Sturdy & Sons HVAC · Est. 1978

Comfort Club

Fair question: is a maintenance plan just a way to get a salesman in your house?

Some are. Ours is two real tune-ups a year, a discount if something does break, and no after-hours fees. It costs $19 a month and you can cancel with one phone call.

What an hour-long tune-up covers

The checklist, so you can hold us to it.

A $39 "tune-up" is fifteen minutes and a list of things to buy. Ours takes about an hour, and this is what the tech does while they're there.

  • Clean the outdoor coil
  • Test the capacitor and contactor
  • Check refrigerant pressure
  • Clear the condensate drain
  • Check the blower and filter
  • Tighten electrical connections
  • Inspect burners and heat exchanger (fall)
  • Test the thermostat
  • Measure the temperature drop across the coil
  • Tell you what they found, with photos

Membership card · No. 0419

$19a month

No contract, so we have to earn it every visit.

  • 2 tune-ups a year, about an hour each
  • First spot on the schedule when something breaks
  • 15% off any repair
  • No after-hours fees, ever
Join the club

The honest math

$228 a year. Here's what that buys.

Two tune-ups on their own cost $178. So if nothing ever breaks, the club costs you about $50 a year for a guaranteed spot at the front of the line. We'd rather tell you that than have you work it out later.

The first after-hours call or the first real repair usually covers the difference.

Comfort Club cost compared with paying as you go
In a yearPay as you goClub member
Two tune-ups$178Included
One $400 repair$400$340
After-hours fee$95$0
Membership$0$228
Total$673$568

Example year for illustration. Your repairs, if any, will differ.

The questions people actually ask

How do I cancel?

Call the shop. One phone call, and the billing stops that day. No form, no "retention specialist."

Is there a contract?

No. It runs month to month. If we stop being worth $19, you should stop paying it.

Will the tech try to sell me something at the tune-up?

If something is wearing out, you get a photo and a price. You decide later, at home, without anyone standing in your hallway. If everything looks fine, the email you get the next morning will say so.

What if I just joined and something breaks?

The 15% repair discount and the no-after-hours-fee rule apply from day one.

Does it cover the cost of repairs?

No. It covers the two tune-ups and takes 15% off repairs. It is a maintenance plan, and we won't call it a warranty.

Join the Comfort Club.

Leave your name and number. Someone from the shop calls to set up your first tune-up and takes payment over the phone.