Best week I've had with a local HVAC crew in years

My AC died last Tuesday during that 98 degree stretch and I called three places. One quoted me $900 just to look at it, another couldn't come for a week. This little family outfit off Eubank showed up same day, found a bad capacitor, had the part in their truck and charged me $230 total. They even showed me the old part and explained why it failed. Has anyone else had good luck with those smaller non-chain shops around the heights? I'm keeping their number on my fridge.

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the_joel4h ago

Ever had one of those repair guys who clearly loves what he does? My buddy had a similar thing happen last year, small crew out of a garage near Montgomery. His water heater went out on a Sunday afternoon, big national places said Tuesday at the earliest. This one guy came by after he got off work, checked it out, and had a used but solid replacement part he'd pulled off a job earlier that week. Charged him like $150 just for the part and a handshake. He said the dude stayed for an hour just talking about how to flush the system and avoid it happening again. Those family outfits always seem to treat your house like their own, which is more than I can say for the big box guys who just want to sell you a whole new unit.