Category: Acosta Announcements

Stay Cool This Summer and Enter Our Upcoming AC Contest!

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AC Contest in Charlotte, NC

To keep things cool this summer, make sure you enter our “Coolest Seats in the House” contest. All you have to do to win is call in to the radio station 107.9 The Link from June 23rd to the 30th at 9 a.m., 12 p.m., 3 p.m., or 7 p.m. If you’re caller #9, you’ll win tickets to Skyshow Charlotte!

Plus, you’ll also be eligible to win either a Honeywell Wi-Fi thermostat or a $10,000 Lennox high-efficiency air conditioning system with free installation provided by us here at Acosta Heating and Cooling!

You don’t want to miss out on this contest! Click here to learn more about how you can win the “Coolest Seats in the House!”

We’re Hiring HVAC Service Technicians—Apply Today!

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HVAC Technician Careers in Charlotte, NC

Acosta Heating, Cooling & Electrical is seeking individuals to perform routine preventative maintenance and diagnostics for residential and light commercial HVAC equipment. Technicians work primarily on an individual basis in company-provided vehicles.

Duties

  • Maintain and repair heating, ventilation, and cooling units for both commercial and residential customers. Diagnose and repair of electronic, mechanical and electrical components of these systems.
  • Travel to job sites in service area, and work with dispatch to ensure schedule is maintained and delays are properly communicated to customer.
  • Be available to work nights or weekends, on a rotating basis, to service the emergency needs of our customers.
  • Maintain good working order of company vehicle, including refueling as necessary while reporting any mechanical issues. Vehicles should be washed on a regular basis.
  • Maintain proper stock, parts, tools, and safety equipment in the vehicle.
  • Understand company pricing and generate appropriate customer invoice at job site. Electronically process credit card payments. Obtain customer signature at completion of job. Obtain correct customer information, including email address.
  • Document all installed equipment upon arrival: make, model, serial number, type of fuel, necessary test measurements, and pictures as necessary.
  • Diagnose diverse service issues, obtain any replacement parts, calibrate system to manufacturer’s recommendations, and explain fully to customer what the issue is and what is needed to correct.
  • Participate in company-provided training opportunities on latest industry technologies.
  • Identify and report to owner potential opportunities for additional business (newer system, service contracts, and additional services).

Skills

  • 2-3 yrs. experience in residential and light commercial service preferred. Experience needed in installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting and correcting diverse HVAC service issues.
  • Good analytical skills and attention to detail with ability to read and interpret electrical diagrams, plans and manuals.
  • Excellent customer service skills with desire to exceed customer expectations.

If you are interested in applying for a job as an HVAC service technician at Acosta Heating and Cooling, please email us at jobs@acostainc.com. You may also apply online.

SkyShow 2013 At Knights Stadium

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Baseball, fireworks and fun came together for SkyShow 2013 July 3rd at Knights Stadium in Charlotte.

Acosta Heating and Cooling sponsored the SkyShow giveaway of thermostats as well as family four packs of tickets to the event.

The Coolest Seat in the House Promotion Grand Prize was a solar ready Lennox Air Conditioner.

Forty contestants were selected to enjoy the celebration with free tickets and each received a wireless Honeywell thermostat.

The grand prize winner was Dean Rogers of Charlotte. He was presented a certificate at the SkyShow at Knights Stadium during the event.

Acosta Heating and Cooling is a family owned and operated, full service HVAC company serving the Charlotte area for over forty years.

“Fiscal Cliff” Averted; HVAC and Water Heating Tax Credits Extended

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Good news for tax payers in Charlotte, North Carolina!

Aimed at averting the “fiscal cliff,” the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA) has extended numerous energy-efficiency and renewable energy deductions and credits for another year—and that means more savings for you! Energy tax credits from 2011 that expired on January 1, 2012 have been extended to December 31, 2013. Because these tax credits were reinstated retroactively, they can be used on any qualifying equipment installed after December 31, 2011. Any eligible taxpayer (homeowner) can claim a tax credit of up to $500 in qualifying HVAC and water heating equipment. Of course, there are a few limitations. Here are some of the details:

Water Heaters (Tax Credit: $300)

Electric heat pump, propane, natural gas, and oil water heaters may qualify.     Minimum standards apply on the energy factor and the thermal efficiency of the water heater.

Furnaces (Tax Credit: $150)

Propane, natural gas, or oil furnaces may qualify.     Minimum standards apply on the AFUE (annual fuel utilization efficiency) of the furnace.

Boilers (Tax Credit: $150)

Propane, natural gas, or oil boilers may qualify.     Minimum standards apply on the AFUE (annual fuel utilization efficiency) of the boiler.

Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps (Tax Credit: $300)

Split-system central air conditioners, packaged central air conditioners, split-system electric heat pumps, and packaged electric heat pumps may qualify.     Minimum standards apply on the SEER (seasonal energy efficiency ratio), EER (energy efficiency ratio), and HSPF (heating seasonal performance factor) of the air conditioner or heat pump.

Advanced Main Air Circulating Fans (Tax Credit: $50)

Propane, natural gas, or oil furnace fans may qualify as long as they have a maximum annual electricity use of 2% of the total energy of the furnace.

Details about qualifying equipment can be found in Section 25C of the IRC (Internal Revenue Code). If you already have some of the above-mentioned equipment in your home, don’t forget to claim your tax credits! Consult your tax advisor for additional details and instructions about the 25C tax credit extension.

On the other hand, if you haven’t upgraded your air conditioning and heating system yet, now is the time to do so. If you would like to take advantage of both the energy savings and the $500 tax credit, contact a qualified HVAC company to learn more about product eligibility. Residents of Charlotte, North Carolina can call Acosta Heating, Cooling & Electrical at [phone]for more information.

Let’s Share the Warmth This Holiday Season

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Are you feeling the Christmas spirit? Join Acosta Heating and Cooling as we help provide heating assistance for low-income families this winter season. All you have to do is “like” our Facebook page! It’s that simple. We will donate $1 for every “like.” Our Facebook page currently has 400 “likes.” When we reach 1000 “likes,” we will donate $600!

Acosta Heating and Cooling will be donating the money to the Share the Warmth program, which has been assisting the less fortunate with their winter heating bills since 1985. Share the Warmth has provided over $31 million in heating bill assistance since its establishment!

After you “like” our Facebook page, please ask your friends to help us reach our goal too!