I got stuck waiting for the shipment to arrive
I really wanted to install a mini split HVAC unit in the basement, but I didn’t want to pay the outrageous price that the contractor wanted to charge me for the equipment.
The guy wanted $1,850 just for the equipment, but I found the same mini split ductless HVAC unit online for $400 less.
I have ordered the equipment and I made an appointment with the HVAC contractor to have the machine installed the day after it arrived. I ordered the mini split ductless HVAC unit online on Monday afternoon and I scheduled the installation for the following Monday. I figured that would give me a couple of days just in case the shipment was delayed. I know that can’t happen from time to time, even if the mini split ductless HVAC unit was coming from a private shipping company. Well, it’s a good thing that I didn’t schedule the installation appointment for the day after the machine was supposed to arrive, because it didn’t get to my house until Sunday afternoon. I was surprised that they had Sunday delivery, but they made a special exception due to the fact that they were behind. The company delivering the package had a major crisis a few days earlier and all of the shipments were stuck in the warehouse for two days longer. I was happy the machine finally got delivered, because I thought I was going to have to cancel the installation appointment. My contractor told me that canceling the appointment would carry a fifty dollar reschedule fee and I didn’t want to get stuck paying the fee.