HVAC contractor software for install and replacement jobs, shown on a fictional heating and air (HVAC) company

Open the demo and you are inside Tindermoss Heating & Air, a fictional heating and air (HVAC) company running the real product: click anything, nothing changes.

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What works today for an HVAC company, and what is not available yet

The demo's welcome card says the same. The names, people, jobs and prices in this demo are illustrative.

The HVAC jobs in the demo

Each with what its estimate covers and how it is billed:

• Hargrove furnace and AC replacement — 80,000 BTU furnace, 3-ton AC, line set and thermostat (Fixed Price)
  Schedule: Mechanical permit → Remove old equipment, set furnace and AC → Start-up and city inspection.
  Daily log: “Pulled the old furnace and condenser, set the new furnace and coil, fabricated the transition. Condenser on a new pad.”
• Whitlock heat pump install, 3 ton — 3-ton heat pump with air handler (Fixed Price)
  Schedule: Mechanical permit → Set heat pump and air handler → New 240V circuit for the heat pump.
  Daily log: “Set the air handler in the closet and the heat pump on its pad. The old circuit was too small; CO-1 approved on site.”
• Larkmoor Dental rooftop unit replacement — 7.5-ton rooftop unit, curb adapter, crane lift (Fixed Price)
  Job notes: Office open 7 to 4; crane lift before patients arrive.
• Rutledge no-heat call — Diagnose no heat; igniter and flame sensor (Time & Materials)
  Schedule: No-heat service call.
  Daily log: “Igniter cracked and the flame sensor coated. Replaced both, cleaned the burners, ran three full cycles.”
• Pell ductless mini-split, two zones — Two-zone mini-split for the addition (Fixed Price)
  Schedule: Mechanical permit → Install the mini-split heads and outdoor unit.
• Sorensen furnace tune-up — Fall furnace tune-up and filter (Time & Materials)
  Schedule: Furnace tune-up.

Walk through one HVAC job: Larkmoor Dental rooftop unit replacement

Its schedule, in order:

1. Mechanical permit
2. Unit delivered to the yard
3. Crane lift: old unit off, curb adapter, new unit on
4. Gas, power, controls and duct connections
5. Start-up, economizer check and inspection

Change orders on this job: “Replace the cracked return duct boot on the roof”.

Purchase orders on this job: “7.5-ton rooftop unit, Larkmoor Dental”; “Crane lift, Larkmoor Dental”.

To-dos on this job: “Schedule the final mechanical inspection”; “Program the new thermostat for office hours”.

From its daily log:

• Old unit lifted off at 6:15 and the new one set on the curb adapter by 8:00. Return boot cracked; CO-1 sent to the office manager. Weather: Clear and calm, good crane weather. Delays: Return boot repair waits on CO-1.

An HVAC proposal in the demo: Furnace and air conditioner replacement

Tindermoss Heating & Air sent it to a lead. The scope reads:

Remove the old furnace and air conditioner; install a 96% AFUE two-stage gas furnace, a 3-ton 16 SEER2 air conditioner on a new pad, a new line set and a smart thermostat; pull the permit, start up and commission, and register the warranty.

The notes on that lead:

• Furnace is 22 years old; the AC barely keeps up
• Load calculation done: 3 tons, 80,000 BTU furnace
• Sent good, better and best options

Other HVAC leads in the demo

• Ductless mini-split for a garage shop: Wants heat and cooling in a 600 sq ft detached shop
• Maintenance agreement, 24 units: Walked the boiler room and four units; wants spring and fall visits
• No cooling, repair

What goes on an HVAC estimate in the demo

From Tindermoss Heating & Air's price list, without the prices:

• 96% AFUE two-stage gas furnace, 80,000 BTU
• 3-ton air conditioner, 16 SEER2
• 3-ton variable-speed heat pump, 17 SEER2
• Variable-speed air handler, 3 ton
• Evaporator coil, 3 ton, cased
• 7.5-ton packaged rooftop unit, gas and electric
• Rooftop curb adapter
• Ductless mini-split, two zones, 18,000 BTU
• Line set, 3/8 x 7/8, 25 ft, insulated
• Refrigerant R-454B, per lb
• Equipment pad
• Smart thermostat
• Fused disconnect and whip
• Surge protector for the outdoor unit
• Supply and return plenum, fabricated
• Return air drop with filter grille
• Install labor, per hour
• Service labor, per hour
• Diagnostic and trip charge
• Hot surface igniter
• Flame sensor
• Pleated filter, MERV 11
• Mechanical permit
• Start-up, commissioning and warranty registration

HVAC cost codes in the demo

Tindermoss Heating & Air's own cost codes:

• Equipment
• Ductwork and fittings
• Refrigerant and line sets
• Electrical and controls
• Install labor
• Service and repair labor
• Permits and inspections
• Crane and rigging
• Filters and maintenance parts
• Start-up and commissioning
• Electrical subcontract

Questions about SelfConstruct for HVAC work

Is there an HVAC version of SelfConstruct?

Not as a separate product. Tindermoss Heating & Air opens with the business type “Heating & cooling (HVAC)”, so its menus are set for that trade. In a customer's company today, the menus are the same whatever the trade.

Can an HVAC job be fixed price or time and materials?

Both are in the demo: Tindermoss Heating & Air's “Hargrove furnace and AC replacement” is a fixed-price job, and “Rutledge no-heat call” is billed time and materials.

Does SelfConstruct have “A pricebook with margin floors, service agreements and truck stock” for HVAC companies yet?

Not yet. It is on the list the demo's welcome card shows under “Not available yet for your trade”.

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Pricing is published on the site: $299/mo per company before sales tax, unlimited users, 50 GB of storage included.

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