DOCUMENT THE HOME, SYSTEM, AND COMFORT GOALS
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HVAC replacement existing-system brief and proposal comparison worksheet
A useful HVAC replacement proposal covers more than equipment names. This helpful preparation resource from PickYourPro.ai helps you give contractors the same existing-system and comfort facts, ask how the home and connected systems will be evaluated, document included installation work, and compare startup, controls, warranty, maintenance, and handoff responsibilities without choosing equipment or prescribing technical work.
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This worksheet is preparation, not an HVAC assessment, diagnosis, load calculation, equipment or capacity selection, energy-savings estimate, installation or commissioning procedure, code or permit instruction, or health, safety, contract, financing, or legal advice. Site conditions and local requirements vary. A professional evaluation may be required before a final proposal.
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How to use this resource
Record only known facts about the home, existing equipment, rooms served, comfort concerns, controls, access, occupancy, and prior work. Label model information or measurements as unknown when you are unsure. Ask each qualified contractor to explain its evaluation basis and the complete proposed installation in writing. Keep equipment selection, sizing, ducts and airflow, refrigerant, electrical or fuel work, condensate, combustion, ventilation, permits, and safety decisions with qualified professionals and the applicable authorities.
Open the PDF in a form-capable viewer, save a copy, then fill it in. Reopen your saved copy to check your answers. You can also print the blank pages and write by hand. Your answers are not submitted to PickYourPro.ai.
MAP EQUIPMENT, CONNECTIONS, AND INCLUDED WORK
Ask the contractor to identify each interface and responsibility in writing.
PREPARE EVALUATION, ACCESS, AND HANDOFF QUESTIONS
Tick what is ready; qualified professionals make technical and safety decisions.
QUESTIONS FOR THE HVAC CONTRACTOR
Record the provider's answer and the evidence it will deliver.
COMPARE THE SAME HVAC REPLACEMENT SCOPE
Use A and B in every box. Different evaluation bases need clarification first.
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HVAC Replacement preparation checklist
- Record known equipment type, fuel or energy source, approximate age, model information, controls, rooms served, and recent service without guessing.
- Describe comfort concerns by room and season, occupancy patterns, noise, humidity or air-quality concerns, and the result you want.
- Photograph accessible equipment, labels, thermostats, registers, outdoor units, and relevant access areas without opening equipment.
- Ask what home characteristics, existing equipment, ducts, airflow, controls, electrical or fuel service, condensate, and ventilation will be evaluated.
- Request the proposed equipment and the complete included installation work, interfaces, removals, protections, restoration, and exclusions in writing.
- Clarify who handles design, permits, inspections, utility coordination, manufacturer registration, and work by other trades where applicable.
- Ask what startup, testing, contractor-documented settings, controls setup, user orientation, and completion records will be provided.
- Compare warranty, maintenance, service contacts, timing, payment terms, change process, and unresolved assumptions using the same scope.
Questions to ask an HVAC contractor
- What facts and tests will you use to evaluate the home and determine the proposed equipment and capacity?
- How will you evaluate the existing ducts, airflow, rooms served, controls, and comfort concerns, and how will findings be documented?
- What equipment, removal, installation labor, materials, electrical or fuel, condensate, controls, and restoration work are included or excluded?
- Who is responsible for design, permits, inspections, utility coordination, manufacturer registration, and any other trade work?
- What startup, testing, contractor-documented settings, user orientation, and completion records will I receive?
- What written warranty, maintenance, service, timing, payment, scope-change, and issue-resolution terms apply?
Write down the answers and any exclusions. If two proposals describe different work, clarify the difference before comparing their totals. Leave unanswered points blank until the professional confirms them.
A CLEARER NEXT STEP
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Create an account on PickYourPro.ai and start an HVAC Replacement request if you choose; this step is optional. Share the known system facts, room-by-room comfort goals, access constraints, and the written outcome you want so participating pros can compete with proposals. Compare the evaluation basis, proposed equipment, complete installation scope, interfaces, exclusions, startup and handoff, timing, written terms, and fit.
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Official references and scope
These are original planning prompts, with AI assistance, prepared by PickYourPro.ai. Official links checked October 10, 2026. This pack has not been independently reviewed by a licensed specialist.
- ENERGY STAR: When is it time to replace? ↗
ENERGY STAR lists conditions that may warrant a professional heating-and-cooling review, including comfort, operation, ducts, and humidity. This worksheet does not repeat savings claims or decide whether replacement is appropriate.
- ENERGY STAR: HVAC Quality Installation ↗
ENERGY STAR encourages homeowners to ask contractors about home-specific sizing, airflow, refrigerant charge, and duct evaluation. This worksheet frames those as provider questions and does not prescribe technical procedures.
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