Much of your comfort at home depends on your heating and air conditioning system. To maintain that comfort, it's wise to allow only highly skilled, experienced technicians to care for the system in your Sharonville home. Looking for NATE certification is one easy way to find those technicians.

North American Technician Excellence (NATE) is a nonprofit organization that provides intensive, voluntary testing and certification for heating and air conditioning technicians. The courses are designed to help technicians exceed basic industry standards of skill in working with heating and air conditioning systems.

NATE certification covers fundamentals such as safety, basic electrical principles, and tools for testing and repairing heating and air conditioning systems. Technicians can also take specialist exams in either installation or service of specific systems, including air conditioning, gas heating, and conventional heat pumps.

The advantages you can look forward to by hiring a NATE-certified technician include:

• Reliability -- NATE-certified technicians get the job done right the first time. A study by Service Roundtable found these technicians receive nearly 13 percent fewer callbacks than other technicians.
• Experience -- The same Service Roundtable study found NATE-certified technicians have almost 26 percent more experience than others. This added experience helps the technician quickly find the source of any problems in your Sharonville home and make repairs that are proven to work.
• Improved energy efficiency -- NATE training goes beyond basic maintenance and repair. It also educates technicians on techniques for optimizing the energy efficiency of heating and air conditioning systems and keeps them up to speed on the latest high-efficiency equipment. You'll get better performance and lower energy bills.
• Above-average customer service -- NATE-certified technicians also receive training in customer service. You can rest assured your technician will show up on time, treat you in a polite and professional manner, and clean up when the job's done.

To enjoy the advantages of working with a NATE-certified heating and air conditioning technician, get in touch with us at Tri-County Heating & Cooling. In Sharonville and elsewhere around Southwest Ohio, our highly trained technicians will help you get the most out of your home comfort systems.

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