair, Maintenance, and Installation

239-267-2117

A/C Efficiency Begins With Proper Installation

By kurthartmann on 09/02/2015 in Air Conditioner Installation

Community Cooling and Heating Inc.
Fort Myers, Florida
239-267-2117

Efficient air conditioner operation begins with proper installation!

There is always much talk about this brand of air conditioner or that is best, or better, or worse. In our experience it seems that more often than not, the multitude of air conditioner manufacturers are all about on par with each other with regard to durability and longevity. While maintenance also plays a huge role, an improperly installed air conditioner is fighting an uphill battle from day one! It will work harder, to produce less cooling, only to break down way too soon! Contractors too often rush through the installation process so they can get to their next appointment. Air conditioner installations need to be handled with great care, and their are many details to be attended to to ensure efficient operation.

A 14 seer air conditioner we recently installed in Fort Myers.

At Community Cooling we service and repair all types and brands of air conditioners. Many air conditioning companies are closely tied to an air conditioner manufacturer, and have signed a contract that requires them to recommend that specific brand to all their customers. Community Cooling and Heating has no such commitment , which means we can offer you the best value for your dollar … at this particular time, and for your specific needs.

Our installation technicians are all experienced and field tested. Their training goes beyond simply knowing how to do the work in an expert fashion. They are also trained to understand the science behind the equipment, and use that knowlege both to help diagnose problems quickly, and to explain the precise nature of the problem to our clients. Additionally, we fully train our staff to respect our clients and their homes.

Community Cooling and Heating Inc.

“Community Cooling prides itself on putting the customers needs first!

When your air conditioner needs repairs we send you a qualified repair tech …

NOT a salesman!”

Our Motto is…“We won’t send you a wolf in sheep’s clothing …

just an honest professional”

We guarantee all our repairs and offer a Free Second Opinion

Kurt Hartmann, Owner of Community Cooling and Heating

Honesty means putting the customers needs, and budget, first!

Whether experiencing a problem,

or just have a question or two,

CALL ANYTIME …

239-267-2117

Call Today For Air Conditioner Service, Repair, Maintenance, and Installation

239-267-2117

We guarantee all our repairs and offer a Free Second Opinion

Our Motto is…“We won’t send you a wolf in sheep’s clothing …

just an honest professional”

What The News Press Had To Say About Us

TELL MEL ____________________________________________________- tellmel@newspress.com _____________________________________________________- Second opinion needed for AC fix _____________________________________________________ I don't usually do two air conditioning columns in a week, but Monday's column touched a nerve. So I thought I'd pass along some of the stories I've heard from AC company owners who have called. The first story comes courtesy of Kurt Hartmann of Community Cooling in Fort Myers. Hartmann gives free second opinions on other companies repair or replacement estimates. Recently, a woman who lives in a North Fort Myers mobile home park called him after another AC company had come to look at her unit. Several weeks earlier the woman had installed a thermostat and the AC worked fine. But when the weather turned cold, and she tried to get it to heat, the unit wouldn't work. She called a company, which will remain nameless. The technician removed the cover on the thermostat, examined it, and then went to look at the unit. His diagnosis: She needed a new relay and transformer. Total $2,300. Fortunately, the homeowner decided to brave the cold for a day and get a second opinion. Her unit was only six years old and she couldn't believe it needed such an expensive repair. When Hartmann's guy arrived, he too popped the cover off the thermostat. There he saw a switch with two positions for the heat - gas and electric. This thermostat had the switch in the position for gas, but she, like most people in Southwest Florida has an electric unit. When the thermostat was switched to the electric mode, the heater "worked like a champ" Hartmann said.