What you actually get
Someone goes in your attic, comes back down, and names a price. How do you know it's true?
That's the position most homeowners are in. You can't see what they saw, so you're taking their word for it — and their word is worth thousands of dollars. Our answer is to hand you the numbers, and on a new system, independent proof it was installed right. Here's what that looks like.
We don't just install it. We prove it runs right.
Every system we install is commissioned — and whoever installs it is who commissions it. We don't sub that out. Commissioning means we measure the finished system against how the equipment was designed to run, and put the results in a report you keep.
What we measure, in plain terms — with the trade name in parentheses so you can read your own report:
• How much air is actually moving through the vents (airflow)
• How hard the system has to push to move that air (static pressure)
• How much cooling fluid is in the system, and its pressures and temperatures (refrigerant charge)
• The electrical readings the equipment draws when it runs
Because the system is brand new, there's no "before" to grade it against. The score measures the finished system against the manufacturer's design targets — how this exact equipment is supposed to perform in a home like yours.
Commissioning report: cover page with the system health score. (WEBP to be added: commissioning-score.webp)
You see it explained, on-site, then it's in your inbox.
Step 01
We commission the system
Once it's installed, we measure how it's actually running and document it — with photos of the real work, not stock images.
Step 02
We walk you through it on a tablet
Before the crew packs up, we sit down and go through the report with you, in plain language — the score, the photos, what every reading means.
Step 03
You get the PDF by email
The full report lands in your inbox afterward, so it's yours to keep, re-read, and forward.
Step 04
The system earns its certificate
When it verifies at a high measured score, it earns an independent ANSI/ACCA Standard 5 certificate — more on that below.
An ANSI/ACCA Standard 5 certificate.
A report we write is us saying the work is good. A certificate against a national standard is someone else confirming it. That difference is the whole point.
ANSI/ACCA Standard 5 is the national, industry-agreed definition of a correct residential HVAC installation: the equipment running the way it was designed to, the air distribution correct, and the system properly matched to the house. A certificate is earned — only when your system verifies at a high measured score — not printed on request.
There are two levels, and we'll tell you which one your home qualifies for:
Verified Equipment Operation (VEO) — confirms the new equipment is running the way it should on your home's existing ductwork.
Verified System Performance (VSP) — the full Standard 5 certification, covering the equipment, the ducts, and the house together.
The certificate is yours to keep. It supports your equipment warranty, and it's the kind of independent documentation utility and rebate programs will accept.
The same idea, before and after a fix.
On a repair, measuring lets us show the system before and after — so the improvement isn't a claim, it's on the page. Here's a cooling system that came in graded B and left graded A. The two readings shown here are the ones this system was actually flagged on.
Flagged: signs of overcharge, a liquid line running below outdoor temperature, and a dirty condenser.
Corrective work: condenser cleaned, evaporator coil cleaned, refrigerant charge corrected.
Where these numbers come from.
The before-and-after readings above come from the diagnostic tool's own published demonstration data — not a specific customer's system. We use it because the format is exactly what you receive: the same layout, the same kind of score, the same plain-language findings. It shows you how to read the report you'll get, without putting a real homeowner's system on the internet.
Sometimes the numbers come back fine. When they do, that's what we say.
A report that only ever finds problems is a sales tool. A report that sometimes finds nothing wrong is a measurement. If your system checks out, we'll tell you it checks out — and you'll have the readings to prove it.
The report and the certificate belong to you.
You keep them. The numbers don't change based on who's reading them, so you can hand them to another contractor for a second look. They back up your equipment warranty. And if you sell the house, they're proof for the buyer that the system was installed right and running as designed.
Download a full sample report (PDF)
Prefer to talk it through? Call or text (737) 227-8230.
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