Avoid This HVAC Warranty Scam!
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- Опубликовано: 2 фев 2024
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Love the info we need more honest people like you in this world
Yur awesome dude. Giving us homeowners more power by educating us. Thank u!
Awesome information ! 👍 I looked up my Carrier (Furnace, Heat Exchanger and HVAC) and they were installed new in 2018 at the same time but the installation company and home seller company never registered any of them so they all say 5 years warranty for parts. Sad but at least I know my warranties are expired. Thankyou to your friend for having that warranty checking app on his site.
Just call the manufacturer if you need to know the details. They will tell you the age based on the model and serial number.
Bro....one of your most helpful videos to date. Right on. many, many thanks.
Yes, my Bryant furnace is exactly identical to your demo Tempstar unit.
Awesome content! Keep up the great work. You are greatly appreciated it .
Thanks for candid information, appreciated! From Oregon coastal mountains.
Really appreciate you sharing this education.
Thanks for all your help 🙏 😊
Awesome info, this will help a lot of homeowners. Thanks
Great information, thank you
Great advice. My furnace is 30+ years old, so no warranty. When it comes time to replace it, I'm putting the company that installed it 30 years ago on my short list.
Awesome video. gonna check this out. Thanks!
Great info, thanks.
Excellent info to know! Keep up the videos.
You sir are a DIY Superman!.....faster than a speeding away HVAC scammer.
Great video!
Love that website 🤣
I have been in the hvac industry nearly 30yrs and have never seen this occur. I suppose some shady guys might but I wouldn’t say it is common by any means. Parts that are less than $20 are commonly just thrown away instead of processing the warranty. It would cost me far more in time to handle the warranty in the part than to just throw it away
Had this as my first HVAC experience in a new home. Our HVAC was two years old, but the coils rusted (Goodmans chinese parts), charged me $1500 for the labor, under warranty!
Yes that is normal. The part is under warranty. But the labor, materials, time, refrigerant, miscellaneous parts and warranty process is not covered under warranty. So yes the part is under warranty but not the work to take care of the warranty part replacement. Usually for most companies the charge in your case the $1500 in this case is to cover the work and very little profit which is why companies don't like warranty as in actual profit very little is there.
My supply house scan every tag,so its automatically registered! The warranty paperwork is for the homeowner,and they should send it in!
Thanks!
Ps when you purchase a home make sure to get the last owner full name.
i had a squirrel cage motor go out and they wanted like 1500 to replace it. i got the motor for like 125 and replaced it in a couple hours. caveat emptor!
HVAC repairmen may be the biggest scammers on the planet. In the middle of winter,when you lose your heat -you are at their mercy
I think you would be surprised
Only if you're not an informed consumer.
Lol. Ok. When I was fixing furnaces this last cold snap in the Midwest, driving on solid ice from call to call all day and night long……I didn’t force anyone to let me fix their equipment. Funny thing is, they all called us.
@@bertellijustin6376 they have no choice in 20 degree weather. Thank God for YT videos that help people not need you
@@bertellijustin6376 Wow, you drove on ice? You are a true American hero.
The guy in Greenville SC would just make snarky comments about “helicopter” customers that just need to be educated on very equipment in their home.
I had a Mitsubishi ductless units with a heat pump installed and the installer said the system had a 12 year warranty. Turned out the warranty was 5 years parts and 7 years labor separate running at the same time so really the max fir any coverage was 7 years. They will mislead and lie to get the job.
There's an actual 12 year warranty if installed by a diamond dealer and registered within 90 days of installation, but there are exceptions. Labor isn't covered at all, so that sounds like the installer's warranty and the 5 years on parts was due to failure to register the warranty.
Very frequent scam and it was tried on me by an 'honest tech' lol. I caught him and he said, "Oh yea, you're right"
Hey I completely forgot about this. Thank you for the reminder. Are capacitors warranted for the 5-10 year period also ?
I’m watching your video and see that Bryant furnace with a flex exhaust duct pipe. That’s ok to have. I’m thinking of having my 90 plus furnace replaced with 80 % and have exhaust out roof. I can use this flex pipe.
Excellent tutorial and Info
Good luck getting a response from him! Maybe someone else that knows will chime in.
No, capacitors are not covered under the manufacturer's warranty
I've seen labor costs charged under warranty before...MFG would have to pay labor costs. Not sure how that works.
Manufactures almost never ever pay labor
Depends on the individual warranty and which parts. Sometimes they cover labor, sometimes just a bit of it and sometimes nothing. Depends on the equipment and manufacturer.
Your 10 year parts warranty is only valid if you had a licensed contractor install your system and you have to be able to show that youve been doing annual maintenance every year both on the ac and on the heat side of the system or its void. You have to maintain the ststem with a licensed company 2 times a year. If there's a transfer of title on the home it drops down to 5 years not 10.
Well Done!
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I'm considering install a HVAC myself, does this invalidate manufacturer's warranty? Goodman web site states "No warranty coverage is offered on Goodman brand equipment purchased by consumers over the Internet, including web-based auctions, telephone or other electronic means, unless the unit is installed by a dealer adhering to all applicable federal, state, and local codes, policies, and licensing requirements."
What I want to know is do I have to spend $100+ a year to have it "serviced" or the 10-year warranty is void, which is pure BS! I am 65 years old and never had an annual a/c "cleaning" or service nor have I ever had to replace anything more than a startup capacitor, blower motor or just to add a little freon.
No that is bs. They want to make sure there wasn’t neglect but a lot of companies prey on people saying it’s required.
I just paid $2350 to have my Carrier furnace blower motor replaced. It felt like a mule kicked me in the nuts!
Ugh, they ripped you off big time
It's so easy you could have did it.
We charge $880 for a universal blower or $2,440 for OEM blower at my company. I always just do the universal.
If someone charges you for a part they got for free from your warranty it’s called fraud. Call the police. If the 500 dollar bill was for labor, then it depends on your warranty. Some warranties cover labor for some work. Some don’t cover any labor. Depends on the company and warranty. Usually the company that installed will keep records on your equipment. Every customer should keep their own records as well. Even if you stay with the same company for life.
The game these days is that they don't "charge you for the part" - instead they charge a "warranty handling fee." More legal, but still frustrating.
Question? Are you still under warranty even though nothing is serviced yearly, i read that if you don't get yearly service, your warranty will not exist anymore
Yes still under warranty no matter the maintenance. If you have a HOME warranty, a lot of times they will deny a claim because of lack of maintenance but it would be pretty rare for the manufacturer to deny it. But keep your unit maintained to make sure you don’t get denied! Cheers
Haven't watched yet. Just the title is absolutely real. There is 0 honesty, or self respect with big company HVAC support/warranty. Then... Do Not get me started on interaction with Manufacturer.
OK, no gonna' watch...
And there you go. I CANNOT go to Lennox and lookup my warranty. Even with my contractor account #. ONLY LennoxPro can login. So, back to calling the HATE Filled contractor, or calling Lennox who are passed HATE Filled. CANNOT input serial number with Lennox. All the other Mfg. allow that, wonder why? Hrmmm.
Good thing I still have my paperwork. Without install date cannot know warranty of HVAC unit.
p.s. the equipment warranty/ies in my paperwork have NO Dates, just part warranty years per part.
I have no idea the minority of HVAC with a soul.Thanks this channel at least is honet.
My lennox furnace is under extended warranty, and the multi stage blower motor bearings are making bad sounds. The installer will do a warranty replacement, and wants to charge $750-$840 for the service. Feels like i'm about to get screwed. Opinions? Furnace is 9 years old. 10 year warranty
Don’t use original installer. Find a reputable service tech. There’s lots of them.
Get other opinions and estimates from other companies! 👍💯♥️🇺🇸
@@garysork5603 Unfortunately, (especially for Lennox) if the reputable service tech is not a registered Lennox dealer, they will not be able to file for the warranty replacement.
My furnace's board went bad under warranty. I called the company that did the install to repair. I was informed that I had to buy a service contract to prove that the furnace had been getting yearly service, to satisfy the warranty. This was on top of the labor charge to repair. Was I ripped off?
Unfortuanately, this is how HVAC companies appear to be operating now. Either you have to have maintenance contract with that company, or they had to have performed the original install. Otherwise, they will charge a "warranty handling fee" which is often hundreds of dollars. Additionally, homeowners often can't file a warranty claim with the manufacturers since they are not a registered dealer for that brand. It does seem a bit of a rip off for homeowners.
Thank you for confirming!@@GregCotton
Just paid for an exhaust motor on an ICP system that just turned 5 yrs old and was never registered. Can I get it registered after the fact? It was professionally installed but the 1-guy small company installer retired.
No
Depending on the manufacturer, most all the warranty registrations must be done within 60 to 90 days after installation.
@@michaelbagwell3485 thanks
Jesus H! $1000.00 to change a blower motor is fair!!!??? I guess I need to get back into residential and start screwing the crap out of people too!
Is 2nd owner covered? Goodman website wants me to enter owner last name, which is not me.
No, typically, there's like a 30-90 day transfer period for the previous owner to transfer warranty to new homeowner at the time of purchase of property. After that, warranty is voided.
What State are you in?
Utah
$1000 to replace a blower motor? $500 retail for a blower motor?
SOMEONE IS BLOWING SMOKE UP MY DRESS MR. HVAC DIY !@%#!
Right-on !🤜🏻🤛🏻
~$200~ but under300 MAX FOR MOTOR !!!!
Easy-Peazy to R&R (any furnace !!!!)
I paid over $800 for a replacement ECM motor before the Bidenflation price increases and that was a wholesale price, not retail.
You severely underestimate the complexity of actually getting the manufacturer to cover those items.
I know your in Utah. I am a HVAC Contractor in NJ and very Honest and Fair with over 30 years exp. I will start soon my own videos and My jobs don't use whole roll of silver tape on ductwork. Stop saying that Every HVAC contractor scam people and cheat people out of there money. I go out in the middle of the night and miss Birthdays and work Weekends helping people out. You need to watch your mouth on putting down the HVAC companies. Becareful with the Scam word you use so often. I work on Commerical units and you Sir have Zero skills on Commerical units. Keep helping out homeowners that's cool but stop telling people that every HVAC person scam.We have to pay for Insurance and Cost of maintaning a business.
Totally agree!
@@andreschepens7311 Thank You - U tubers spread a great deal of Fud. HVAC trade people many of us never scam people. This U tuber should not put the trade down just for Clicks.
@ericmodernel9205 "Stop saying that Every HVAC contractor scam people and cheat people out of there money. "
Where did he say that?