Aarvaks Heating & Air Conditioning

I am very happy with a new forced air heating system sold and installed by Aarvaks. The price, as I know from friends who have done comparable jobs, is very fair. The system is powerful and quiet; it raises temperatures in our house roughly one degree per five minutes. The Nest thermostat is great.
The installers — Aarvak’s only installation crew — are good-​natured, meticulous, and proud of their craftsmanship. For example, they put a sheet metal box under our old floor furnace grate to turn it into an air intake. They painted the insides of the box black so it won’t gleam up at us whenever we look down.
The management didn’t bother getting a building permit till the job was done. But once they did the system passed the required inspections with flying colors. The examiner who did the pressure test said it exceeded requirements by a wide margin.
We are the third in a row of three houses to have systems installed by Aarvaks. All of us are very positive.

Aarvaks recently replaced an original Aarvaks furnace which had been installed in my house in the 1930’s. The new installation went smoothly. I found Jeff and his crew to be knowlegeable, honest and easy to work with. The cost, including asbestos removal, was reasonable and I look forward to lower energy bills this winter and for more winters to come. We are happy with our new unit and are happy to have relied on Jeff to keep our family warm with the new furnace. I also love supporting a local, family business!

I cannot recommend this place more. The owner, Jeff Geier, came out and evaluated my ancient floor furnace. He fixed the thermostat free of charge and gave me very valuable advice. He was friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. Thanks Jeff!

If I could give it NO stars I WOULD! Here is the letter I wrote to the owner/​service person– basically they are crooks, dishonest and NO ONE should ever use them!!!
To: Jeff Geier Aarvaks Heating
I am writing you because of the inspection you preformed at my residence. You arrived on Monday 1÷17÷2011 for a service call. I stated to you that the heater is only blowing cold air. You stated you had to «see what’s going on» and began working.
Upon further inspection YOU stipulated that the furnace was «no good», «too large for the home», «wont fire up at all” — (though it was firing up prior to your arrival), «and that basically it’s no good and you need a new furnace». I repeatedly asked you «are you sure it is NOT just something simple like an igniter switch?!» You insisted that NO, it is not; YOU cannot even get power to the furnace, which again was not the case prior to your arrival. We had power, just no hot air.
Having been a Realtor for 6 years and also going through some remodels in my day, I felt that the information you were giving me seemed a little peculiar. I felt the way in which you were speaking to me seemed condescending and at times untrustworthy. So I decided to get a second opinion. I called Harry Clark, an extremely reliable and reputable company.
They arrived on Wednesday. The first issue they came up with was that YOU had taken ALL the wires off the control panel, disconnected everything and basically left it in that capacity. THERE was NO reason for you to do this OTHER than trying to support your own diagnosis that there is no power. YES no power since YOU disconnected the wires.
The second finding, ONCE ALL THE WIRES HAD TO RECONNECT WHICH TOOK OVER AN HOUR TO DO, was that the furnace WAS firing up, up until the point that the furnace needed to ignite, and then would not, causing the furnace to shut down. Harry Clark diagnosed this as a «broken igniter switch», ran ALL safety diagnostics and ordered the part.
Harry Clark arrived yesterday, changed the igniter switch and the furnace is now WORKING again. They also went through every duct, every wire, and every switch to ensure everything was safe, running properly and it was. They even explained things we could do to help the life of our only 10 year old high end, Trane furnace.
YOU on the other hand I guess saw a mom, living in the hills, who was upset she had no heat and decided to take me for a 12,000 dollar ride to get a new furnace rather than actually taking time to help the simple problem of the igniter switch. YOU decided to try to use words you felt may scare me into giving up and buying a new furnace like «safety, fire, problem etc,» rather than being an honest person and stating that maybe you weren’t familiar with this type of furnace. YOU also left everything in utter chaos to only further support your bogus diagnosis which caused me more money in labor from another company.
Shame on you for treating customers this way; I will make sure I share my experience with other colleagues and friends to ensure that you never set foot in a home of a person I know or work with.
JEFF– I see your comment However its even more sad that I was referred to you by a colleague– You did not preform like an honest respectable way.
We can go back and forth ALL day. I NEVER agreed with you for the record, my statements were one worded, «okay», as you went down all of the items you thought were wrong and justified me needing a new furnace. The most interesting to me is that Harry Clark found NOTHING you speak of– «no leaks, no safety issues» nothing– but they did find the 68 dollar igniter. That’s a big difference from 12,000 dollars don’t you think? I understand you have been in business that long– and frankly that’s what scares me.

After interviewing five heating companies, it was a slam dunk to hire Aarvaks. From the initial walk through to the many subsequent questions to the actual installation, the process was painless and smooth. Jeff was wonderful in listening to my needs and then ensuring what I wanted was doable. It was also great in working with my budget. Greta in the office was thorough and pleasant … and very, very patient with all my calls. The lead installer, David, was knowledgeable and efficient. They were very respectful of my home and put me at ease with «strangers» being in my house. If you have heating or air condition need, want an excellent bid with excellent work delivering on time, call Aarvaks.

When we moved into our house, there was no central heating and only two very old wall heaters. Jeff knew exactly how to take out the old heaters and how to install the new central heating with the least amount of disruption. His crew was careful and considerate and a joy to work with. Thanks Jeff.