Local HVAC installers matter more than equipment

Cool Talk with Hartzell's | Your HVAC Questions, Answered! · Sep 9, 2026 · 16m · transcript

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CO-HOST: Welcome back to Cool Talk. Dave, we have talked about geothermal and the Palmetto Comfort Plan. Today I want to get into something homeowners may miss. They see the monthly payment. They see the equipment brand. They see the financing structure. But you keep saying the local installer matters. Why? DAVE: Because geothermal is not bought off a shelf. It is built into a house and into the ground around that house. The payment can be attractive. The equipment can be excellent.

I'm Dave Hartzell at Hartzell's Heat & Air in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. 47 years in the trade…