• Upfront Pricing: You should always count on knowing how much your project will cost before any work is done, when a company is committed to upfront and fair pricing. And if the company charges by the job, not by the hour, you won’t get stuck paying high hourly rates or run-around time.
• Appearance Counts: Your technician should arrive in a clean uniform with a company logo, clean-shaven, and with a company vehicle. Ask if they have a business card, as well.
• Ask for a License: Ask your technician for their contractor’s license number, as all professionals should have one and respect you for asking.
• Appointment Window: You should be given an appointment window for a period of time when your technician will arrive, so you don’t have to wait around all day for them to show up. Also, the technician’s dispatcher should call and inform you of when your technician should arrive, when they are on their way.
• Trusted Technicians: Allowing workers in your home requires trust. Check if the company does background checks or drug screening on their employees. You will never regret being safe. Also, check to see that they are at least EPA certified, if not NATE certified technicians as well.

The Consequences of Choosing the Wrong Contractor:

By selecting a qualified heating, cooling, and plumbing contractor you will avoid many of the common home improvement hazards including:

• Frequent system breakdowns
• Improper installation
• Unsafe and/or inefficient operation
• Shortened equipment life
• Lack of timely service
• Unusually high energy bills
• Voiding of factory warranties
• Theft, property damage or worse
• Building Code Infractions and penalties

We will be part of the Fresno Home Show this coming weekend, Friday March 5- Sunday March 7th 2010. Come check us out in the Industrial Commerce building.  We will have knowledgeable and friendly team members there to answer any questions you may have, set up an appointment for a free estimate on a heating and cooling system upgrade, scheduling service for plumbing or heating and air, or to discuss indoor air quality with you.

We would love for you to just stop by and say hi, grab a magnet for 10% off service anytime, or check out our featured products and deals we have going on for Spring.  Don’t forget to let them know you saw the info on our website!

So, if you have recently had a new heating and cooling system installed, or are looking into doing it soon, you may have qualified, or will qualify for those WONDERFUL federal tax credits. Don’t forget to check with your tax preparer on how exactly to go about getting that credit, when it comes the time, if you qualified. Also, the utility rebates fluctuate quite a bit, if you hadn’t noticed, mostly because the company runs out of money, and then the rebates come back again- sometimes months or sometimes weeks later.

So, currently, as of December 15th 2009,  we have utility rebates of up to $350 plus our more stable tax credits of up to $1,500. Why not take advantage of the huge payback, before they change their minds…or the money is gone again! Hurry!!

This Winter we are running a special Trade-In Offer. You can trade-in your old furnace for up to $200 toward a new furnace installed.  $200! That’ll buy a nice gift for yourself… or a few gifts for some people you love. Give us a call or submit a request for a FREE estimate on an upgraded system, and get rid of that inefficient, energy-draining, loud, old furnace!!

Also, we are still able to offer you fabulous tax credits on a new system of up to $1,500! Yep, $1,500…PLUS up to $300 in utility rebates! That all adds up to a WHOPPING $2,000 in rebates and credits.  Now is the time!

For anyone who hasn’t yet heard, we are “On Air”!  Ray Appleton, of our local KMJ radio, is speaking on our behalf.  Check out some of our latest radio commercials.  If you can’t click on the links below, click above on “Latest Radio” first, then you will be able to click on the links.

Allbritten- October #1 Ray KMJ

Allbritten- October #2 Ray KMJ

Allbritten- November #3 Ray KMJ