If you don’t like reading long reviews, let me start by saying this: Maximum Air was one of the best experiences I’ve had for service, value, and overall customer care,
Our air conditioner compressor went out, and the system was approaching 10 years old. After calling Maximum Air, everything moved quickly. They even loaned us a couple of portable A/C units to help keep us comfortable until the new system could be installed.
Our existing rooftop plenum was an odd setup left over from the previous owner. Rather than just trying to make the new system work with it, Maximum Air installed a new plenum and brought in a roofer to make sure everything fit and was sealed correctly.
From the day our old unit went out to the day the new one was completely installed was literally one week.
We went with a multi-speed Bosch heat pump system, and although I only have a little data so far, the difference in power usage absolutely blew me away.
I found two very similar summer days on my PG&E usage history for comparison. With our old unit, on a 104-degree day, we used 28.4 kWh. With the new Bosch system, on a 103-degree day, we used only 13.4 kWh.
Less than half!
I attached photos of the usage comparison. I purposely haven’t cleaned my solar panels yet because I wanted the comparison to be as fair as possible. Obviously, everyone’s results will be different depending on the age and efficiency of the old system, the house, insulation, solar system, thermostat settings, etc., but I was extremely impressed.
We normally end up paying a few hundred dollars at true-up each year, and based on what I’m seeing so far, this may eliminate that completely.
I’m also not concerned about switching to electric heat in the winter because we normally keep the thermostat around 60 degrees. We still have a gas dryer and gas water heater, so we’ll still have some gas usage, but I am totally stoked about what we’re seeing so far.
The other big thing was price.
I got a quote from one of the big HVAC companies that advertises heavily on KMJ, and their price was thousands of dollars higher for essentially the same equipment. Their advertising gives you that small, local mom-and-pop feeling, but the pricing certainly didn’t feel that way. Personally, I’d rather not pay for all that advertising. 😂
Jeff and his employees at Maximum Air are down-to-earth, easy to deal with, and genuinely seem to care that you are completely happy with the job and the entire experience.
Call Maximum Air first. You’ll be glad you did!