White Heating Inc
About us
Additional phone - (412) 367-7030. Additional email - [email protected]. Family owned & operated.
Business highlights
Services we offer
HVAC, Heating, air conditioning, cooling, furnaces, humidifiers sales & repair.
Amenities
Free Estimates
Yes
Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
| Number of Stars | Image of Distribution | Number of Ratings |
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My central A/C unit stopped working at 8 AM on a Sunday when the forecast was for 90+ degrees that day and the next few days. I called and got their answering service who said they'd call me Monday AM. I talked to them Monday AM and they put me on the schedule for Tuesday around 10:30 AM. They called me around 10:15 Tuesday to say they were running about 1 hour behind, but it ended up being about 3 hours behind. That's the reason or the B grade...
Once there, the nice repairman figured out in 15 minutes that the problem was my compressor fan motor, which was 40 years old (the whole unit is original). He took the old fan with him to the shop and they tried to find a replacement part that would fit. They found the part and came back out and had the unit working by 3 PM that day. I was very happy they could fix it so quickly, especially since it was so hot and they were busy.
I will likely be in need of a whole new A/C and furnace next year, so I will be calling White for an estimate.
I also called one of their competitors for my original repair on Monday, and they never called me back until Friday. really? White does seem to try to keep the customer informed of when they will arrive.
I had Economy take a look at my non-performing Lennox AC system ... the serviceman said he'd need to do an extensive leak test, and also, that I needed a new compressor ... I was quoted approx. $800 to find what was probably a leak in the system, and $2800 to replace the compressor (not the whole condenser unit, mind you ... just the compressor). I checked with Lennox, and they gave me the name of an authorized Lennox installer, White Heating, who sent a man down …
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He said the compressor was fine … and that it should have a 10 year limited warranty on it anyway, and there should be no issues, since it has so few moving parts … and that it appeared to be operating ok.
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He detected some missing refrigerant. He took ‘leak tests’ using some kind of sensor that detected residual non-compliant compounds … near piping and the evaporator … and he said that any leak repair would still require removal of the coil to repair it … considering the age of the evaporator coil, he said that his best recommendation would be to ‘fill’ with refrigerant … and the amount of the leak would show up quickly.
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He filled the unit with 410, using about 4 lbs … or so … and charged me $210 total for the service call.
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The $210, was much less than the $800 or so Economy suggested would be required to find a leak in the system.
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After about a week … the system is running fine … even getting down to 49.1 deg at the coil … on a day when the outdoor temp is 86 … and the indoor is 74; and the duct air temp in the basement is about 53 deg. These numbers are very good for an 8 year old unit ... (the day following the service call, the temp at the coil was 47.5 when the room temp was 73 ... which is also reasonable) ... The unit is working almost, or as good as, new ...
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Maybe White Heating is being opportunistic, but, then why did Economy make such a silly mistake? The serviceman showed ethics and expertise of the Lennox products ... I'll call White the next time ... Obviously ... Now if only I can get the serviceman'
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