very good questons to ask them
Thank you for the good questioins to ask today.
basically they pay for the install
and again anything EXTRA like things you
mentioned are between you and the customer
I suppose you might want to check out the install
before starting the job.
Because the HARDWARE stores in our area literally slap
heaters in without even the slightest concen about
meeeting codes, takeing out permits, high pressure issues,
water heater pans, thermal exp tanks, ect...ect
The rep I spoke to said all that was EXTRA to the price
if I wanted to pursue it....or not.....that was my call.
The mid west area --Indiana, Illinois, Ohio is basically like the
Wild west The harware stores in our area can basically get
away with MURDER...literally anything goes.....and its
pertty frustrating to have to compete with them....especially
when they dont care one bit about codes ect..and they send
19 year old sub contractors out to install the heaters..
obvious and dangerous problems like bad chimmneys, ect
are another issue that would have to be ironed out with the
customer BEFORE you start... that is just COMMON SENSE
I tell my guys to CRY FOUL and time out
BEFORE they start a job that
has obvoius issues....
My biggest concern would be their CREDIT rateing and
if they are appproved, and that is all done BEFORE you ever start.
but basically I got the feeling all they really needed
was a pulse......
as long as it dont take all day on the phone to get them approved...
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What I understand at this time is you install
their heater and they pay you to service the unit
for them and they pay you anywhere from 0-28 years
from now to install a new
one if it leaks....I assume its the same amount ..
I will ask them that question too...
service issues are paid by them too.....
during normal working hours,
and I understand I dont have to service what I
install if I so choose... like POWER VENTS ect....
they have others in this area that will do the service
call backs if I dont want to...I am told.
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now I will ask them if I am expected to service the uint
for FREE for my normal 2 year labor warranty...
I dont think so..... I am not makeing anything on the heater
but its a good question to ask.
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The one BIG glitch I am wondering about is when a house
is sold , they claim its transferrable and if the new
owner does not want to take over the contract
then they have you go out and take out their heater..for $$??
and the buyer and seller have to come to some
arrangement on settling up,,
---this puts you in the middle again and I suppose if
you look at the bright side of the coin, you can sell
another heater to the new owner "at a discount"
if he dont want the lease......
you will be there anyway takeing out the
leased unit, so why not ask ??
what they pay you I dont know, yet..
another good queston for me to ask
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What I preceive here is
basically they just want a bunch of DUMMIES like me
to install heaters for them so they can ----over time---
make vastly big money on the lease......
I understand at this time that
they will field all the problems because that is why
they are doing this in the first place ......to make money...
if you got 100,000 heaters out there and they are sending you
14 per month thats a lot of money, 16,800,000 per year.
some heaters last 25 years , some only last 2, those are the odds.
But the odds are certanly stacked waaayy in their favor here....
I am sure that their goal is to double -tripple that amount over time...
and the quicker , the better for them..
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I feel this is like writeing
my pre-nup all over again...
you are not going to think of everything.
also you can
go to their web site and ask them yourself
if you think of any other questions