• Budget Heating and Air Conditioning

Budget Heating and Air Conditioning

Overview

Budget Heating and Air Conditioning has a rating of 4.69 stars from 3,946 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with Budget Heating and Air Conditioning most frequently mention customer service, air handler, and great price. Budget Heating and Air Conditioning ranks 5th among HVAC sites.

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Positive reviews (last 12 months): 88.2%
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Positive highlights

  • This was the 3rd time ordering from Budget Heating and Air and just as before everything was great.

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How would you rate Budget Heating and Air Conditioning?
Top Positive Review

“Prompt service. Great communication”

Air S.
2/12/24

Chris did a great job getting my heater kit fast! He sent me numerous emails letting me know how the process was going and where it was in delivery

Top Critical Review

“Eventually came through”

Amy C.
12/22/23

It was my technician that found the necessary part on this site, so I purchased it here. He wasn't happy with the price, but it was cheaper than replacing the entire unit for me. That extra 20% surcharge for expedited shipping seems excessive. Also, that I had to pay for taxes outside of the payment plan made through Affirm was also suspect. Since I had to follow up on why the unit hadn't yet been shipped and was given that reason, I feel it caused an unnecessary delay. It was a heating unit and I had to endure a week of weather in the 40s without it. Finally, there was a disconnect between the shipping time frame given to me by the person at Budget. Thankfully, I received the item a day after speaking with them and not the later date. I had hoped since we were all in Florida, this would have been a more streamlined process. I do wonder if the very similar looking part I saw on Amazon, for less, would have arrived faster. Especially because the tech realized this was a bit different than what he expected. I am grateful that he was able to make it work. In summary, I am grateful overall, but wish this had been a smoother process.

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Thumbnail of user airs11
1 review
0 helpful votes
February 12th, 2024
Verified purchase

Chris did a great job getting my heater kit fast! He sent me numerous emails letting me know how the process was going and where it was in delivery

Thumbnail of user amyc2712
1 review
0 helpful votes
December 22nd, 2023
Verified purchase

It was my technician that found the necessary part on this site, so I purchased it here. He wasn't happy with the price, but it was cheaper than replacing the entire unit for me. That extra 20% surcharge for expedited shipping seems excessive. Also, that I had to pay for taxes outside of the payment plan made through Affirm was also suspect. Since I had to follow up on why the unit hadn't yet been shipped and was given that reason, I feel it caused an unnecessary delay. It was a heating unit and I had to endure a week of weather in the 40s without it. Finally, there was a disconnect between the shipping time frame given to me by the person at Budget. Thankfully, I received the item a day after speaking with them and not the later date. I had hoped since we were all in Florida, this would have been a more streamlined process. I do wonder if the very similar looking part I saw on Amazon, for less, would have arrived faster. Especially because the tech realized this was a bit different than what he expected. I am grateful that he was able to make it work. In summary, I am grateful overall, but wish this had been a smoother process.

* Budget Heating and Air Conditioning attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond

Thumbnail of user blaines71
1 review
0 helpful votes
February 1st, 2024
Verified purchase

I think it might work too well. When we received it, the weather was cold with snow. It took us a while to get it installed, we had to re-work our ductwork and add to the plenums we had. When we finally got to the part of attaching the heat pump to our house, it went very smoothly and easily with no issues. Pairing it with a smart thermostat was very easy. Almost immediately after we started using it, the weather cleared up, it got warm and sunny. Maybe we installed it backwards. Anyway, it's quiet and it's heating the whole house, I can't wait to see how well it cools. Kudos to Juan, he was very helpful.

Thumbnail of user jacobm1350
1 review
0 helpful votes
November 3rd, 2023
Verified purchase

I just received my replacement for a broken heater and it is also broken.

Thumbnail of user kennethg14
2 reviews
9 helpful votes
March 9th, 2024
Verified purchase

I got my bottle of freon quickly. Bottle is smaller than expected. At 28 oz, you are topping off the system. Try that, and then get a 5lb bottle if whole system is dry. Guage is good quality. Be sure to remove tube from bottle after charging first, not tube from AC, to avoid refrigerant leak.

Thumbnail of user stephenp1648
1 review
0 helpful votes
October 16th, 2023
Verified purchase

This order was fine except the 14 inch collar which was cheaply made and unable to use.

Thumbnail of user scottm2908
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
December 24th, 2023
Verified purchase

Everything was smooth, company took their time to work with me even when some parts ordered were on backorder.

Thumbnail of user paulinek125
1 review
0 helpful votes
February 1st, 2024
Verified purchase

All my many questions were answered in a way I understood without being condescending. New heating element works great and fit our ancient package unit perfectly.

Thumbnail of user normanj71
1 review
0 helpful votes
June 13th, 2022
Verified purchase

Yes I received my order it was a week late AND Damaged, it looks as though Yellow freight dropped the package causing severe bending of the top piece of metal…I didn't notice it till I actually opened the box and plastic wrap

Thumbnail of user trentt12
Trent T. – Budget Heating and Air Conditioning Rep

Hi Norman,

Sorry to hear you encountered damage. Please contact our office at 813-885-7999 and ask for the Freight Claims Department.

Budget Heating

Thumbnail of user hunters266
1 review
0 helpful votes
March 8th, 2024
Verified purchase

Easy to work with people and unit came without any defects

Thumbnail of user terryb1212
1 review
0 helpful votes
June 13th, 2022

Horrible customer service and no respect for your time. Give a 2 hour window and when you ask for an eta after they are 2 hours late they don't even respond to you. So then wait another 2 hours and still no response. So made appointment with different company. Wasted whole day for them to do absolutely nothing and no response not a sorry or a common curtesy call or text to say they were behind or anything.

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Thumbnail of user trentt12
Trent T. – Budget Heating and Air Conditioning Rep

Hi Terry,

We are truly sorry you experienced this issue with the freight carrier at time of delivery. Please keep in mind they are not employed by Budget Heating and Air. We have freight agreements with over 12 Freight Carriers nationwide. However we are more than willing to jump in and find out what happened and hopefully get you some compensation for lost time. Please call us at 813-885-7999 and ask for the Freight Department or a member of management and we would be happy to assist you any way we can.

Budget Heating

Thumbnail of user jeffw1846
1 review
0 helpful votes
November 18th, 2023
Verified purchase

Budget Heating and Air was excellent to deal with. They had the heat pump system I wanted in stock and shipped it in a timely fashion. I would order from them again if I'm in need of HVAC equipment.

Thumbnail of user bens1394
1 review
0 helpful votes
November 29th, 2023
Verified purchase

Ordering was easy. Budget Heating contacted me to ensure the order was correct and walk me through the process of receiving the items. Two mini-splits arrived in good shape and on time. Project is underway!

Thumbnail of user williamw3856
1 review
0 helpful votes
May 8th, 2023
Verified purchase

I am a certified HVACR technician. On startup the unit began short cycling. I went through all the procedures required as checking airflow thermostat wiring etc. It was cold so we had to rely on the. Strip heat. Checked in cooling and that's when it became obvious the short cycling was most likely caused by the compressor. It is pumping refrigerant but for only about a minute. Suction line starts to cool towards last of that minute then compressor shuts off and very hot to the touch. I turned the unit off. Would like to know who you use for warranty repairs in this area. I don't want to void the warranty by opening up the system. Please advise Thanks

Thumbnail of user trentt12
Trent T. – Budget Heating and Air Conditioning Rep

Hi William,

Sorry to hear your are having an issue with your system. Please call us at 813-885-7999 and ask for warranty department or ext 118 and we will be happy to assist you with this.

Budget Heating

Thumbnail of user jimt1133
1 review
0 helpful votes
December 30th, 2023
Verified purchase

Friendly and easy service for my purchase. In state delivery was within a week. I will reccomend and use them in the future.

Thumbnail of user timothyh1387
1 review
0 helpful votes
October 31st, 2023
Verified purchase

Great customer service. Very reasonable prices. Friendly service. Knowledgeable technicians

Thumbnail of user benc1373
1 review
0 helpful votes
December 1st, 2023
Verified purchase

I ordered 2 Gree Flexx systems for my house. Budget had the best pricing and fast flexible shipping. When one of the heat pumps was damaged during shipping, Budget even got a new one out to me in time for my installation date. Highly recommended both Budget Heating & Air and the Gree Flexx system (it's incredible).

Thumbnail of user trentt12
Trent T. – Budget Heating and Air Conditioning Rep

Hi Ben,

Thank you for your review and purchase! We are sorry to hear you experienced damage in transit however we are glad our team solved the issue for you quickly!

Thank you again!
BudgetHeating.com

Thumbnail of user bm671
1 review
0 helpful votes
November 29th, 2023
Verified purchase

Ordered heat strip from budget and they delivered, quick and kept me informed

Thumbnail of user barbarajc
1 review
0 helpful votes
September 15th, 2022

I scheduled Budget Heating and Air to come for a diagnostic report on my existing A/C source on Monday 9/10/2022. On Sunday my A/C system went out. Budget owner, Scott, came on Monday, reviewed my issue and had service men there the same day. It was fixed and cool in under 2 hours!
They were great! I highly recommend this company. Barbara and Larry C.

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Thumbnail of user trentt12
Trent T. – Budget Heating and Air Conditioning Rep

Hi Barbara,

As much as we would like to take credit for this review I believe you left the review with the wrong company. We do not perform any labor work we are a reseller of the brands out of Tampa, FL and Houston, TX.

Best wishes and glad your AC is up and running!

Budget Heating and Air

Thumbnail of user nah62
1 review
0 helpful votes
April 8th, 2022

I purchased what was presented to be a metal return air can with insulated sides (Return Air Box, Register Boot 24" x 12" R6). The air can ended up having the entire top side made of soft fiberglass, i. E., no metal whatsoever. The soft top is weak and continuously sheds fiberglass, a dangerous/damaging situation under return vacuum. The website description is incorrectly worded and the photo is misleading. Hopefully they change their website description. Budget customer service is unwilling to accept any responsibility for their errors and now I am stuck with this item and out of money for the part plus shipping.

Tip for consumers:
Out-of-state buyers be very careful before doing business with this company. Do not assume anything, ask very specific questions and get everything in writing.

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Thumbnail of user trentt12
Trent T. – Budget Heating and Air Conditioning Rep

Hello,

Thank you for reaching out and we are sorry that you are dissatisfied with the product. However a fiberglass duct board backing is standard on all return and supply boots. This is by design as this is where you cut a hole and insert an appropriate sized tab collar matching the inside diameter of your flexible duct. A metal backed return or supply air box as you implied is typically only used on metal ductwork or modular homes. We disagree with your statement that this is a dangerous/damaging situation under return vacuum as again this is industry standard and has been done since the creation of flexible duct work many years ago. In addition underneath every return box under features it says the following statement "Durable metal construction insulated with a fiberglass back for a choice of collar sizes"

Regardless of the above our customer service team still did offer to partially refund your order to which you denied as you wanted a full refund.

Sincerely,
Budget Heating

Thumbnail of user timothym1837
1 review
0 helpful votes
November 17th, 2023
Verified purchase

Was very easy to deal with and staff had plenty of knowledge

Thumbnail of user williamj2326
1 review
0 helpful votes
December 9th, 2023
Verified purchase

VIC WORKED WITH ME FOR A WEEK TO PURCHASE THE PROPER HVAC SYSTEM AND TO GET AN INSTALLER. HE WENT BEYOND NORMAL SERVICE TO HELP ME. INSTALL TOOK ONLY 3 1/2 HRS FOR A COMPLETE INSTALL, INCLUDING OLD SYSTEM REMOVAL. VIC AND THE INSTALLER SHOULD BE PROPERLY RECOGNIZED

Thumbnail of user trentt12
Trent T. – Budget Heating and Air Conditioning Rep

Hi William! Thank you for your business and review! We will share your feedback with the installer and Vick.

BudgetHeating

Thumbnail of user irenab18
1 review
0 helpful votes
June 29th, 2022
Verified purchase

I ordered an ice maker on April 25th, 2022.
One month later I received a call from Hector to go over my order. He stated that I would receive my ice maker in 2-4 weeks. I agreed because we were planning to open our coffee shop July 1st, 2022. I received an email in the middle of June to leave a review so I got worried and called to check on the order, left a voicemail. Nobody called back. Couple days later I called and I kept being transferred to different people and I had to leave a voicemail again. I called again and asked to speak to a manager, Alexis, she told me that my order is back ordered and will arrive in 24 weeks! Not 2-4 weeks! And then she checked and said that they do have a unit in their warehouse that they could ship out but I had to pay additional shipping. I already paid my full invoice in full $3055 for the ice maker plus I also already paid $800 in shipping. She said I had to pay additional $500 in shipping because they thought it was going to be shipped from the manufacturer.
She said that Hector would call me back to figure everything out because he was assigned to my order. Hector did not call me back next day so I called a day later and Hector was so rude, the worst customer service. I just simply said that I paid the total for the ice maker and the shipping cost already. And he was really rude. He said I don't care it will not come out of my pocket, the prices have went up since you ordered, the gas prices have went up ok. I asked to talk to the manager because this guy didn't make sense. Hector said you can try but my manager will just cancel your order. Well that's exactly what happened. Two months later after I ordered, no communication on the delay, plus the extra shipping charge. My order got cancelled!
I ordered a new one from webstaurant.com and it is already shipped same week.

I would never recommend this company to anyone.
I never write reviews, this is my first. I just don't want anyone to trust a company and then two months later be left without your order that you paid for in full!

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Thumbnail of user trentt12
Trent T. – Budget Heating and Air Conditioning Rep

Hi Irena,

First and foremost we sincerely apologize for the bad experience you had with our Company. Our GM Philip who you spoke with on the phone the day additional shipping was discussed will be addressing the customer service issues that you experienced with our salesman. That is absolutely unacceptable and will be addressed immediately. As for the availability issue 2-4 weeks was the original lead time to our TX office and then changed by the manufacurer due to component availability issues. When you spoke with Alexis we had stock come into our FL location and we processed your order to ship out of FL. We recognize you paid $800 in shipping at time of placing the order but since we changed shipping to come out of our FL office and added crating to protect the unit to ship this all the way to Hawaii our actual shipping cost exceeded $1300 in shipping. Due to the competitive nature of ice machines we have very little profit in these units as our GM explained to you on the phone in order for us to ship we would have had to collect this additional amount. If we could have broke even we would have done so due to the bad experience you had with our staff, unfortunately we just could not absorb the additional freight cost without losing a substantial amount of money. When you understandably denied to pay extra we immediately canceled and refunded your order in full.

We sincerely apologize for the bad experience and will address the issues you brought up with our staff.

Sincerely,

Budget Heating

Thumbnail of user scottm3161
1 review
0 helpful votes
April 26th, 2023
Verified purchase

Excellent phone service and technical support. Furnace arrived when it was expected and not damaged. Really appreciate the great customer service.

Thumbnail of user seanz88
1 review
0 helpful votes
August 11th, 2022
Verified purchase

Budget heating and air did a great job. They did everything as promised. They communicated well. They helped me with questions and they followed up. The AC unit was delivered on time. Everything was top notch.

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Budget Heating and Air sells direct to the public at wholesale prices through all of North America! We stock and sell anything from a small service part such as a capacitor, transformer, or motor to full heating and air conditioning systems. If your need is small or large we have you covered from 1 ton to 25 ton units we have your back. Come into our Tampa, FL or Houston, TX store pick out and leave with your part or system today. Here Monday through Friday 7:30am to 5pm EST to serve your needs!

Business History

Budget Heating & Air Inc has been in business since 1992 with our Corporate office in Tampa, FL. Our Houston, TX branch conveniently located on West side of town near I-10 and 99 was opened in September 2017 as an expansion of our operations. Our facilities feature massive warehouses and showrooms. We are open to the public & contractors and have same day pickup available with HVAC brands such as Goodman, Rheem, Bard, Grandaire, Daikin, DiamondAir, and many more in stock 5 days a week M-F. Our prices are hard to beat and we are proud to offer a full line of heating and Air conditioning supplies and tools. Our company has fulfilled over 90,000 orders worldwide! Budgets customer service, expertise, and prices set us apart in the HVAC industry.

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