Air Conditioning & Heating Contractors in San Rafael, 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 San Rafael, 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.	Dixon Heating 35 Mill St San Rafael, CA 415-456-1830	17 ratings	How does "Dixon Heating" rate compared to other air conditioning & heating contractors in San Rafael, CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
2.	Downing Heating & Air Conditioning 3070 Kerner Blvd #K San Rafael, CA 415-485-1011	32 ratings	How does "Downing Heating & Air Conditioning" rate compared to other air conditioning & heating contractors in San Rafael, CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	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 San Rafael, CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
4.	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 San Rafael, CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
5.	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 San Rafael, CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
6.	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 San Rafael, CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
7.	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 San Rafael, CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
8.	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 San Rafael, CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
9.	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 San Rafael, 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 DANVILLE, CA wrote Another Contractor: Excellent, personal service. Couldn't be happier.......
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Contractor: With the major work that was done on my house, they failed two San Francisco..........
Subscriber from LAFAYETTE, CA wrote Another Contractor: Fast, effecient and effective. I would highly recommend them........
Subscriber from HAYWARD, CA wrote Another Contractor: Atlas was on a short list of providers (based on Consumers Checkbook list) All work..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Contractor: Superiorin every respect.......
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 LAFAYETTE, CA wrote Another Contractor: We had to recall them 12 times and they still could not do the job..........
Subscriber from MORAGA, CA wrote Another Contractor: Excellent service at a price less than half that charged by another contractor who did..........
Subscriber from MILLBRAE, CA wrote Another Contractor: Just had a new furnace installed after 40 years! Could not have chosen as better..........
Subscriber from SARATOGA, CA wrote Another Contractor: Did a great job replacing our duct work. However, it took several tries to get..........
Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Contractor: used for duct cleaning after remodeling; price was reasonable, and service was good.......
Subscriber from LIVERMORE, CA wrote Another Contractor: Excellent job installing new central air and heat........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Contractor: emergency visit after furnace transformer blown from power surge.......
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 SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Contractor: Hard to get hold of company by phone, does not return multiple calls. Came to..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Contractor: To fix a switch of a heater requires 3 trips of 2 technicians. The final..........
Subscriber from CONCORD, CA wrote Another Contractor: Superb in every way!.......
Subscriber from SAN LEANDRO, CA wrote Another Contractor: Want the job done wrong! Want to over pay for the job! Rubenstein Supply Co..........
Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote Another Contractor: My newly installed furnace works fine. However the newly installed electronic air cleaner is still..........
Subscriber from ALBANY, CA wrote Another Contractor: Fast and efficient, although there was some delay in getting written bid. Very satisfied with..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Contractor: Expensive but utterly superb. Whether it's installing a rooftop unit and getting rid of the..........
Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote Another Contractor: Dan is very personable and easy to work with. He was very helpful in explaining..........
Subscriber from DANVILLE, CA wrote Another Contractor: Reliable, honest, efficient. Finally, a good company in this field!.......
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Contractor: We knew exactly what part was broken (the ignition element) because we have 2 furnaces..........
Subscriber from WALNUT CREEK, CA wrote Another Contractor: could not repair failed electronic filer (air cleaning) device but charged for 2.5 hours........
Subscriber from MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA wrote Another Contractor: Exceptional.......
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Contractor: Excellent service. Chris showed up on time and provided quick, efficient service. Despite seveal symptoms..........
Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote Another Contractor: A 2 year contract is not really 2 years long, but rather 2 inspections a..........
Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote Another Contractor: Staff did not have the knowlege to complete the work required, continuously had to call..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Contractor: did hvac on major remodel. excellent, several exceptions, would like to be able to control..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Contractor: Supplied quality furnace equipment for a fair price, and delivered and installed correctly the first..........
Subscriber from PORTOLA VALLEY, CA wrote Another Contractor: Tough to get an appointment, but when we were able to arrange it they did..........
Subscriber from EL CERRITO, CA wrote Another Contractor: I was flabbergasted at how quickly they installed a new section of ductwork. One of..........
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 LOS ALTOS, CA wrote Another Contractor: The only thing they didn't follow up on their own was completing the permit process........
Subscriber from WALNUT CREEK, CA wrote Another Contractor: Excellent service, but they tend to hustle customer to buy additional service and equipment........
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: AC and Heater installed by "junior" techs. Workmanship was OK. Examples: crooked piping installed, slight..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Contractor: The owner is very concerned about treating customers fairly and finding the best solution for..........
Subscriber from ALAMO, CA wrote Another Contractor: Took several tries to fix our problem over a couple of days, but was successful..........
Subscriber from CONCORD, CA wrote Another Contractor: We were so impressed with the service we received from Compare Air Conditioning. The technician..........
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 BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Contractor: Great company. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to friends........
Subscriber from CONCORD, CA wrote Another Contractor: Always on time or calls ahead. Very neat, uses booties in the house at all..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Contractor: straightforward to deal with and high quality service.......
Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote Another Contractor: Installed blower backwards. Had to call in another heating contractor to diagnose problem........
Subscriber from SAN RAMON, CA wrote Another Contractor: I had used Moore Mechanical in the past and was very satisfied. Recently, I called..........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Contractor: Felt like I got duped into signing up for a "membership" and paying monthly for..........
Subscriber from DUBLIN, CA wrote Another Contractor: Moore installed two A/C and two furnace units in my home. Some work was not..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Contractor: did not connect furnace correctly, plus did not bring the right air conditioner.......

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