ACHR News: HVAC Contractors Need to Adapt to Repair Market

https://www.achrnews.com/articles/154324-hvac-contractors-need-to-adapt-to-repair-market

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So I was one of the local supply houses today, and there were two guys from one of the big private-equity-owned-sell-your-soul companies at the counter, asking if anybody was hiring.

"they're getting real big on selling at every single call"...

"If you don't bring back at least two leads a day, the service manager starts talking about cutting your hours"...

So, I ask a few basic tech questions anybody with half a brain should know. Refrigerant cycling, dual fuel applications, residential control systems, zoning. These guys can't get any of the answers right. I wouldn't hire them, based on their answers.

So here's the question, all - as the screaming hot new construction and residential replacement market continues the inevitable contraction we're starting to see, is the company you're with capable of quality repair work? Can you fix all of those heat pumps you've been putting in?

I guess we're about to find out how many guys are service techs versus sales techs. Thoughts?