Afrexai Hvac

# HVAC Business Operations

Complete operations reference for HVAC contractors and service companies. Covers residential and commercial pricing, technician productivity, seasonal planning, equipment margins, EPA compliance, and growth strategy.

## What This Covers

### Pricing & Revenue
- **Service calls**: $89-150 diagnostic fee, $150-500 standard repair
- **Installation**: Residential systems $5,000-15,000 (equipment + labor), commercial $15,000-100,000+
- **Maintenance agreements**: $150-300/year residential, $500-2,000/year commercial
- **Emergency/after-hours**: 1.5x-2x standard rates
- **Target gross margins**: 50-55% service, 35-45% installation, 60%+ maintenance agreements

### Labor & Technician Management
- **Technician pay**: $22-35/hr (journeyman), $35-50/hr (senior/master), $18-22/hr (apprentice)
- **Billable rate**: $95-175/hr residential, $125-225/hr commercial
- **Revenue per tech**: Target $180,000-250,000/year
- **Utilization target**: 75-85% billable hours
- **Truck rolls per day**: 4-6 service calls, 1-2 installs
- **Spiff programs**: $50-200 per maintenance agreement sold by tech, $100-500 per equipment upsell

### Seasonal Planning
- **Peak seasons**: Summer (cooling) Jun-Aug, Winter (heating) Nov-Feb
- **Shoulder seasons**: Spring tune-ups Mar-May, Fall tune-ups Sep-Nov
- **Revenue split**: 40% cooling, 35% heating, 25% maintenance/other
- **Staffing**: Scale 20-30% temp labor for peak, cross-train for shoulder work
- **Cash reserves**: 3 months operating expenses minimum for off-peak

### Equipment & Inventory
- **Top brands (residential)**: Carrier, Trane, Lennox, Rheem, Goodman, Daikin
- **Markup**: 40-60% on equipment, 100-200% on parts
- **Inventory turns**: Target 8-12x/year on common parts
- **Must-stock parts**: capacitors, contactors, fan motors, thermostats, refrigerant, filters
- **Vehicle inventory**: $3,000-5,000 per truck in common parts

### Compliance & Licensing
- **EPA Section 608**: Universal certification required for all...

# HVAC Business Operations

Operations reference for HVAC contractors — pricing, technician management, seasonal planning, EPA compliance, equipment margins, and growth from owner-operator to multi-location.

Built by [AfrexAI](https://afrexai-cto.github.io/context-packs/) — AI context packs that actually know your industry.

## What's Inside

- Service call and installation pricing benchmarks
- Technician pay rates, utilization targets, spiff programs
- Seasonal revenue planning and staffing strategy
- Equipment markup and inventory management
- EPA 608, AIM Act, NATE, OSHA compliance
- KPI targets (revenue per tech, first-call fix rate, agreement retention)
- Marketing cost benchmarks (LSA, Google Ads, review generation)
- 5-stage growth playbook ($0 to $5M+)
- Tech stack recommendations (ServiceTitan, Housecall Pro, Jobber)

## Install

```bash
clawhub install afrexai-hvac
```

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