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    Should You Repair or Replace that HVAC Unit?

    Feb. 1, 2023
    Which is most beneficial to customers? Read what experts in #HVAC system maintenance advise about when to repair or replace an HVAC system.

    As the years go by, residential HVAC systems creep closer and closer to the end of their useful operating life. That's when the HVAC consultant is relied upon to present the homeowner with advice on whether to continue repairing the system, or if a replacement is in order. Read what some of the industry's top contractors and a leading consultant -- Drew Cameron -- have to say about repair v. replace. - ed.

    About the Author

    Drew Cameron | President

    Drew Cameron is billed as America’s Most Sought-After Sales and Marketing Strategy and Success Advisor to Home Services Contractors. He is also president of both Flow Odyssey and Energy Design Systems, LLC; the premier alliance providing industry-leading marketing and sales consultative support as well as sales recruiting, training, coaching, software tools and performance enhancement for Home Services Contactors.

    BOTTOM LINE: They help contractors get profitable and grow if desired. Drew is a renowned author, speaker, educator, coach, consultant, software developer, philanthropist, and an International Consultant Award Winner. Drew is also a Board member, Foundation Board Trustee, and a Contractor University Founder and Faculty member for Electric and Gas industries Association (EGIA); and president of the Cameron Family Foundation. Contact Drew at 610-745-7020; [email protected].

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    Tom Casey | Chief Quality Officer

    Tom Casey, Jr. is chief quality officer at Griffin Service, St. Johns, Fla. He was previously the CEO of Casey's Climate Partners, an industry leader for decades. Both companies have won ContractingBusiness.com Quality Home Comfort Awards, for excellence in efficient home HVAC installations. 
    He can be reached at [email protected] / 518-732-JEDI.

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    Bud Hammer | President

    Bud Hammer is President, Atlantic Westchester, Inc., a commercial and industrial HVAC and energy efficiency company located in Bedford Hills, NY. Atlantic Westchester offers a variety of commercial and industrial HVAC solutions for businesses, institutions and government facilities across the NY metro area. For additional information, visit atlanticwestchester.com. 

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    Louis Hobaica | President

    Louis Hobaica is president and co-owner of Hobaica Services, Phoenix, Ariz. Hobaica Services Inc. has been awarded: 2008 National Contractor of the Year Award from the Air Conditioning Contractors of America, 2008 Better Business Bureau Business Ethics Award, and in 2011 was honored with National Residential Contractor of the Year by Contracting Business Magazine.

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    John Owens

     John Owens is president & CEO, Owens Companies, Bloomington, Minn.