Air Conditioning & Heating Contractors in Hayward, CA

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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Who Rates Best (& Worst) in the San Francisco Bay Area? Now You'll Know.

Air Conditioning & Heating Contractors in Hayward, CA and Nearby

With the weather seeming harder and harder to predict, it makes sense to be prepared for the worst. Our ratings of area heating and air-conditioning services will help. We'll steer you to some of the area's best outfits...and let you know which to avoid.

From Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine

	Name	Number of ratings	Checkbook's top rating ()		What percent of customers rated firm "superior" on our survey for "overall quality"	Firm's price index score
			for quality	for price
1.	ABC Cooling & Heating Service 31845 Hayman St Hayward, CA 510-471-8181	62 ratings	How does "ABC Cooling & Heating Service" rate compared to other air conditioning & heating contractors in Hayward, CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
2.	Aarvaks Heating & Air Conditioning 723 Dwight Way Berkeley, CA 510-848-5010	32 ratings	How does "Aarvaks Heating & Air Conditioning" rate compared to other air conditioning & heating contractors in Hayward, CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	Ace Furnace 2017 Taraval St San Francisco, CA 415-661-8000	17 ratings	How does "Ace Furnace" rate compared to other air conditioning & heating contractors in Hayward, CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
4.	A & H Heating & Air Conditioning Service 770 Chestnut St San Jose, CA 408-279-0722	71 ratings	How does "A & H Heating & Air Conditioning Service" rate compared to other air conditioning & heating contractors in Hayward, CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
5.	Air Conditioning Systems 5151 Port Chicago Hwy #C Concord, CA 925-676-2103	22 ratings	How does "Air Conditioning Systems" rate compared to other air conditioning & heating contractors in Hayward, CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
6.	AAA Furnace & Air Conditioning 1712 Stone Ave #1 San Jose, CA 408-293-4717	249 ratings	How does "AAA Furnace & Air Conditioning" rate compared to other air conditioning & heating contractors in Hayward, CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
7.	Aaero Heating & Sheet Metal 860 Sweetser Ave Novato, CA 415-897-4187	73 ratings	How does "Aaero Heating & Sheet Metal" rate compared to other air conditioning & heating contractors in Hayward, CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.


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Sample Subscriber Comments/Reviews About Air Conditioning & Heating Contractors

CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).

As You Can See Below, Some Air Conditioning & Heating Contractors Get High Praise from Their Customers. Some Others Don't. So Choose Carefully.
Here Are a Few Samples of the Thousands of Comments CHECKBOOK Has Collected on Hundreds of Different Air Conditioning & Heating Contractors.

Subscriber from ORINDA, CA wrote Another Contractor: My 10 yr old furnace stopped heating, I suspected the gas valve. After hours response..........
Subscriber from SAN LEANDRO, CA wrote Another Contractor: Chris and Alex did an excellent job with a furnace install that needed to be..........
Subscriber from CAMPBELL, CA wrote Another Contractor: Had Beck replace both central heating systems in my father-in-law's house. ( separate system in..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Contractor: Prompt, friendly service. Fair price for excellent work........
Subscriber from WALNUT CREEK, CA wrote Another Contractor: I have severe asthma. Our AC died during a heat spell. We either had to..........
Subscriber from SARATOGA, CA wrote Another Contractor: Used this company for years. Knew formed owner personally, service under new ownership remains super........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Contractor: I had an appointment with Apollo on Friday, July 27, 2007, between 2 and 3..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Contractor: One of 4 companies I got estimates from when having new heating system installed. This..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Contractor: Hard to get hold of company by phone, does not return multiple calls. Came to..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Contractor: Very knowlegeable, prompt and pleasant family run operation........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Contractor: AC and Heater installed by "junior" techs. Workmanship was OK. Examples: crooked piping installed, slight..........
Subscriber from HERCULES, CA wrote Another Contractor: I pay 11.95 monthly for service contract which among other things gives a servicing once..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Contractor: Used Sandium to replace furnace, add central air conditioning, asbestos remediation (performed by a sub-contractor)..........
Subscriber from SAN CARLOS, CA wrote Another Contractor: After doing some minor work for us, we asked for a bid on a larger..........
Subscriber from RIO VISTA, CA wrote Another Contractor: My appliances and HVAC are covered by a Sears home protection plan. Excellent!.......
Subscriber from PLEASANTON, CA wrote Another Contractor: I replaced my entire HAV system and retrofitted my ducting to add zone controls. They..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Contractor: To fix a switch of a heater requires 3 trips of 2 technicians. The final..........
Subscriber from KENSINGTON, CA wrote Another Contractor: We originally had them visit us 6 yrs ago. We are having the new furnace..........
Subscriber from NOVATO, CA wrote Another Contractor: My AC would not work. Dan found and solved the problem. Cost $50. More than..........
Subscriber from ALAMO, CA wrote Another Contractor: Our air conditioner stopped working and the person they sent, Randy, found the problem right..........
Subscriber from WALNUT CREEK, CA wrote Another Contractor: This is the second time I have used this company. Being without heat both times,..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Contractor: It was a minor service job. They came on time, used good judgement, and charged..........
Subscriber from HERCULES, CA wrote Another Contractor: Great response time. They were able to come out on the day of the call..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Contractor: Installed airconditioning. Had inspection done and failed because they did not properly do hookup for..........
Subscriber from MENLO PARK, CA wrote Another Contractor: The estimator came to our house and got us an estimate. We had questions, and..........
Subscriber from ALAMO, CA wrote Another Contractor: I picked this firm based on the score they were given on your site. We..........
Subscriber from PLEASANT HILL, CA wrote Another Contractor: Excellent company. Installed new air conditioning and heating system in my house. Provided good system..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Contractor: I had several companies to fix my heat pump/thermostat problems. This was the first one..........
Subscriber from LIVERMORE, CA wrote Another Contractor: I would use them again.......
Subscriber from LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA wrote Another Contractor: They installed a new heating and A/C unit for us. Did a really good job...........
Subscriber from SAN LEANDRO, CA wrote Another Contractor: Save yourself some hassle and skip this company. I may not know a lot about..........
Subscriber from LOS ALTOS, CA wrote Another Contractor: Although we won't know till Winter how well everything works we were generally pleased with..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Contractor: Allied was called to check the freon level and the performance of my AC unit...........
Subscriber from BURLINGAME, CA wrote Another Contractor: Claimed we needed a new heater. Our heater was fine. We had someone else repair..........
Subscriber from CUPERTINO, CA wrote Another Contractor: Outstanding and pricing is very good! Professional, accommodating and great staff........
Subscriber from LOS ALTOS, CA wrote Another Contractor: They charged $98 for a thermostat that sells for $39 on the Internet. Major brands..........
Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote Another Contractor: In December 2008 our Lennox heater stopped working. I called a company in Mountain View..........
Subscriber from WALNUT CREEK, CA wrote Another Contractor: Something fishy about this company. Solicitation for work comes from Kevin Comerford, which you list..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Contractor: Very high technical expertise on a challenging job, competitive pricing, no up-front money asked for,..........
Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote Another Contractor: They did good on a repair but I downgraded them overall: Although they quickly got..........
Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Contractor: Staff very pleasant, but firm seems to have no kind of standardized checklist for heater..........
Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote Another Contractor: Installed blower backwards. Had to call in another heating contractor to diagnose problem........
Subscriber from LAFAYETTE, CA wrote Another Contractor: Gave us a false report on our nonworking furnace. Told me it was unrepairably broken..........
Subscriber from MONTARA, CA wrote Another Contractor: Phone rep didn't seem to understand furnace symptoms as described. Service technician didn't seem to..........
Subscriber from WALNUT CREEK, CA wrote Another Contractor: HAVE A HOME WARRANTY WITH FIDELITY NATIONAL HOME WARRANTY(WHO YOU SHOULD ALSO AVOID OR DECLINE..........
Subscriber from LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA wrote Another Contractor: We hired Cold Craft to fix a leak in our air conditioning system. We waited..........
Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote Another Contractor: Prompt, couteous, thorough.......
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Contractor: Very diligent in following up on their work to make sure the heating system worked..........
Subscriber from DANVILLE, CA wrote Another Contractor: Excellent, personal service. Couldn't be happier.......
Subscriber from BAY POINT, CA wrote Another Contractor: Excellent service work. Technican used parts I had on hand {at my suggestion) with no..........

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