r/hvac

HVAC contractors on service pricing, install margin, and dispatch.

• Posted by u/hvac_profit_leak

  My install margin is too low. How do I fix it?

  Doing $2M in installs, gross margin is 22 percent. Should be 45 to 50. Where do I look?

• Posted by u/small_hvac_owner

  Are maintenance agreements worth it for a small shop?

  Doing $600k, 2 techs. Have been resisting maintenance plans. Feels like giving away work.

• Posted by u/changeout_confusion

  How do I quote a full system replacement?

  Feel like I am shooting from the hip on system prices. Some jobs I make good money, some I lose.

• Posted by u/commission_curious

  Do spiff programs actually work?

  Thinking about adding spiffs on accessories (UV lights, filters, IAQ). Does it move the needle?

• Posted by u/hvac_shop_starting_out

  What should my diagnostic fee be?

  Been running free service calls. Killing me. What is a real diagnostic fee?

• Posted by u/seasonal_swings_are_killing_me

  How do you price and sell maintenance agreements?

  Summer we drown, winter we starve. Need maintenance income. What is the model that works?

• Posted by u/cutting_it_close_hvac

  Install margins are terrible, what am I doing wrong?

  Installs come in at 12% net. Service is 35%. Why are we even doing installs?

• Posted by u/desperate_for_help

  Cannot find experienced HVAC techs, what actually works?

  Been trying to hire a senior tech for 6 months. Zero good candidates. What are you doing?

• Posted by u/no_finance_yet

  Should we offer financing on installs?

  Never offered financing. Customers keep asking. Worth it?