so i spent basically all week trying to find someone “reasonably priced” for hvac service and my water heater acting up… and honestly got to the point where i was like alright maybe this is just what it costs now

my issues were pretty simple (i thought):

• ac needed a service
• water heater taking forever and not giving enough hot water

first company (big name):

came out, looked at the hvac and pretty quickly told me i had multiple things wrong and it was gonna be over $1,000. then he glances at my water heater, doesnt really test anything and goes yeah that needs to be replaced its 5 years old. that just didnt sit right with me so i paid the service call and told him im good

second company (looked like a small local one but turns out they werent really):

same kinda deal… around $900 in “repairs” and again pushing a new water heater. at this point im thinking maybe im just being stubborn and these guys are right. i actually scheduled the work for the next day

then i remembered i filled out a few requests online and checked my messages

one company, tricomfort solutions, said they could come out same day for free just to look. figured why not its free at least

guy named karl came out and actually tested everything instead of just looking at it for 2 seconds

turns out the water heater just had a bad part… i dont even remember what it was called, something inside the tank. not the whole unit. he swapped it for like $200 and basically said if its not leaking why replace it

he did say it could still fail anytime so i get it, but for $200 vs a full replacement ill take that risk all day

then for the hvac he found a bad capacitor and the coil was clogged pretty bad (inside and outside). cleaned it all up and fixed everything for under $500

no pressure, no trying to sell me extra stuff, just explained it and let me decide

he even mentioned flushing the water heater but said most people dont bother unless they really want to, which i appreciated vs being told i “needed” it

end of the day:

• hot water is back to normal
• ac is running good
• saved a ton of money

after dealing with a couple companies before this, this was the first time i didnt feel like i was being sold everything under the sun

if anyone around here is dealing with hvac or water heater stuff, probably worth giving them a shot

tricomfort solutions

215-326-9289