I have found that most of the time, you really get what you pay for in life.
That also includes the HVAC company that you choose to take care of the heating and cooling system in your home. I found this out the hard way, since I used to never even bother with having a heating and cooling maintenance plan in our house at all. I never really wanted to have to pay for an HVAC maintenance plan since I never really had that much trouble out of my furnace or my central air conditioning system. I guess I shouldn’t really complain about it, though. I didn’t have any issues with the furnace or the A/C for years. But then, of course, the HVAC system in my house started to wear out, as they always do. I looked online for all of the different choices of heating and cooling companies in the area just so I could make an appointment to have some regular maintenance done. There were lots of different HVAC companies to choose from in the online directory. I decided to go with the HVAC business that seemed to have the lowest prices. I made an appointment with them, but then an HVAC technician never showed up. I called them and made another appointment. I took off work for another day and the HVAC technician still didn’t show up. I guess when you choose the cheapest HVAC company, there’s a big chance that they aren’t even going to show up to look at your furnace or your A/C at all!