In this promotional podcast segment, Derek Cole warns homeowners that rising HVAC equipment and labor costs, combined with the annual efficiency loss of older systems, make waiting for a breakdown financially risky. He explains that manufacturers have increased prices and that newer high‑efficiency units can save $300‑$500 per year on energy bills while offering longer warranties. Cole highlights the danger of a mid‑summer failure, when homeowners are forced to make rushed, expensive decisions under tight schedules. He advises proactive maintenance during the shoulder seasons (spring and fall) and promotes an $88 "Super AC Tune‑Up" service that inspects the system, catches minor issues early, and ensures a worry‑free summer.
Home and Life Comfort with Derek Cole.
Stop for a second. If you own a home, I need you to hear this before the summer heat sets in. Prices went up. HVAC mistakes this year will cost you more if you wait until the middle of the summer to address the issues It's going to cost you more. Let me explain. With the prices going up, equipment has become more advanced, labor is tighter, so that means everything costs more. So what's changed? First on price, then on the pressure. Manufacturers have increased prices again this year. Newer systems are more advanced than what they used to be because there is more efficiency standards in place that they have to meet to get there. So everything costs more. Now let's talk about your current system. Most homeowners believe if it's running, it's fine. If it's cooling, it's fine. 10-20% efficiency loss every single year. So it may feel the same it may be running, but your power bill, your energy bill, you're paying for that every single month. You're paying more energy every single month for your system to keep going, where with the new high-efficiency unit, you could be saving $300 to $500 a year just on energy, not including the 10-year parts and labor, decade of warranty coverage. You would have with the newer system. But here's the real problem: when your system fails in the middle of a heat wave, in the middle of the summer, you lose control. You're not making a smart decision, you're making a fast decision. You're on someone else's schedule. You're picking on what's available. The price is what it is. Every summer the same thing happens. It gets warm, it gets hot, the phones light up, the schedule gets tighter, equipment gets tighter, and homeowners are stuck reacting versus planning and deciding and having a minute to take a breath. There's a better way to handle it. You want to handle it before the heat sets in, before the summer begins, before the winter begins, before the cold weather happens. Those are what we call shoulder seasons of the spring and the fall are good planning periods to get that taken care of because better to handle it now versus later. It's better to handle it now before the summer heat decides what's best for you. So here's what you do. If your system is older or your system has not been maintained or struggles, don't wait for it to keep failing It's already failing. Don't wait for it to completely die, completely stop. Handle it right now with our $88 Super AC Tune-Up. We will go through your system. That's how you catch small problems before they come expensive ones. That's how you keep your system running efficient. Again, waiting doesn't save you money. Anymore. It costs you money. So react right now, get a tune-up, get the Super AC tune-up. Let's see what's going on with your system. That way you have a worry-free summer this year.
