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Good morning! And thanks for giving us the opportunity to make a proposal on your new heating system. We realize that at times like these people in our trade often speak a language other than plain English, so we’d like to take a few moments to explain how we arrived at the price for your project.
We took the time to survey your home and perform an accurate heat-loss calculation because this always results in the greatest economy for you. We would never guess at how much heat your house might lose on the coldest day of the year. Nor would we ever base the sizing of your new heating equipment on what’s already in your home. That’s simply not good engineering. We can’t take for granted that the long-gone contractor who first sized your heating equipment was correct. It always pays to check, especially nowadays with fuel costs so high. And when we performed the heat-loss calculation on your home, we certainly didn’t use "rules of thumb." Rules of thumb often make the sizing process easy for a heating contractor, but these overly conservative rules also are guaranteed to increase your fuel bill every winter from now on.
And nowadays, the science is pretty advanced! We’ve invested in both computer hardware and software that help us do our job of sizing your system quickly and accurately. The system we’re proposing will fit your home like tailor-made clothing rather than something off the rack. There is no reason to increase your long-term fuel bills by oversizing, and that’s why we began your project by sizing it accurately.
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it began with a heat-loss calculation. You may recall we spent a good deal of time going through your home, measuring the dimensions of your rooms, windows and doors. We looked for fireplaces, exhaust fans, recessed lighting fixtures, and other things that can cause heat to escape from your home. We inspected the quality and quantity of insulation in your attic. We also asked whether you have had any additional insulation installed in your walls. These things can make a big difference in how much fuel you’ll use, and what size your heating system will be.
Most of the rules of thumb we’ve run across in our travels come from the days of single-pane-glass windows, little or no insulation in the walls or ceiling, open-window ventilation, and cheap fuel. We refuse to provide you with an oversized heating system, and that’s why we always take the scientific approach.| Dan Holohan - [Intro] | [Email] | [Website] |
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