What a HVAC workmanship warranty is for
HVAC equipment comes with a manufacturer's parts warranty that often depends on registration, while your warranty covers the labor to install and repair it. Customers mix the two up. A written labor warranty explains both, says whether yearly maintenance is a condition, and lists what is not covered, so a no-cool call in year two goes smoothly.
What to put in a HVAC workmanship warranty
- Your labor warranty period on the install or repair.
- The manufacturer's parts warranty and whether you registered it.
- Maintenance conditions, if any.
- Exclusions: filters, power problems, access, damage, other techs.
- Refrigerant leaks: covered or not, and for how long.
- How to request service and response times.
What an HVAC labor warranty usually leaves out
- Filters, batteries and other routine maintenance items.
- Problems caused by power surges or electrical issues outside the system.
- Damage from storms, flooding or animals.
- Work by another company on the system.
- Ductwork that was not part of the job.
How to fill it in
- Fill in the customer, the job and the date the work finished.
- Set your warranty period.
- Check what is and is not covered for this job.
- Print it for the walkthrough, or download Word to send with the final invoice.
Not legal advice
Free tools for HVAC
- HVAC load calculator
- HVAC replacement cost calculator
- Duct size calculator
- Maintenance plan pricing calculator
- HVAC labor rate calculator
The same workmanship warranty for other trades: concrete, electrical, fence, painting, plumbing, remodeling, roofing.
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